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18 Mar

Mid Week Update March 18, 2008 - Bear Sterns Sold for $2, Federal Reserve Largest Mortgage Holder, Fed Reduces Rates

It has been a few days since I updated Leading Rich, but I am sure you have heard the latest and if you missed it, here it is again.
Bear Sterns stock price was nearly $160 per share last year, it was trading at $58 on Thursday March 13 then fell to $30 on Friday March […]

04 Mar

Bernanke Tells Lenders to Write Down Loans

This morning Federal Reserve Chief speaking to a group of Bankers in Orlando Florida.
As reported by Yahoo.com Business News
“This situation calls for a vigorous response,” Bernanke said in a speech to a banking group meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Even with some relief efforts under way by industry and government, foreclosures and late payments on home    […]

29 Feb

Week In Review - February 29, 2008 - Existing Home Sales Slip, Oil Over $100, Stagflation

The week started off with week earnings from Nordstrom, reporting that they are in for a tough 2008, followed by a report by the National Association of Realtors that existing home sales slipped in January 2008. Sales fell .4 percent to 4.89 million units in January 2008, 23.4 percent below January 2007 6.44 million-units. […]

24 Feb

Week In Review February 22, 2008 - Oil Hits $100, Fidel Castro Resigns, Ralph Nadar for President

Another shock to the system this week with Oil hitting $100 per barrel on Wednesday February 20th. Although the market shrugged it off on Wednesday, Thursday the Dow was down significantly. Many commentaries and news stories are focusing on the possibilities of Stagflation. Stagflation is defined as a negative economic climate where […]

30 Jan

Fed Cuts Rates by Half-Point .5% and Forclosure Rates Up by 79%

With economic data coming out this week showing slower growth with 2.2% growth in the fourth quarter of 2007, foreclosure rates up by 79%, the Federal Reserve has acted and dropped the Fed Funds Rate by .50% to 3.0%
We will update you with a new graph of rates and a commentary.  But now what is […]

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