What is The Federal Reserve

Image via WikipediaWhat is the Federal Reserve and whats their role in the US economy ? Every American is affected by the Federal Reserve and doesn't even you know it. The almighty dollar is the Federal Reserves biggest creation. When the economy does good or bad the Federal Reserve is at the drivers seat. Inflation, deflation, and hyperflation is a Federal Reserve worst and best friend when it comes to the economy. How did the Federal Reserve come into so much power that it has the ability to destroy economies

Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve

Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood "The Monster". But to most Americans today, Federal Reserve is just a name on the dollar bill. They have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and w...

Who owns the Federal Reserve?

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Re: The Economy and Housing Market

Economy Slowed from Weak Summer Factory Activity

The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest.

A survey the Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country.

Of the 12 regions tracked by the Fed, economic activity was mixed or slowed in five - New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlanta and Chicago. Activity elsewhere was described as modest or pointed to positive developments.

Most of these cities dont have a stong economy which has lead to low production of goods and services within the cities economy.

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The chairman of the Federal Reserve said Thursday that the cool-down in the housing market has been "orderly." But as Sandra Hughes reports, the days when sellers were king are no more.

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The Coming Economic Crash

Good Morning,

I was doing some research on the events in the U.S. Stock Market and just
happen to stumble up on the Stock Market Crash of 1987. On October 19, 1987 the Stock Market crashed to S&P 500 fell about 20% leading to the fall of the market. The problems in the trading systems interacted with the price declines to make the crisis worse. One notable problem was the difficulty gathering information in the rapidly changing and chaotic environment. The systems in place simply were not capable of processing so many transactions at once. Uncertainty about
information likely contributed to a pull back by investors from the market. Another factor was the record margin calls that accompanied the large price changes. While necessary to protect the solvency of the clearinghouse processing the trades, the size of the margin calls and the timing of payments served to reduce market liquidity. Finally, some have argued that “program trades,”
which led to notable volumes of large securities sales contributed to overwhelming the system.

History Always repeats its full so its time you protect yourself and your assets

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Federal Bailouts

If you have been watching the news you have notice the fall of several financial banks. Many financial institutions are in trouble and more are expected to rise in the coming months. The Federal Reserve has bailed out American International Group, Freddy Mac, Indy Mac and gave the economy a post to help Wall Street stay afloat. What does all this bailouts mean for you, well let me tell you it means an increase in credit card late fees of up to 19% when you miss a payment. Also, if you have 401ks in the Stock Market you could be losing up two 60% of your money. Mutual funds and bonds have has some steady increase, but not much as the markets have been shaky.

The taxpayer will be the one stuck with the bill as the economy tries to stay afloat during these trying times. The commercial bank Washington Mutual is slated to go under next due to some shady business practices and bad loans that were not covered from the mortgage crises. A word to the wise it protect your money and look to get into gold and some international stocks.

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