World’s most powerful civil servant, FED Chair, Jerome Powell appointed by President Donald Trump. The top economic and financial influencer sets the financial tone for America and the world follows.
Read MoreJanet Yellen became one of the world’s most powerful players when President Barack Obama appointed her Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. What expectations do we have? She carries more financial sector influence than any other civil servant in the world. Questions abound over Fed policy, financial stability, Mega-bank and financial institution regulation, asset bubble control and relations with Congress.
Read MoreFed Chairman Ben Bernanke began “Taper Talk”. Part 1 of 3 Why does tapering matter? Today we discuss the pending Fed tapering as market reactions and the high volume of strydent commentary continue to confuse investors. The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank continues to pump massive amounts of money into the economy. This stimulus program will have an end. That will be when the economy picks up and shows progress without needing the continuing massive Fed funding.
Tapering describes the planned slow reduction of that programed Fed spending. The current phase of the Fed program has them deeply involved in funding virtually all the mortgage market. The Fed continues buying mortgages at the rate of $85 billion per month.