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NYMEX crude oil has pulled back sharply, after U.S. weekly inventories unexpectedly climbed. Thomson … Apr 29 – It was the second day of small moves for the stock market as investors awaited word from the Federal Reserve’s two-day …

The loss was even worse than what analysts were bracing for and was yet another indication that every part of the financial sector has been battered by stock – market volatility and credit- market weakness. The announcement from Morgan …

Then there are those who see the Fed ’s move to cut rates to virtually zero as validation of the market ’s valuation of short-term credit. Treasury markets had already breached the Fed ’s previous Federal Funds target of 1% before …

Some investors also likely turned cautious on worries that the Fed’s sharp rate cut is a sign of how dire the global financial crisis and economic troubles really are. The Fed’s move was an unprecedented one aimed at boosting borrowing …

Stocks declined in early trading but pared their steepest losses. The decline comes a day after the Federal Reserve cut its federal funds rate target to a range of zero to 0.25 percent and sent stocks charging higher. …

Instead of establishing a new, specific primary interest rate , the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted for a target range – 0.0% to 0.25% – a record low. Before yesterday’s cut , the Federal Funds target rate stood …

Volcker stepped down from the Fed in August 1987, with the Dow climbing to record highs just two months before the October “Black Monday” stock market crash that marked Alan Greenspan’s first “easy money” response to financial turmoil. …

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Some posts are in English and some in Dutch. Een blog over de Beurskrach in 2008, de financiële markten, de recessie en verdere ontwikkelingen. About the Stock Market Crash, the recession and the aftermath

Some posts are in English and some in Dutch. Een blog over de Beurskrach in 2008, de financiële markten, de recessie en verdere ontwikkelingen

Not a single developed market closed the week unscathed. Similarly, large losses also abounded among emerging markets, with the sole exception being the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index that recorded only a relatively small 0.9% ..

For several months, the Fed appeared to be overestimating the risks of recession while underestimating the dangers of inflation. The Fed was too attentive to rigging the stock market , and not the inflationary squeeze on American’s ..

“Every day the market is crashing,” said Saleh, a 42- year-old trader, staring dumbfounded last Tuesday as company names scrolled across the Dubai Stock Exchange’s outdoor ticker in red.

Despite yesterday’s monster stock rally, the credit markets are still moving cautiously.