High Frequency Economics

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  Fed Holds Rates, QE in Place as Congress Holds Budget Hostage

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  In its efforts to prop up the economy by keeping interest rates down, the Fed will keep buying $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities.

• Eurozone Economic Sentiment Lowest in 3 Years

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2012

  German unemployment worse than expected, Spain continues to contract.

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  Fed’s Bernanke Makes Case for QE3

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2012

  “I don’t think there’s any question that they’re getting ready to act,” an LPL analyst told AdvisorOne.

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  Bernanke to Senators: Don’t Dawdle in Addressing Fiscal Cliff

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 17, 2012

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled to senators on Tuesday that more quantitative easing measures might be taken and urged lawmakers to not dawdle in addressing the nation’s fiscal woes.

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  U.S. Unemployment Rate Barely Changed in April as Economy Added Only 115,000 Jobs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2012

  The U.S. unemployment rate was little changed in April, at 8.1% versus 8.2% in March, as the economy gained only 115,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday.

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  U.S. Adds 200,000 Jobs—but What Type?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 6, 2012

  The Department of Labor released figures on Friday that indicated the jobs situation was better than expected in December, with 200,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate continuing to trend down.

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  Fed’s Bernanke Sympathizes With Occupy Wall Street as Economic Growth Stays Fragile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he sympathizes with the frustration of Occupy Wall Street protestors as U.S. jobs market weakness persists and the nation’s unemployment rate remains elevated. The Fed left its monetary policy unchanged.

• Personal Income, Spending Rise; New Home Sales Fall

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 24, 2010

  With personal income and spending, though not on homes, both up and consumer confidence on the increase, the holiday season may be brighter than anticipated.

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  As EU Presses Ireland, Greece Has '14 Days to Live'

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2010

  As Ireland continued Tuesday to grab headlines over its financial crisis and world stocks dropped for a seventh straight day, fears over a looming Greek default took over broader worries in the euro community.

• Industrial Production Up; October’s PPI Increase Fueled by Gas Prices

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2010

  Factories chugged away in October, recording their biggest increase in three months, and producer prices were up as well, thanks to rising gas prices.