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The mortage crisis is not the government’s fault. They have been telling us since the 1980s that business, once free from the shackles of regulation, will thrive, thus stimulating the economy and trickling ...
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mortgage crisis, rate cuts April 8th, 2008
By JEFF D. OPDYKE and JANE J. KIM
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the sixth time since September, but the campaign is helping with only certain kinds of borrowing.
Rates on ...
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WASHINGTON -- After a week of government interventions into the housing and financial markets, Washington is gearing up for a wide-ranging government response to the problem. Here are some possible areas for action:
HOUSING: Democrats, in ...
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The Federal Reserve keeps cutting interest rates, but interest rates on mortgage loans aren't falling. Just the opposite. The chart above, from the front page of today's Globe, shows the pattern nicely.
The basic reason is ...
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NEW YORK - Wall Street stormed higher Tuesday as investors, optimistic following stronger-than-expected earnings from two big investment banks, were also galvanized by the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a ...
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The Fed's cut of three-quarters of a percentage point is less than investors were expecting, but markets rallied nonetheless
After weeks of surprisingly aggressive moves to arrest the credit crunch, the Federal Reserve on Mar. 18 ...
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Less is more for investors betting on dollar gains
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar rallied against the yen and the euro after initially seesawing against major rivals Tuesday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to ...
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Fixed and ARM mortgage rates don't necessarily follow the Fed
Whenever the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, the phone calls start pouring in for Sam Barnett, a Realtor in Charlotte.
The callers want to know: Does this ...
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Even with a three-quarter-point cut in interest rates today, homeowners shouldn't hold their breath waiting for their mortgage rates to follow.
If recent history is any guide, the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate-cutting will have little or ...
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What started in subprime is likely to continue cascading into the markets and keep the economy down until 2010, economist Paul Krugman forecasts. Bottom line for homeowners: An average drop of 25%.
(Fortune Magazine) -- If ...
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