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ravon11 Member	08-Sep-2007 23:21        ravon11 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Oh, is this gng to affect the market in spore?
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Pension Elite	08-Sep-2007 09:49        Pension About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	US - FOMC Meeting Announcement (Aug , 2007)   Announcement Date/Time: Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:15 PM   Reporting Period: Aug , 2007 How does this affect the market?  The Federal Open Market Committee consists of the seven Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and five Federal Reserve Bank presidents. The FOMC meets eight times a year in order to determine the near-term direction of monetary policy. Changes in monetary policy are now announced immediately after FOMC meetings.  The Fed determines interest rate policy at FOMC meetings. These meetings occur roughly every six weeks and are the single most influential event for the markets. For weeks in advance, market participants speculate about the possibility of an interest rate change -- or a change in the wording of the post-FOMC announcement that suggests a shift in policy -- at these meetings. If the outcome is different from expectations, the impact on the markets can be dramatic and far-reaching. The interest rate set by the Fed, the federal funds rate, serves as a benchmark for all other rates. A change in the fed funds rate, the lending rate banks charge each other for the use of overnight funds, translates directly through to all other interest rates from Treasury bonds to mortgage loans. It also changes the dynamics of competition for investor dollars: when bonds yield 10 percent, they will attract more money away from stocks than when they only yield 5 percent. The level of interest rates affects the economy. Higher interest rates tend to slow economic activity; lower interest rates stimulate economic activity. Either way, interest rates influence the sales environment. In the consumer sector, few homes or cars will be purchased when interest rates rise. Furthermore, interest rate costs are a significant factor for many businesses, particularly for companies with high debt loads or who have to finance high inventory levels. This interest cost has a direct impact on corporate profits. The bottom line is that higher interest rates are bearish for the financial markets, while lower interest rates are
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lc8888 Member	07-Sep-2007 18:26        lc8888 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	i remember i've read some article about some US interest rate cut on 18 Sept, anyone have any info about this issue ?
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