Fed: No Rate Hikes Through 2014. What Does It Mean for Stocks?
The answer is NOT what you might be expecting

By Vadim Pokhlebkin
1/25/2012 5:45:00 PM

On January 25, Ben Bernanke spoke no surprises: The Fed's interest rate policy will be unchanged for another two years. Question: What does this mean for the stock market through 2014? Let me show you how quickly you can get lost if you try to answer this question using "fundamental" analysis.

Filed Under: Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Bob Prechter, djia, Elliott wave, Interest Rates, market forecasts, prechter, S&P 500, technical analysis, technical indicators, unemployment

Category: Stocks

Can The Fed Rebuild The US Housing Market?
Robert Prechter's latest Elliott Wave Theorist shows you compelling evidence on whether the wait for a housing recovery is almost over

By Nico Isaac
1/23/2012 5:30:00 PM

As the leading US economists look ahead to the future, they see one glaring obstacle standing in the way to lasting recovery: the still, defunct real estate market. And, according to many mainstream experts, there is one surefire way to turn the housing sector around: government stimulus, stimulus, and more stimulus.

Filed Under: central banks, home sales, housing prices, Interest Rates, prechter, Robert Prechter, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. STOCK MARKET, Wall Street

Category: Real Estate

U.S. Bonds: Loved By No One... But Outperforms Them All. Learn Why
Newsflash: U.S. bonds outperform U.S. stocks! Another investment theme EWI got right -- here's how

By Nico Isaac
1/12/2012 4:45:00 PM

On the financial playground, long-term bonds are generally the last picked for the winning team -- well behind equities, commodities, high-yield (junk) bonds, even the barely established emerging markets. The reason being: the amount of time it takes to actually reap the fruits of your return. BUT, as a January 5, 2012 CNBC articlereveals, the asset that supposedly nobody loves has outperformed them all.

Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, Elliott wave, emerging markets, hyperinflation, inflation, Interest Rates, liquidity, prechter, QE2, quantitative easing, social mood, Treasury bonds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Treasuries

Category: U.S. Economy

A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Economic Recovery
If this is what a "recovery" looks like, imagine the "economic reversal"

By Bob Stokes
12/15/2011 5:30:00 PM

After reading this, you may wonder how healthy the "economic recovery" really is...

Filed Under: banks, debt downgrade, deflation, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), Interest Rates, monetary policy, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)

Category: U.S. Economy

Do Low Interest Rates Power Stocks Higher?
This chart debunks a long-held myth.

By Bob Stokes
12/7/2011 5:00:00 PM

A market commentator recently opined that stocks aren't being kept afloat by hopes for a European debt solution, but then claimed that the real reason to be bullish is very low interest rates. What does the evidence show? Take a look at the chart...

Filed Under: Dow Industrials, Elliott wave, Nasdaq Composite, Treasury bills (T-bills), Interest Rates

Category: Stocks