Is India heading towards the end of its much-touted growth story? A report by global credit rating agency Standard and …
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Why Europe’s Downgrades Matter
Rating agencies have just downgraded the economic outlook for seven European countries. Does that really matter, or is it just acknowledging problems that everyone already knows about?
Stock Market Plunge: Can the Fed Do Anything?
Will Ben Bernanke ride to the rescue? And how?
In recent months the Federal Reserve Chairman has given the impression that he and the other policy members on the Fed’s board have no plans to launch any new stimulus efforts. But the question now is whether the market gyrations, including a 600 point drop in the Dow Jones industrial …
Why Global Savings Will Keep U.S. Borrowing Rates Low
I’ve argued that U.S. borrowing rates will continue sitting pretty, despite the cascade of debt downgrades this country appears to have in store. That’s because when it comes to investments considered to be “safe havens,” there are few other places global investors can go. But here’s another reason looming downgrades aren’t likely to …
Downgrade Fever: How Wall Street Is Reacting, and Why
Average investors probably don’t like to hear it, but when it comes to reacting to major economic news like Standard & Poor’s U.S. debt downgrade on Aug. 5 — or even its downgrade of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday — …
Investment Outlook: S&P Downgrade Doesn’t Change a Thing
More bad news is on the way, but there are smart moves investors can make now.
