Comments on: Why The Fed Interest Rate Affects The Stock Market http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:01:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joey http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-302293 Joey Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:08:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-302293 Ames: Let me guess, you're a big Ron Paul fan? Tin foil a good hat does not make. Ames: Let me guess, you’re a big Ron Paul fan? Tin foil a good hat does not make.

]]> By: Ames Tiedeman http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-157631 Ames Tiedeman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:55:46 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-157631 In the U.S. interest rate are going lower, Gold is going higher, Oil is going higher, inflation is going higher, the dollar is going lower. What is wrong with this? Everything! At some point the FED is going to have to raise rates bigtime. We are in a very, very, precarious situation at the moment. I think Gold will tripple to over $2,000 an ounce when the market finally wakes up and sees the real inflation. Last I checked a lower dollar = higher import prices. There is no inlfation deflator here. With commoditioes on fire you can forget about that. Bernanke should have never lowered rates last week. However, the Fed might be doing something that few have talked about. Maybe the Fed has abandoned the dollar the crush teh trade deficit. Good luck, it will take 20 years to correct our 6% of GDP trade deficit and move it back to under 1% of GDP, unless you want to seriously disrupt the global economy. We are in for tough times people. Very tough! In the U.S. interest rate are going lower, Gold is going higher, Oil is going higher, inflation is going higher, the dollar is going lower. What is wrong with this? Everything! At some point the FED is going to have to raise rates bigtime. We are in a very, very, precarious situation at the moment. I think Gold will tripple to over $2,000 an ounce when the market finally wakes up and sees the real inflation. Last I checked a lower dollar = higher import prices. There is no inlfation deflator here. With commoditioes on fire you can forget about that. Bernanke should have never lowered rates last week. However, the Fed might be doing something that few have talked about. Maybe the Fed has abandoned the dollar the crush teh trade deficit. Good luck, it will take 20 years to correct our 6% of GDP trade deficit and move it back to under 1% of GDP, unless you want to seriously disrupt the global economy. We are in for tough times people. Very tough!

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-157154 jim Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:32:30 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-157154 When the fed drops the rate, that means that demand for the USD will be lower and thus dollar will fall in value. When the fed drops the rate, that means that demand for the USD will be lower and thus dollar will fall in value.

]]> By: Ali http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-156967 Ali Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:07:14 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-156967 Why does icreasing the discount rate affect the dollar like it did now. Why does icreasing the discount rate affect the dollar like it did now.

]]> By: Nonsense Means No Cents http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-155113 Nonsense Means No Cents Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:37:51 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-155113 Great explanation! There are historical examples of times when Fed Chairmen and other politicians (namely Presidents) have spoken publicly in general terms about the market, and have impacted the markets greatly without even a fiscal or monetary policy shift; just the words and speculation alone! Great explanation! There are historical examples of times when Fed Chairmen and other politicians (namely Presidents) have spoken publicly in general terms about the market, and have impacted the markets greatly without even a fiscal or monetary policy shift; just the words and speculation alone!

]]> By: FIRE Finance http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-153966 FIRE Finance Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:25:37 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-153966 You have written in an easy-to-understand manner, that is good. It would help a layman if the following were also discussed explicitly: 1. relationship between bank deposit rates (Certificate of Deposit, Savings account etc.) and the discount rate. 2. relationship between bond prices and the discount rate. Cheers, FIRE Finance You have written in an easy-to-understand manner, that is good. It would help a layman if the following were also discussed explicitly:

1. relationship between bank deposit rates (Certificate of Deposit, Savings account etc.) and the discount rate.
2. relationship between bond prices and the discount rate.

Cheers,
FIRE Finance

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-153739 jim Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:18:49 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-153739 Very true John, I left that out because I felt that was a bit of a secondary factor (the fact that the interest rate fall will negatively affect bonds and thus positively affect stocks) but still an important idea that should be understood. Very true John, I left that out because I felt that was a bit of a secondary factor (the fact that the interest rate fall will negatively affect bonds and thus positively affect stocks) but still an important idea that should be understood.

]]> By: John Forman http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-153726 John Forman Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:02:41 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/why-the-fed-interest-rate-affects-the-stock-market.html#comment-153726 I would toss in to the mix the fact that as interest rates go down, stocks become more attractive in terms of returns in relation to things like bonds, encouraging investors to shift their allocations. I would toss in to the mix the fact that as interest rates go down, stocks become more attractive in terms of returns in relation to things like bonds, encouraging investors to shift their allocations.

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