At nearly 90 years old, the Godfather of newsletter writers, Richard Russell, warned that he expects this ongoing crisis to get very ugly. The 60-year market veteran also included some very troubling guest commentaries warning that, sadly, people are simply going broke in the United States. Russell: “The market fooled me. I thought the Dow would advance to a new high, unconfirmed by the[...]
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El-Erian: Fed’s Easy Money Policy Is ‘All-In Bet’ – Moneynews
Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014 01:45 PM By Dan Weil via Moneynews The Federal Reserve's continuation of a highly accommodative policy represents an "all-in bet" by Fed Chair Janet Yellen that the easing will bring economic growth before the policy reaches the point of causing financial instability, says former Pimco Co-CEO Mohamed El-Erian. The Fed is expected to leave its federal funds rate target at a[...]