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Chasing the Elephant Episode One: Let the Fed Eat Cake

21 Saturday Oct 2017

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We have released the first episode of the new bi-monthly (fortnightly) exclusive Seeking Alpha podcast! This podcast is the first to be exclusive to Seeking Alpha ever so, please check it out and let me know your thoughts.

  • Interview with Seeking Alpha Contributor Yale Brock on his long pick The Cheese Cake Factory.
  • Roundtable discussion on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and the implications of a rise in interest rates.
  • Featuring Seeking Alpha Contributors Yale Bock, Richard Berger, and host Russell Katz.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4115130-chasing-elephant-episode-one-let-fed-eat-cake

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Daily News Breakdown 1/27/2016

27 Wednesday Jan 2016

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  • Daily Market Update
    • The Dow ended the day down 222.77 points or approximately 1.38%.
    • The S&P 500 ended the day down 20.68 points or approximately 1.09%.
    • The NASDAQ ended the day down 99.51 points or approximately 2.18%.
    • Oil ended the day up $0.85 at $32.30 a barrel.
    • Gold ended the day up $2.50 at $1,118.30.
  • Additional News

The Federal Reserve:

In a statement today the Federal Reserve of the United States announced that they will not be raising interest rates due to slowed US economic growth.  For more information click here for BBC and here for the Guardian

North Korea:

According to sources questioned by Japanese news agency Kyodo News, North Korea may be preparing for a long-range ballistic missile launch test.  This comes just weeks after North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb.  However, experts believe that an atomic bomb test was conducted; technology which North Korea is already known to possess.

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Daily News Breakdown 8/19/2015

19 Wednesday Aug 2015

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  • Daily Market Update

    • The Dow ended the day down 162.61 points or approximately 0.93%.
    • The S&P 500 ended the day down 17.31 points or approximately 0.83%.
    • The NASDAQ ended the day down 40.29 points or approximately 0.80%.
    • Oil ended the day down $1.82 at $40.80 a barrel.
    • Gold ended the day up $11.00 at $1,127.90.
  • Oil Falls on US Supply Increase

Oil ended the day at a six year low due to a surprise increase in United States crude stockpiles.  The Energy Information Administration announced that crude supplies rose 2.62 million barrels last week compared to analyst estimates of a 820,000 barrel decline.

  • Greece Gets Its Money

Greece will receive the first installment in its new bailout package of 13 billion euros on Thursday as well as 10 billion euros set aside for the banks.  The deal was finalized Wednesday as lawmakers in Germany and the Netherlands gave their approval.  For more information click here

  • The Fed Delays Raising Rates Again

The Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed that the Fed believes it is not time to raise rates.  The minutes said that the Fed would like to see greater improvement in the jobs market before they increase rates but that the job market is almost ready.  For more information click here