Finance

Two Measures Of Inflation And Fed Policy

Note from dshort: I’ve updated the accompanying charts with the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures price index from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The annualized rate of change is calculated to two decimal places for more precision in the side-by-side comparison with the Consumer Price Index. The BEA’s Personal Consumption Expenditures Chain-type Price Index for November shows core inflation…

India’s 30 Highest Funded Tech Startups Of 2014

Photo Credit: Shutterstock/ A pile of stacked wads of indian rupee banknotes on an isolated background   Billion dollar deals and everything below that marked a stellar year for Indian startups 2014 was a record year for Indian startups when it comes to venture capital funding. Flipkart had a billion dollar funding round, which was matched…

Volatility Is On The Rise

2014 has been an acceptable year for the stock market in the sense that the long-awaited big correction never really happened. It was the central banks that mostly decided the sentiment on the markets this year, although by the end of the year uncertainty grew again. After a long bull run the financial markets are…

Radio Free Wall Street- Delayed Videos

I have made 3 Radio Free Wall Street videos from September 30-October 20. They’re still relevant. 1. Why The US Stock Market Really Sold Off – October 20, 2014 Video Length: 00:22:27 2. Real Time Withholding Tax Collections Fell With Market in October – October 13, 2014 Video Length: 00:19:59 3. US Treasury Drains Reserves In Lieu of…

Asian Currencies Set For A Wild Ride

According to some analysts, 2015 should be a year of roller coaster activity for Asian currencies as the Federal Reserve in Washington makes arrangements to raise interest rates. “The U.S. Federal Reserve will be hiking interest rates next year, while some Asian central banks will be acting in the opposite direction. Growth momentum is firmly…