The axle that is health care reform, and around which Washington is wrapped, threatens to scuttle the Presidents domestic agenda while he frustratingly tries to reach out to foreign allies (or non allies as the case may be).... Read More

You have to love our Fed Chairman who said "we are attentive...to the value of the dollar and will continue to formulate policy to guard against risks to our dual mandate to foster both maximum employment and price stability... Read More

The bad news is banks are still failing... Read More

Soleil's Carol Berger wondered aloud last week what will happen when the Fed stops buying mortgage backed securities in 2010? She fears that without that deep pocketed bidder there will be no other natural buyer and mortgage rates could go up enough to hurt the housing market... Read More

Last week consumer credit for the month of September was reported and fell by -$14.8 billion... Read More