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Looks like there might be a +FV risk for those buying in. Any thoughts on this?
Well if its going to get better that will raise the odds of + FV. I think it will stay red. Im staying out of the I for now.
Down 17 cents.
I have been in I all week...No great losses thankfully...I hope tomorrow we'll get it back and then some...![]()
British pound under pressure before BoE decision
U.K. rate cut seen increasingly likely
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last update: 5:29 a.m. EST Dec. 5, 2007
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The British pound dropped sharply on Wednesday, as traders bet that the Bank of England will follow in the Bank of Canada's footsteps and cut its base interest rate tomorrow.
The increasingly dovish stance in currency markets comes after measures released Wednesday showed declines in house prices, services-sector sentiment and consumer confidence.
Halifax said house prices in the U.K. fell 1.1%, NTC Research said services-sector sentiment during November was its worst since May 2003, and the Nationwide Building Society said U.K. consumer confidence fell the most since it started keeping track in 2004.
"Uncertainty about the effects of the credit crunch together with rising oil and food prices seem to be affecting feelings about jobs and the future economic situation," said Fionnuala Earley, Nationwide's chief economist.
The pound dropped to $2.0365 from $2.0584 late Tuesday. The pound fell as low as 1.3822 euros, its lowest level ever against its main trading partner.
The European Central Bank, which also decides interest rates on Thursday, isn't facing the same pressure to cut interest rates, with euro-zone inflation running at 3%.
The euro fell 0.3% at $1.4722. The dollar also rose 0.3% against the yen, up 0.3% at 110.19 yen.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/sto...x?guid={84637726-D7FF-464C-8BBA-A15DB8648E6A}
Private-sector jobs up 189,000 in November, ADP says
By Greg Robb
Last update: 8:17 a.m. EST Dec. 5, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Hiring in the U.S. private sector expanded at a faster pace in November, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. Private payrolls grew by 189,000 in November following a revised 119,000 gain in October, ADP said. The report suggest the labor market remains a source of strength in the economy. The increase is well above economists expectations for job growth of only 60,000 in November. The Labor Department will release the unemployment report on Friday.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/sto...x?guid={698678F7-195B-4B92-8CB4-20EBEDF06BA6}
My only concern is that OSMs want to have the US DOLLAR to go higher. They will cut IMO causing the US DOLLAR to rally. They know that the FED will be cutting next week, so they want to cut also. Inflationary pressure is here,but they can fight it easier than a recession.Another reminider:
Both the BOE and the ECB announces tomorrow. The author of this article suggests that the BOE might cut, but with inflation well above their acceptable range, I can't see them cutting rates. If they cut tomorrow, markets shoots up. If they don't cut, the dollar will fall big. I think the I fund will be the best place to gamble for tomorrow.
My only concern is that OSMs want to have the US DOLLAR to go higher. They will cut IMO causing the US DOLLAR to rally. They know that the FED will be cutting next week, so they want to cut also. Inflationary pressure is here,but they can fight it easier than a recession.