Archive for December 13th, 2009
Jobs and incentives aim to sway Taliban fighters
U.S., allies plan big investments in programs to peel away Taliban loyalists. Failures by Afghan government can push them back into fight.
Investors Look Beyond Gold, TIPS to Hedge Against Inflation
Some feel the Federal Reserve could be setting the stage for a meaningful rise in inflation over the next several years by pledging to keep interest rates essentially at zero for the foreseeable future.
Fed May Trigger Reversal in Risky Assets
The last time the Fed gingerly started raising rates, stocks weakened about six months before the rate increases began, and the gap between 10-year and two-year Treasury note yields shrank.
