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The article questions the leadership ability of U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. He was perceived to be the dominant force in economic policy-making. An article in the February 21, 1990 issue of the "New York Times" reported that Greenspan had said that the U.S. economy's slide may have ended. The same day after such remarks, interest rates soared. But the paper's business section did not attribute the incident to Greenspan. Bond dealers blamed concern that rising interest rates overseas would increase the cost of borrowing in the U.S. One reason for believing that the Federal power has diminished is the free flow of money across national borders, seeking the highest rate of return.

The article discusses corporate tax reform in the U.S. It states that corporate tax is the third-largest Federal revenue source, lagging behind the individual income tax, and mentions that most of historical decline in the tax was caused by legislated reductions in the corporate effective tax rate on the return to new investment. It notes that large fraction of the decline in corporate tax revenues is associated with changes in rates, and depreciation.

Several charts are presented depicting the economic indicators in the U.S. as of March 2013 including security markets, bond yields and interest rates.

Several charts are presented related to the financial performance in the U.S. from 2001 to 2011 including bank credit, consumer credit, and interest rates and bond yields.

The section presents charts and graphs on money stock and debt measures, aggregate reserves and monetary base, bank credit and commercial banks, interest rates and bond yields, common stock prices and yields in the U.S. 1997 to 2007.

Discusses the strategy of how bonds can achieve returns in a volatile market. Interest rate on a fixed loan found by African American woman pathologist Karen Ellis in looking for mortgages to refinance her house in Los Angeles, California suburb and her vacation condominium in Nevada; Suggestion of her financial adviser Alfred McIntosh of McIntosh Capital Advisors LLC, regarding her situation; Reason for moving a portion of the bonds of Ellis to shorter maturities.

The article discusses economic policy in the United States and the outlook for 2006. The interest rate hikes make by the Federal Reserve, higher oil prices, and the economic losses from three hurricanes can be blamed for the poor performance of stocks in 2005. Citigroup analyst Tobias Levkovich predicts a 1400 year-end target for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Wells Capital Management analyst James Paulsen says interest rates are typical for post-recession markets. MKM Partners economist Michael Darda predicts more interest rate increases which will slow down corporate earnings growth.

Short-term interest rates in the United States have been very low since the financial crisis. Projections of the natural rate of interest indicate that a gradual return of short-term interest rates to normal over the next five years is consistent with promoting maximum employment and stable inflation. Uncertainty about the natural rate that is most consistent with an economy at its full potential suggests that the pace of normalization may be even more gradual than implied by these projections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Federal Reserve has indicated that it may raise the federal funds rate from its current value near zero in 2015. This forward policy guidance is broadly consistent with expectations from business surveys on the most likely timing for the funds rate liftoff. It also appears in line with estimates of policy liftoff from forward interest rates derived from Treasury yields. However, in interpreting forward rates, it is important to account for the zero lower bound on interest rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the identification on the sources of the decline in the long-term bond yields of the U.S. It says that the bias-corrected estimates in the standard methods imply the attribution of the decline in long-term interest rates to lower risk compensation. It adds that the correction of the estimation bias is vital to understand the dynamics of interest rates.

The article focuses on the long-term decline in bond yields in the U.S. as of June 2019. Topics discussed include outlook on short-term rates, reasons for the decades-long decline of interest rates, the expectation for the era of low interest rates to last and the expectation for the long-term interest rates to rise again.

The article discusses the move by real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the U.S. to invest in warehouses, data centers and telecommunication towers. Several REITs own properties in the technology industry, including Prologis, Equinix and Crown Castle International. The trend has been attributed to the growth of electronic commerce. REITs are expected to face challenges in the technology industry, including rising interest rates that might affect their returns.

The article presents an analysis of the economic impact of Operation Twist, the 1961 initiative by the administration of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy and the Federal Reserve, which is the precedent of the large-scale asset purchase program, QE2, in 2011. It provides a comparison between Operation Twist and QE2, which are both aimed at lowering longer-term interest rates. It says that Operation Twist has reduced long-term Treasury yields by approximately 0.15% point.

Focuses on U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's characterization of the behavior of long-term interest rates as a “conundrum” in a congressional testimony on February 16, 2005. Tendency of long-term rates to increase as monetary policymakers raise short-term rates; Consideration of the decrease in yields on long-term U.S. Treasury securities; Tremendous increases in purchases of U.S. Treasury securities by foreign central banks.

Comments on the efforts of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to raise interest rates in California. Perception of inflation risks in the economy; Relationship between productivity and gross demand growth; Accounts on job and investment returns; Implications of the rate increase for the economy.

The article discusses the possible impacts of the increase in interest rates introduced by the U.S. Federal Reserve on 401(k) retirement plan, as March 2016. It states that higher rates may lead to better return on investment market and other saving plans, and mentions that the elevated rate may cause volatility in stock and bond market in the short ter. It presents comments from retirement consultant Alan Glickstein on the same.

The article focuses on the stock market in the U.S. from 2014-2015. It discusses an increase in interest rates imposed by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on December 14, 2015, the U.S. monetary policy, and an encouragement to investors to acquire risky assets such as corporate bonds and equities. The article also discusses the sharp increase in bond yields and its effect in the U.S. economic activity.

The article reports that while nearly a quarter of the homes bought in the United States in 2004 were investments, not residences, real estate is generally a poor way of generating return on investment. A chart created by economist Robert Shiller suggests that people overestimate returns on home purchases. From 1890 to 2004 real home values rose by an average of only 0.4 percent a year. The chart also shows that the current boom is almost unprecedented historically.

An interview with Kathy Jones, fixed-income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, is presented. Topics discussed by Jones include the low yields and 0% rates of new individual (I)-bonds in the U.S. in 2015, the negative yields in Europe, and the plan of the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise the interest rates to attract overseas money.

The article discusses the financial policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and its chairman Ben Bernanke, particularly commenting on the Fed's decision to keep interest rates low as a means of preventing economic recessions. It addresses the financial status of retirees and others with large savings accounts, the impact of low interest rates on business, and personal savings account interest.