Kalo sukubunga FED NAIK so pasti USD TERBANG. Akibatnya MINYAK bakal TERJUN BEBAS.
KOMODITI bakalan TENGGELAM. Makanya yg udah beli "6 SAHAM UNGGULAN OB" Bakal SELAMAT. rgs, JM --- In [email protected], "icchanks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lalu pengaruhnya langsung atau tidak langusng ke DOW and Commodity > gimana neh para suhu, mungkin berdasarkan kenaikan tingkat suku bunganya ? > > --- In [email protected], "Dean Earwicker" > dean.earwicker@ wrote: > > > > Fed's Plosser: Time For Interest Rate Increase > > *CHARLES PLOSSER, FEDERAL RESERVE, FED, INTEREST RATES, INFLATION* > > By AP > > > > To fend off inflation, the Federal Reserve probably will need to boost > > interest rates "sooner rather than later" even if employment and > financial > > conditions haven't revived, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of > > Philadelphia said Tuesday. > > > > Charles Plosser is a voting member of the Federal Open Market > Committee, the > > group including Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that determines the direction > > interest rates should go to influence national economic activity. > > > > Out of concern about inflation, the Fed in June ended a nearly yearlong > > string of rate reductions aimed at shoring up the wobbly economy. > The Fed > > left its key rate at 2 percent. Many economists predict Fed policymakers > > will leave rates alone again when they meet next on Aug. 5. > > > > Possessing a reputation for being extra-vigilant about inflation > dangers, > > Plosser was one of two members who dissented from the Fed's decision > in late > > April to slice its key rate. That turned out to be the Fed's last rate > > reduction, in one of its most aggressive campaigns that started last > > September. > > > > "Inflation is already too high and inconsistent with our goal of -- and > > responsibility to ensure -- price stability," Plosser said in a > speech to a > > group assembled by the Philadelphia Business Journal. > > > > "We will need to reverse course -- the exact timing depends on how the > > economy evolves, but I anticipate the reversal will need to be > started sooner > > rather than later," he warned. "And, I believe it will likely need > to begin > > before either the labor market or the financial markets have completely > > turned around," he added. > > > > Last week the government reported that consumer prices shot up 1.1 > percent > > in June, the second-biggest rise in a quarter century. Wholesale > prices also > > rose sharply during the month. > > > > The Fed's worry is that lofty energy and food prices will spread > inflation > > through the economy. They also worry that people, investors and > companies > > will begin to brace for, or expect, prices to keep rising down the road. > > Those expectations can make them act in ways that could aggravate > inflation. > > > > "Households, workers, businesses, investors, financial firms all > must have > > confidence that the Federal Reserve will not let inflation get out of > > control," Plosser said. Inflation, if not blunted by other forces, > eats into > > paychecks, whittles the value of investments and squeezes corporate > profits. > > > > Bernanke, in back-to-back appearances on Capitol Hill last week, > said he was > > concerned about the inflation outlook but indicated that the Fed > isn't in a > > rush to start boosting rates given the fragile state of the economy. > > Housing, credit and financial problems have pounded people and > businesses, > > causing the economy's growth to slow sharply. > > > > The Fed, in new projections released last week, now believes > inflation will > > be higher this year than previously thought, with prices rising as > high as > > 4.2 percent under one inflation measure. That was up considerably > from an > > earlier forecast of an upper bound of a 3.4 percent increase in prices. > > > > Keeping rates too low for too long "worsens our inflation problem," > Plosser > > said. > > > > Critics blame former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan for feeding the housing > > bubble that eventually burst by leaving rates at extraordinary low > levels > > for too long. The Greenspan Fed in the summer of 2003 dropped its > key rate > > to 1 percent, the lowest in more than four decades. The rate stayed > there > > for a year before the Fed started raising rates to curb inflation. > > > > (c) 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material > may not be > > published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > > > URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/25796387/ > > >
