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Many people know that the Federal Reserve sets interest rates in order to loan money to other banks so they can keep cash flowing throughout the U. But, sometimes, banks and thrifts need a little extra cash, mostly so they can meet the reserve requirement (the minimum amount of deposits banks need to be considered in good financial shape). To meet the reserve, the Fed has what’s known as the discount window, which allows banks to borrow money for a short period of time at a higher interest rate (called the discount rate) than the official Federal Funds rate. In fact, banks prefer to borrow from one another than directly from the discount window, since the interest owed can be cheaper and going to the discount window tends to imply that the bank is in a spot of trouble. The Fed, too, doesn’t like banks borrowing this way, which is why the discount rate is always higher than the target rate. Market Data provided by Interactive Data ( Terms & Conditions ). read more

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Then, there’s this other market — this real market that is occurring in the back room, where giant piles of money are going in and out and people are trading them, and it’s transactional and it’s fast. Not only have most of us lost money in the market recently , but also nearly every day brings new tales of outright deception, monetary malfeasance, and just plain unethical behavior. The way to beat a broken market — the one that Stewart so viscerally fears — is still to bet on the best businesses over the very long term — businesses that resemble the best stock idea I’ve ever seen . But because the market is not equally weighted, when a few big companies take a dive, most of the rest of the market does better than the market (which is weighted towards the aforementioned companies). Now, I don’t claim to be a genius, I’m down 35% in real money (in my equities – my short term money is wisely in cash or bonds and up slightly). read more

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street built on its big March rally Thursday as fresh nuggets of news gave traders reason to reach for more stocks. Major stock indexes rose more than 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which rose more than 150 points. Kevin Kramer, chief operating officer at West End Financial Advisors, an asset management company in New York, said that stocks have risen too fast as ebullient traders have been quick to look past a long list of trouble spots in the economy. About three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1. read more

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www. SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s stock market closed marginally higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street action most of the day. The Ibovespa opened higher Wednesday on news that inflation had come in lower than expected in Brazil, and that U. To view or change all of your email settings, visit the Email Setup Center . WSJ Spanish Copyright ©2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. read more

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Bank Stocks Drag on Market – WSJ. Bank stocks led the market lower for a second straight time Friday as concerns resurfaced regarding the financial system’s stability and the pace of recovery in the overall U. Since reaching their lowest ebb in early March, banking stocks had led the broader stock market in a rally that some traders attributed to “short covering,” or bears repurchasing stocks they had bought in the hopes of a fall. Markets are awaiting details from the Treasury Department’s latest stabilization plan for the sector and digesting the implications of the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy more mortgage securities and $300 billion in longer-term Treasurys. The disclosure of that plan this week lowered bond yields, pushed the dollar sharply lower against the yen and the euro and elevated gold prices, amid investor fears that the moves could stoke future inflation. The expiration of futures and options — a process that requires traders to buy or sell shares to settle earlier bets using the contracts – added volatility on Friday. read more

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