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...where were we? The Fed put the markets at ease on June 30 by shifting back to a neutral bias on rate hikes, and the past two weeks have been just long enough to get everyone back on pins and needles again. Well, never mind. The Producer Price Index for June, which measures inflation before it hits the consumer, actually dipped an unexpected 0.1 percent, reported the Commerce Department on Wednesday. The stock markets, thus relieved anew about Alan Greenspan?s plans for August, did a little jig at the opening bell ? but then took a dive into negative territory...
...class stands at attention, violins tucked under crooked arms and bows dangling from right index fingers. Roberta, as her students call her, holds their gaze for a moment before abruptly extending the violin out and then up to her chin in a command gesture. The kids obey. "O.K., here...
RATE-A-TRADE In online trading, speed is of the essence. The time it takes to get a stock can mean the difference between making a killing and getting killed. Now a new Web broker index at keynote.com tracks how long it takes to place buy orders. Industry leader E*Trade isn't faring too well, but it disputes the measuring tools and notes that it has scored well in other rankings. Still, E*Trade vows to improve...
Moved PermanentlyMoved PermanentlyFortune Investor DataSo why were the markets ?- led by NASDAQ, which as an index of debt-heavy tech start-ups is especially sensitive to interest rates ?- on the uptick moments after that fateful "preempt" had passed Greenspan?s lips? Because he?s going to do it only once. "A quarter-point hike, which is really nominal, has already been factored in anyway," says Baumohl. "All this talk about preemption means there won?t be a series of hikes. Greenspan is still ahead of the curve." The idea of a preventative tweak ?- and this chairman?s impeccable record says...
...stop worrying already? Everyone?s favorite harbinger of inflation, the red-breasted Consumer Price Index, is harbingering no such thing. After an April spike that put a fear of Greenspan into the markets -- a fear that hasn?t dissipated -- consumer prices in May remained flat (with only a 0.1 percent hike if you exclude falling energy prices). That?s zilch, folks. And so now it can be told: Reports of the resurrection of inflation were greatly exaggerated. "April?s rise was, as predicted, a one-time thing," says TIME senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl. "With May?s number, the jittery...