-->der Dollar geht in die Knie, Kabel (£/US$) bessert sich und einmal mehr bewahr-
heitet sich: erhöht ein Schwachwährungs-Land seinen Zins geht die Devise baden.

Gold sollte und müsste jetzt Schub bekommen, Silber bleibt liegen!


Emerald.

-->Fed raises rates again

Third straight quarter-point hike

By Gregory Robb, CBS Marketwatch.com
Last Update: 2:24 PM ET Sept. 21, 2004

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The Federal Reserve raised its key overnight interest rate by a quarter percentage point Tuesday and signaled that more rate hikes are likely in coming months.

The Fed raised its Fed funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.50 percent, the third straight meeting with a quarter-point rate hike.

Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues said that even with these three rate hikes, monetary policy remains accommodative and that this should be removed"at a pace that is likely to be measured."

The Fed said the economy"appears to have regained some traction, and labor market conditions have improved modestly."

The Fed noted that despite the rise in energy prices,"inflation and inflation expectations have eased in recent months."


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-->der Dollar kriegt nen Knick, und die Goldies dürfen ab halb zehn
auch feiern...