Jeffrey Carter is an independent speculator. He has been trading since 1988. He is a former member of the CME Board of Directors. He currently does commentary on markets for CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg Television, CNN International, Canadian News Network, Bloomberg Radio, WTTW, WBEZ-FM, WGN, CBS Chicago and CBS News. His blog site, Points and Figures was named by Minyanville as one of The 20 Most Influential Blogs in Financial Media. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Capital gains taxes are just for rich people right? The super rich get a massive benefit if they get reduced capital gains, right? Corporate fat cats make a lot more money if the cap gains tax goes lower, right? So,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/25/5_reasons_capital_gains_taxes_mean_something_to_people_making_50000 66453af9-6ab3-4687-a7f2-292b7cf845e7 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Talking to a lot of my friends, they don't get it. How can anyone possibly support Obama? Even if you are a Democrat, how can you? He was elected on the promise to cut the deficit, and to work with the other party.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/24/the_complacency_of_america 993a171c-5798-4761-a625-594e9ce66e1c Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Tonight, if you went to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, you didn't see a show. The musicians are on strike. They are striking because their health care costs went up. The union doesn't want to shoulder more of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/23/another_strike_in_chicago f4b07d32-0264-4d26-9c40-0dcb2aff4606 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Finally Congress is looking at high speed trading and what it is doing to the marketplace. Like most things, this is a messy issue. It's not necessarily electronic trading that is causing the problems. Mostly the roots... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/22/high_speed_trading_at_exchanges 36829fea-2b64-4390-97c1-2041dd14d6fb Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Markets are in everything. It's something that Mark Perry refers to in his blog frequently. People fail to understand markets. They think grossly about them as a place where commerce happens. Or, their minds drift to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/21/what_makes_a_market d695cc16-fbe7-4085-b16a-8a79ab86cea8 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Will be interesting to see how this case plays out. My life intersects this guys life in some weird coincidences. First, the kid went to school at the Islamic Foundation in Villa Park, IL. That was my grade school... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/19/the_muslim_bomber_in_chicago c72057c1-66eb-463d-aaa2-e968ba9c9a23 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Wow, are gas prices high. I have been doing a lot of driving lately. Recently I have been as far north as northern Minnesota, in Wisconsin and now Mississippi. I drive a diesel. Diesel around the US varies in price from... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/18/gas_prices 27b2ccbc-fb56-4942-bf09-5240dbed9e1c Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Is the Fed fooling the market? Summary of some weekend excuses. Gas prices have never been higher. I know. I have 72,000 miles on my diesel that I bought January of 2009. Rahm caves to the Chicago teachers... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/17/quantitative_easing_explainedby_chipmunks 6743f222-a1c1-4bad-b16b-27ae4409c2d6 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Have you been following the events in the Middle East? I have been paying attention. It disgusts me.Especially if you focus on the events in Libya. The behavior of the animals that attacked our embassies makes me mad.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/16/on_the_arab_spring 04d33417-8267-4108-b8f7-836b0c3e5d40 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The Consumer Price Index was released this morning. It was up slightly. US Consumer Price Index data by YCharts Some are mystified by the economic results of the expansionary Federal Reserve policy. The Fed is working... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/15/where_is_the_inflation 2e4dc9fa-14c7-4cb3-8470-7be0f8517956 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT In August of 2007, the financial crisis began to manifest itself. The fire started burning and then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson tried to put it out with a program called TALF, Term Asset Backed Loan Facility. It was... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/13/are_your_finances_safer_today_than_they_were_four_years_ago e81d52d2-a0ec-494d-aaf8-dbc7962e9b3e Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT When in trouble, some politicians play the race card. They carve out special cookie cutter spots for different races or genders. Time and time again, the race card has been played. Jesse Jackson is a master of it. Obama... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/12/playing_the_rich_card f47de183-9b37-4d1e-8acf-f75eeb924b4e Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The Chicago Teachers Union decided to flex it's political muscles and strike. It's not really a forced strike, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "They chose to strike.". This strike isn't about money, it's about power. Will... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/11/chicago_teachers_on_strike_but_is_it_for_real 3f955ff7-c3a1-4469-9122-805d0a30aa7d Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Politicians love to tell stories. They put little heartwarming stories in their speeches. Today, everyone will try to define Obama's speech. I saw the speech and there was nothing new in it. He tried to fire up his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/09/america_2016 cb93683b-cebc-48d5-99fa-a086280a56a8 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The unemployment numbers were released this morning. They were not as good as expected. Pretty horrible actually. Some of the comments from pundits ahead of the number were interesting. Diane Swonk said, "I never... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JeffCarter/2012/09/08/unemployment_growth_and_competition 69736632-faae-46bf-829b-f8701cf62f7c Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT