Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? Albert 'Pete' Kyle
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Albert “Pete” Kyle is the Charles E. Smith Chair Professor of Finance at the Robert H.
Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? Kristen Fanarakis
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Kristen Fanarakis is the assistant director of the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? William Longbrake
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — William Longbrake is Executive in Residence at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and senior policy advisor at the school’s Center for Financial Policy. Q: What is the likelihood that the Fed will raise rates in September? If it does raise rates, by how much will it do so?
Market Jitters? Stay the Course
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- This week’s market selloff has made a lot of people itchy to trade stocks. They want to sell before things get worse or, alternatively, maybe pick up some bargains. David Kass, professor of the practice at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.
High Frequency Trading: Focus on ‘Troll Under Bridge’
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- High-frequency traders provide a useful service but rig the system when they extract tolls from investors, a professor from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business said this week during a financial regulation conference in Australia.
Smith Welcomes New Faculty Members
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is happy to welcome nine new faculty members for the 2015-2016 academic year. New faculty joined the Smith School in August in following areas: Accounting and Information Assurance
Berkshire Mega-Deal Typifies Buffett’s Bargain Hunting
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Berkshire Hathaway’s $32.6 billion buyout of Precision Castparts Corp.
Good and Bad News About Your House
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Median home prices have surged past the U.S. record set in 2006 at the peak of the real estate bubble, but don’t expect a repeat of the Great Recession. Instead, a mortgage risk expert at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business expects an eventual market slowdown driven by a mixture of negative and positive factors.
Bank of America Stress Tests Its HR Chief
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- On its face, Bank of America delegating stress test oversight to its human resources chief is a "head scratcher," says Clifford Rossi, professor of the practice at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Greek Drama Reaches Climax
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Greece appears to be entering the end game of its long-running financial drama.