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No Change to Interest Rate, QE; Forecast Mixed — FOMC

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 2:24 pm

The less things change, the more time everyone has to speculate about what might happen if things do change. As expected, the Federal Reserve’s FOMC today announced that it is ...
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The Fed’s Deep Pessimism About Some Jobs

Posted: September 14, 2012 at 6:27 am

At the core of the Federal Reserve evaluation of the economy as it embarks on QE3 sits its forecast for job creation. The "central tendency" figures in the forecast from the ...
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FOMC Minutes Due Today … What You Need to Know

Posted: August 22, 2012 at 8:53 am

Today's release of the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) likely will be reviewed closely by economists and Federal Reserve watchers. This is due out at 2:00 p.m. ...
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FOMC: Let’s Twist Again?

Posted: June 18, 2012 at 7:57 am

At this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), there is a reasonable chance that the Fed will at least drop a strong hint that more monetary help ...
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