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Bernanke Cannot Over-Regulate Big Banks Either

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 9:50 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking this morning to bankers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His speech is called "Monitoring the Financial System," but it really involves ...
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Lower Credit Card Debt Hurts Consumer Credit Report

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 3:41 pm

The Federal Reserve has reported that consumer credit in March rose by only $8.0 billion. Bloomberg was calling for consumer credit to rise by $15 billion, but today's Fed report ...
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Once an Inflation Hawk, Always an Inflation Hawk

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 1:51 pm

Ever since the Federal Reserve began its first quantitative easing program in late 2008, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker has been warning that future inflation is going to run wild ...
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Richmond Federal Reserve Shows Real Contraction in April

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 10:35 am

Another weak reading was issued from yet another regional Federal Reserve Bank. The Richmond Fed reading fell sharply to -6 in April, versus a reading of 3 in March. Bloomberg had ...
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index Goes Negative for March

Posted: April 22, 2013 at 9:00 am

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is out with its National Activity Index for the month of March. Unfortunately, this is yet one more reading in negative territory. The index ...
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Two Fed Presidents: Praise and Bash QE and Bond Buying

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 11:05 am

The Federal Reserve may have released its Beige Book on Wednesday showing no real risks to quantitative easing and to the $85 billion per month used for buying bonds. Despite ...
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Our Take: Beige Book Still Supports QE and Bond Buying Longer

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 3:25 pm

The Federal Reserve release its Beige Book on Wednesday, and it seems as though Ben Bernanke and Fed presidents are trying to hint more and more that the end of ...
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St. Louis Fed President Bullard Eases QE and Fed Bond-Buying Fears

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 11:05 am

A speech from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard is giving some support for bonds, and it may offer some continued support for equities, as both stocks ...
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Cleveland Fed Pianalto Hints at Lower Bond Buying, Offers 2013-2014 GDP and Unemployment Views

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 9:30 am

Sandra Pianalto, President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, is talking up the path to economic growth this Monday at The International Economic Forum of the Americas in West Palm Beach, ...
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Why Weak Payrolls May Actually Be Good for the Markets

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 9:55 am

This will sound highly counterintuitive, but the extremely weak payrolls report from the Labor Department may in fact be good news for those who have wanted an opportunity to get back ...
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Esther George of Kansas City Fed Bashes QE and Easy Money Mess

Posted: April 4, 2013 at 1:39 pm

Regional presidents of the Federal Reserve have been active in speaking out for or against the measures and impact of all of the quantitative easing measures of late. The latest ...
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Atlanta Fed President Lockhart Hints at End of Bond Buying … QE Infinity Still Lives

Posted: April 2, 2013 at 2:25 pm

The market is paying attention to Atlanta Fed president Dennis Lockhart today regarding an end to quantitative easing. While some investors may be keying off of the "end of this ...
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Evans from Chicago Fed Supports Low Rates and Bond Buying Through 2013-End, or Much Longer

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 2:23 pm

Chicago's Federal Reserve President Charles Evans is generally considered to be a more dovish Federal Reserve member. In his speech today, it does not appear is that there is going ...
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Slow U.S. Growth: Is the Issue Monetary or Fiscal Policy?

Posted: March 25, 2013 at 1:33 pm

When New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley spoke in New York today he didn’t really say anything new, but he did underscore a point that he and several other ...
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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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