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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. Federal Reserve is supposedly independent of the government, even if running the Fed is a Presidential appointment and requires backing of Congress. It also pays profits...
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Source: ThinkstockA deal between Democrats and Republicans has supposedly been reached in Washington, D.C., to end the government shutdown and to end the debt ceiling expiration. While many people...
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Source: ThinkstockIt is going to be interesting to see exactly what happens with the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet under Janet Yellen. Ben Bernanke has decided to pass the buck down the line for...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveThe Minutes from the September 17 to 18 FOMC meeting are not going to give the bulls nor the bears the smoking gun that they needed to build a case for a major...
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Source: Federalreserve.govNow that Janet Yellen is reportedly being appointed as the next chairman, or chairperson, of the Federal Reserve, the markets may get what they really wanted all along....
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Source: ThinkstockDespite all the economic improvements and the controversy around whether Ben Bernanke should have tapered the bond buying, the Conference Board is showing a slight drop in the...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveWe provided live coverage on the matter for about two hours before, during, and after the FOMC announcement, the Fed forecasts, and then in the Ben Bernanke press...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal Reserve24/7 Wall St. has been surprised by the FOMC with the decision not to begin tapering its $85 billion per month in bond buying. The markets were surprised too,...
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Source: ThinkstockWith this September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting being a two-day one, we have a lot more to expect than just the statement with the policy decisions. Chairman Ben...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveIn the scheme of things, as far as the size of the economy and the massive amounts of credit capital that wash around the financial markets like a huge ocean,...
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Source: ThinkstockThe logic behind why Larry Summers withdrew himself as a candidate to be the next Federal Reserve chairman is mixed, even with him issuing a letter explaining that he did not want...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveLarry Summers has lost his chance to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, brought down by arrogance, missteps as president of Harvard and close relationships to...
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Source: courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveAnother month has started, and another report from the Federal Reserve is out to give investors new reason to cheer or shudder from much of the same observations...
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Source: ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve issued some updates to its balance sheet and payments data on Friday, and the long and short of the matter is that you are going to see why the Fed needs to...
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Source: Jon OggThe Federal Reserve has released the official minutes from the July 31 FOMC meeting. As many have expected, the minutes are showing that the Fed members are more or less ready to begin...
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