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  1. Congressional Legislation Introduced By Barney Frank Pre-Approves $4 Trillion For Next CrisisRead the original story

    18 min ago | Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

    ... agency. My suggestion: Warren riding a fiery chariot while hurling lightning bolts at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Best of all, the bill contains a provision that, in the event of another government request for emergency aid to prop up the ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking

  2. Fact And CommentRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Forbes Autos

    ... is imminent. Look for the strike to happen by Labor Day. Subpar Architects of disaster: Alan Greenspan's and Ben Bernanke's easy-money policies were the key cause of the current economic crisis. Despite all the obstacles, the U.S. economy will grow ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Iran, US Military, US Navy, Opinion, Autos

  3. Withdrawing supportRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Free Exchange

    EZRA KLEIN notes that the Fed is plowing ahead with its planning for withdrawal of monetary supports for the economy, like: The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed allowing banks to set up the equivalent of certificates of deposit at the central bank, a move that would help the Fed mop up money pumped into the economy and prevent inflation from ...

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  4. Congress Takes Aim at Fed's IndependenceRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Hispanic Business

    Investors are increasingly worried by threats in Congress to delay the reappointment of Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and meddle in the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates, fearing a politicization of the agency with the greatest reach over the economy and markets.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Bernard Sanders, Republican, Jim DeMint

  5. Dollar mixed in light year-end tradingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

    ... pledged to hold interest rates at a record low and keep them there for an "extended period." Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, noting an improvement in financial markets, also said they expect to wind down several emergency lending ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Markets, Housing, Entertainment

  6. Treasuries Are Little Changed After $32 Billion Sale of Seven-Year NotesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Bloomberg Business News

    Treasuries were little changed after the government sold $32 billion of seven-year debt, the last of three note sales this week totaling a record-tying $118 billion.

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  7. Steve Jobs named 'Person of the Decade' by 'WSJ' readersRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Macsimum News

    ... investor Warren Buffett with 17% of the vote. Thirteen percent of readers voted for Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and 12% voted for Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Contributor iWork 2009 sales up 50% over 2008 The Macsimum ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Computers, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs

  8. Fed exit strategy: Let banks set up CDsRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | York Dispatch

    ... rather than having it flow back into the economy. The proposal comes as no surprise. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other Fed officials have repeatedly said the creation of so-called "term deposits" -- essentially the equivalent of CDs ...

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  9. Fed Chief Met With 24 Senators After RenominationRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Business New Haven

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke had conversations with 18 of the 23 legislators on the Senate Banking Committee prior to their 16-7 vote this month to recommend that the full Senate confirm him to a second term.

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  10. Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank: David ReillyRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Bloomberg

    ... agency. My suggestion: Warren riding a fiery chariot while hurling lightning bolts at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke . -- Best of all, the bill contains a provision that, in the

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  11. Eagle Bullion Group Analyst Arthur Soriano Asks, 'How Much Do You Trust the Government?'Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... more than it's worth it would be bankrupt. The fact that U.S. monetary policy is essentially in the hands of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve - which is not a government entity - shows how little grasp our lawmakers have. Our dollar bill says ...

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    Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

  12. 2010 Prospects: A Mega-Trend PerspectiveRead the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | The US Market Blog

    ... prices can depend on pretty much anything; estimate revision, interest rates, P/Es, the Super Bowl indicator, Ben Bernanke's REM sleep patterns, tarot cards, anything at all. But over time and in a big picture sense, stock prices need to somehow or ...

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    Related Topix: Housing

  13. Treasuries Set for Worst Year Since 1978 on Record Sales, Recovery SignsRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | Bloomberg.com

    Treasuries headed for the worst year since at least 1978 as the U.S. stepped up debt sales to help spur growth in an economy recovering from its deepest recession in six decades.

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    Related Topix: 9, Financial Markets

  14. This Year's Top 100 List of Global Thinkers Includes No RussiansRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Pravda

    ... is missing in the rating whereas there are two positions No. 39; many pictures of personas are missing, etc.) Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, tops The 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2009 for 'staving off another Great Depression.' The ...

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  15. Back from the BrinkRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | The Weekly Standard

    ... is to be overhauled, with the 17% of the U.S. economy it represents to be firmly under government control. Ben Bernanke is to be confirmed for another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board while he figures out when and how to drain liquidity ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News

  16. The Fed juggles price and financial stabilities under political pressuresRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    Despite Time magazine naming Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke 'Person of the Year,' many people don't clearly understand the Fed's role in the economy.

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  17. Ask Bernanke what happenedRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Salem News

    If there is a hint of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate, it involves whether Ben Bernanke should be confirmed for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

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  18. Fed plans to sell term deposits to absorb $1 trn in excess reservesRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Express India

    Bloomberg Posted: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 at 2326 hrs IST Updated: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 at 2326 hrs IST : The Federal Reserve proposed a programme to sell term deposits to banks to absorb some of the banking system's $1 trillion in excess reserves now threatening to accelerate inflation as the economy recovers.

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Jersey City, NJ

  19. Thursday: FOMC meeting minutesRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 24 | Reuters

    ... from the core of the central bank's rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, most prominently Chairman Ben Bernanke and his No. 2, Donald Kohn, policymakers are hardly trigger happy. "Markets are focused on the global recovery, but they seem to ...

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    Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

  20. Fed's plan to tame inflationRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | NZ Herald

    ... rather than having it flow back into the economy. The proposal comes as no surprise. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other Fed officials have repeatedly said the creation of so-called "term deposits" - essentially the equivalent of CDs for ...

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