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Hunting for Fed governors: The candidates
Jia Lynn Yang 2010-03-08 06:34By Jia Lynn YangWith the impending retirement of Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Don Kohn, it's time for President Obama to get serious finally about filli...
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The Fed's stuck in the penalty box
Colin Barr 2010-03-04 05:46By Colin BarrThe Federal Reserve has enough problems without having to play shorthanded.The Fed's vice chairman, Donald Kohn, said Monday he'll retire...
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The Fed's dodgiest deals
Colin Barr 2010-12-04 02:20After Lehman Brothers failed, the Fed pulled out the stops – and took in some junk.Documents released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve detail how the ...
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Stocks: The latest Fed bubble
財富中文網 2009-08-13 12:37Are the government programs supporting the financial sector reinflating global stock markets even as economies stumble?By Colin BarrThe Federal Reserv...
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Fed steers clear of shock and awe
Colin Barr 2010-11-09 12:48The Federal Reserve confirmed Wednesday it will buy another round of long-term Treasury securities in hopes of giving a wheezing economy a shot in the...
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Why the Fed saved AIG and not Lehman
Colin Barr 2010-09-09 01:18Why did the government save AIG after letting Lehman Brothers fail?Bill Thomas, the former congressman who is the vice chairman of the Financial Crisi...
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Fed raises emergency funding rate
Colin Barr 2010-02-20 11:17By Colin BarrThe Federal Reserve raised the rate it charges banks that borrow from the central bank when they run short of funds.The Fed said late Thu...
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Fed caution favors Buffett over Goldman
Colin Barr 2010-11-18 12:19A cautious Fed is going to mean more money in Warren Buffett's pocket.Regulators have delayed signing off on Goldman Sachs' (GS) request to repay a cr...
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Fed foreshadowing from the Bank of Japan?
Colin Barr 2010-11-10 09:20In a grim preview of what Ben Bernanke may find himself advocating next year, the Bank of Japan this week started loading up on stocks and real estate...
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Fed governor calls for summer rate hike
Colin Barr 2010-06-08 07:20Deficit hawk Tom Hoenig says the time to raise short-term interest rates is now.Hoenig (right), president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, ...
