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Why Does Ben Bernanke Insist on Transparency in the Fed?
The road to legitimacy is paved with intentions of transparency — according to present Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke. By the end of January, good ol’ Bernanke will be no more, replaced by...
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Fed Divided: Taper Schedule Uncertainty
Discussions about the Federal Reserves bond buying taper have brought to light conflicting opinions both in and out of the Fed. Dennis Lockhart, Fed president of Atlanta, recommended transparency and...
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Fed Taper: Should It Have Been Bigger?
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher didn’t get to vote on the taper this year — he’ll have his say in 2014 — but he would have liked an even larger cut to the U.S. Federal...
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Fed President Fisher Candidly Reviews Monetary Policy
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_mayer/ Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher wears his economic policy on his sleeve, and he has no intention of tamping down his views when he...
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The Economy Is in Congress’s Hands, Now
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76657755@N04/ “Cautiously optimistic” is kind of a tired phrase, but it appears to be how U.S. Federal Reserve Chair left a group of Democratic senators feeling...
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Janet Yellen Sees Potential for Housing and GDP Growth
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/italianembassy/ Janet Yellen, who will become the first woman Chair of the Federal Reserve, expressed economic optimism in an interview with Time. Yellen is...
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Hawks vs. Doves: How Fed Policy Affects Jobs and Prices
Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16224308@N05/ The end of the Great Moderation — a period of relatively low volatility, low inflation, and low unemployment that lasted from the mid-1980s...
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Fed President Fisher on 2014: Inflation and Economic Growth
Source: alisonbowden14 / Flickr Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans recently discussed his hopes and concerns for 2014. He said he expects growth of U.S. gross domestic product t...
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Fed President Williams: Stimulus Program ‘Potent But Blunt’
San Francisco’s Federal Reserve President, John Williams, recently authored a new paper that expressed doubts as to the sensibility of retaining the bond buying program — pointing to low short-term...
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How the Fed Could F*ck Up the Economy by Helping Too Much
Source: Thinkstock Doves — those who, to some degree, prioritize unemployment concerns over inflation concerns — have ruled the roost at the U.S. Federal Reserve for the past several years. This is...
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