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Yellen: High Debt Could Undermine Flexibility
Read moreFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered testimony on the Semiannual Monetary Policy report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. Not...
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Fed and Treasury 'rowing in opposite directions'
Read moreThe Federal Reserve's efforts to help the economy recover through quantitative easing (QE), twisting, and tapering have made front page news without...
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The FOMC Tapers, But That's Not All!
Read moreIn a move that has been discussed and anticipated for months, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee announced that it would slightly...
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As the Fed Meets, CRFB Quantifies Interest Rate Risk Facing the Budget
Read moreBeginning tomorrow, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's interest rate setting and deliberative body that meets eight times a year -- will...
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Chairman Bernanke Testifies Before the Joint Economic Committee
Read moreThis morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Joint Economic Committee regarding the current economic climate. He noted...
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Federal Reserve Makes $88.9 Billion in Profit
Read moreYesterday, the Federal Reserve announced in a preliminary estimate that it had made a profit in 2012 and transferred $88.9 billion to the Treasury...
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QE 3.1: The Fed Gets Specific
Read moreIn September, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a third round of quantitative easing, consisting of purchases of mortgage-backed...
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QE3 Is on the Way
Read moreAfter months of speculation and anticipation, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to undertake a third round of quantitative easing. The...
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Bernanke Once Again Warns Congress on the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday and the House Finance Committee yesterday with more warnings about...
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Chairman Bernanke Addresses the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreFederal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference yesterday following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting...
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Bernanke 'Supportive of Going Big'
Read moreSupporters of enacting a comprehensive deficit reduction plan got a boost yesterday from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. At a hearing with the...
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Federal Reserve Sends $77 Billion in Profits to Treasury
Read moreYesterday, in the preliminary assessment of its 2011 balance sheet, the Federal Reserve reported that it would be sending $77 billion in 2011 profits...