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Bernanke on Thursday offered a strong defense of his handling of last year's near collapse of the economy, telling a Senate panel considering his pending reconfirmation that his actions helped avert an even greater crisis. The nation's central banker...
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Economic conditions around most of the country continued to improve "modestly," and even the weak labor market showed "scattered" signs of progress, according to a report by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The Fed said retailers across the country...
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Regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Nov. 29 Sunday Opinion commentary , "The right reform for the Fed": As a result of legislative convenience, bureaucratic imperative and historical happenstance, a variety of responsibilities have accreted...
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Federal Reserve policy makers said for the first time that their decision to cut interest rates to zero may be fuelling undue financial-market speculation even as they called the dollar’s decline “orderly”. The Federal Open Market Committee said its policy...
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NZ dollar holds above 72 US cts as Fed outlook improves, Wall St pares losses Nov. 25 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar held above 72 U.S. cents as a slightly more upbeat Federal Reserve outlook helped pare losses on Wall Street. Fed policymakers...
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Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. economic recovery will be durable, but do not see employment or inflation picking up soon, minutes from their November meeting showed. Senior Fed officials, meeting on November 3-4, also expressed...
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Heading into the crucial holiday shopping season, the U.S. economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about unemployment and their finances to invigorate the recovery. That's the picture that emerged Tuesday from reports on the economy and the...
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Treasury debt prices eased Monday with investors setting up for another huge dose of supply this week and as higher stocks around the globe sapped the safe-haven appeal of government debt. Stocks were boosted in part by a weaker dollar and suggestions...
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The Federal Reserve's strategy to fend off a barrage of attacks from Congress, largely centered on low-key diplomacy by Chairman Ben Bernanke, isn't succeeding. Many Democrats and Republicans praise Mr. Bernanke for candor and accessibility. But some...
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Petsmart Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 6 percent in the third quarter as consumers continued to spend money on their pets even amid high unemployment and economic uncertainty...The pet supplies seller, based in Phoenix, earned $38.1 million, or...
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