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In a low-rate world, how savers can help themselves
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 minutes ago
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That's the total now sitting in bank savings accounts, savings certificates and money market mutual funds. And it's earning an extraordinarily tiny return for the American consumers and businesses whose names are on the accounts. The average yield on...
Tags: Federal Reserve, money market, money fund, term rate, mutual fund, New York City, Inflation, Finance, Certificate of deposit, Interest rate, Federal Reserve System, Monetary policy, Banking, Subprime mortgage crisis, Business Finance
Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 6 hours ago
Credibility Supervisors are examining whether banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have enough capital for the risks they take, how much they know about the strength of their counterparties and whether risk managers have...
Tags: AM US Federal Reserve, The Fed, Fed's Board of Governors, central banks, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Asian, use banks, financial systemic, Treasury Department, Morgan Stanley, New York City, Federal Reserve, Financial economics, Federal Reserve System, Goldman Sachs, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Interest rates, Subprime mortgage crisis, Economic history of the United States, Business Finance
As interest rates fall back near zero, there aren't many happy returns
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | about 7 hours ago
Credibility Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since last year's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less on their bank deposits and investment accounts. It's hardly encouraging news for an economy that sorely needs people...
Tags: U.S. Treasurys, Federal Reserve, near zero, Des Moines, Mathematical finance, Certificate of deposit, Interest, Federal Reserve System, United States Treasury security, Monetary policy, Banking, Interest rate, Business Finance
Gregg: 'Political pandering' on Fed
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 9 hours ago
Credibility A top Senate Republican lashed out against lawmakers of both parties for supporting legislation that would audit the Federal Reserve, accusing the bipartisan group of “political pandering” to populist anger. Sen. Judd Gregg, the top Republican on the...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, New York City, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, Federal Reserve System, Judd Gregg, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Monetary policy of the United States, 111th United States Congress, Business Finance, Politics
An Open Letter to the Federal Reserve
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | about 11 hours ago
Credibility Federal Reserve plays a crucial role in our business plan, we hope that you can expedite the process. First, let us assure you that we will start from day one as a very well capitalized institution, with no need to raise outside capital. While actual...
Tags: U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, Matt Koppenheffer, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Housel Like, Money Unlimited, owns shares, Las Vegas, Rockefeller Center, Federal Reserve System, New York Stock Exchange, JPMorgan Chase, Investment banks, Primary dealers, Economy of the United States, Business Finance
Dollar, commodities trades under threat
Mumbai :: India | about 12 hours ago
Credibility Trades betting on higher commodities and equities and a weak dollar may see a quick and sharp reversal if a renewed rise in oil prices fans inflation concerns and prompts early exit from ultra-easy monetary policy. These trades exploiting high correlation...
Tags: Federal Reserve, oil priced, India, Mumbai, Futures contract, Monetary policy, Commodity, Money fund, energy crisis, Derivatives, Inflation, Price of petroleum, Business Finance
A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | about 23 hours ago
Credibility His simplified credit card contract takes up just one side of one page; his research shows that a 10th-grader could understand it. Siegel says that because it's so clear, "it encourages people to read it and understand their rights and obligations." Siegel...
Tags: credit cards, Nessa Feddis, Siegel, Federal Reserve, consumers agency, simplified contract, Senate Banking, House Financial Services Committee, cards companies, simplified credit, Atlanta, Federal Reserve System, Consumer protection, Banking, United States federal banking legislation, Business Finance, Credit card, Credit, Fine print
Congress Wants Tighter Oversight of Fed
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility 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...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Mr. Bernanke, Senate Banking Committee, chairman ben, New York City, Federal Reserve System, Economic history of the United States, Subprime mortgage crisis, Bernanke Doctrine, A Monetary History of the United States, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Monetary policy, Business Finance, Group of Thirty, Alan Greenspan, Timothy Geithner, Central bank, Macroeconomics, American International Group, Christopher Dodd, Politics, Banking, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, Federal Open Market Committee
Tackling systemic risk is no job for the status quo
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility A buoyant stock market and glimmers of recovery are dispelling many of the more dire scenarios for the economy. Despite the intensity of the financial storm that has just passed, there appears to be a waning resolve to address the larger lessons learnt...
Tags: systemic risk, existing regulate, Federal Reserve, status quo, United Kingdom, London, PROGRES, Too Big to Fail, Basel II Accord, Subprime mortgage crisis solutions debate, Financial crises, Risk, Business Finance
Panel Mulls Federal Reserve Audits
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Members of the House Financial Services Committee struggled Thursday over how much authority U.S. government auditors should be given to monitor the Federal Reserve. Rep. Melvin Watt (D., N.C.) offered an amendment to a broad financial-overhaul bill that...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Washington, Central bank, Monetary policy of the United States, Monetary policy, Federal Reserve System, Ron Paul, Business Finance, Bank, Politics
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