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Bernanke Speech Unlikely To Unveil Major Program, Economists Say

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Many on Wall Street hope Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will unveil a new effort Friday to boost the economy in a highly anticipa...

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Bernanke: Economic Outlook 'Inherently Uncertain,' But Fed May Act

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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JACKSON, Wyo. — Ben Bernanke is struggling to build consensus among Federal Reserve officials about what steps are needed – if any –...

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Bernanke Mulls Higher Interest Rates, Reeling In Stimulus

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The delicate task ahead for the Federal Reserve and other central banks is deciding when to start boosting interest rates and reeli...

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Bernanke: Fed Must Be Free From Political Meddling

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — The Federal Reserve and other central banks must protect their ability to make key economic decisions free from political interference, ...

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Sen. Whitehouse To Oppose Bernanke

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a well-respected member of the chamber, took to the floor on Thursday to announce for the first time his opposition ...

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Chris Dodd And Judd Gregg Confident Of Bernanke Confirmation

Reuters | Lisa Richwine | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Based on our discussions with our colleagues, we are very confident that Chairman Bernanke will win confirmation by the Senate for a second term," Se...

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Corker Unsure Whether Bernanke Has Votes For Confirmation

Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Ben Bernanke have a second term chairing the Federal Reserve? Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), a chairman on the banking committee holding the hearing...

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Bernanke Fends Off Calls To Tame The Fed

Wall Street Journal | By JON HILSENRATH and SUDEEP REDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke helped steer the economy away from what he calls "Depression 2.0." Now he's trying to defend the Fed itself....

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Bernanke Citibank Nationalization: "We Don't Plan Anything Like That"

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday again spurned speculation that the government may nationalize Citigroup or other...

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Clean Up GOP Mess Nov. 4

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Bernanke doesn't say it, but the current crisis in the subprime mortgage market may be a perfect illustration of the financial accelerator at work today.

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Fed Expects Slowdown To Deepen

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Federal Reserve expects economic growth to slow sharply next year, and policy makers there are worried that even this forecast may prove too optim...

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