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Federal Reserve's Low Rate Policy Is A 'Dangerous Gamble,' Says Top Central Bank Official

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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A top regional Federal Reserve official sharply criticized Friday the Fed's ongoing policy of keeping interest rates near zero -- and at record lows -...

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Thomas Hoenig, Top Fed Official, Warns Fed Risks Repeating Past Mistakes

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nine of the 10 policy makers in the Federal Reserve voted to send a message Tuesday that the economic recovery is weakening and needs further stimulus...

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Top Fed Official Wants To Break Up Megabanks, Stop The Fed From Guaranteeing Wall Street's Profits [EXCLUSIVE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basel, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Christopher Dodd, Wall Street Reform, Federal Reserve, Canadian Banks, Megabanks, Tbtf, Wall Street, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Kansas City Fed, Thomas Hoenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Simon Johnson, Glass-Steagall, Business News

Click on the next page and scroll down for audio of the interview The U.S. should bust up its megabanks and impose strict laws curbing the size and c...

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Top Fed Official Says Megabanks Need To Shrink Or Crises Will Keep Occurring

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Banks, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Wall Street vs Main Street, Volcker Rule, Main Street, Megabanks, Tbtf, Federal Reserve, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis, Kansas City Fed, Thomas Hoenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street, Video, Business News

The U.S. financial system is tilted in favor of the biggest banks, compromising the "very foundation of the economic system" and putting the nation at...

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