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Consumer Spending Sluggish On High Food, Gas Prices

Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Commerce Department, Gasoline Prices, Food Prices, Federal Reserve Officials, Inflation, Consumer Spending, Household Finances, PCE Index, Business News

WASHINGTON - Consumer spending rose less than expected in April as high gasoline prices continued to squeeze household budgets, according to gover...

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Fed Officials Split Over Policy Changes

Reuters | Mark Felsenthal and Glenn Somerville | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Inflation, Commodity Prices, Policymakers, Middle East, Federal Reserve Bank, Bond Buying Program, Central Banks, Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Officials, Federal Open Market Committee, Business News

WASHINGTON (By Mark Felsenthal and Glenn Somerville) - Some Federal Reserve officials last month believed they would have to hold to an easy monet...

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Federal Reserve: Weak Recovery Means High Unemployment For Several Years

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Weak Economic Recovery, Economy, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Dennis Lockhart, Federal Reserve Officials, Janet Yellen, Business News

WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust...

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