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Farmland Prices Saw Biggest One-Year Increase In More Than 30 Years

AP | By JOSH FUNK | Posted 01.15.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. -- The average value of farmland in several Midwestern and Western states grew 25 percent over the past year in the biggest one-year jump ...

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Fed Needs To Raise Rates To Avoid Bubble, Fed Official Says

Bloomberg | Posted 07.29.2011

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May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig, the central bank’s longest-serving policy maker, said the U.S. ne...

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Shahien Nasiripour

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

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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

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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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