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Paul Volcker: Volcker Rule Too Complicated

Posted 01.09.2012

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The Volcker rule is too long and complicated and financial lobbyists are to blame, said the man who gave his name to the new regulation on bank tr...

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Index: Detroit, D.C. Home Prices Rose Last Year, Slumped In 18 Other Cities

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 11.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — The depressed housing market flashed a positive signal in July, with home prices in most major U.S. cities rising for the fourth straig...

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Pity the Policymaker

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Japan Economy, Deleveraging the Economy, Deleveraging, Europe Economy, US Federal Reserve, US Economy, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, World News
Mohamed A. El-Erian

Six important issues speak to the problem for policymakers in Europe, the US, and Japan. First, all three economic areas are struggling with unsettling de-leveraging dynamics.

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IMF: Capital Flows To Emerging Markets May Slow With Fed Hike

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, European Central Bank. ECB, Imf, Monetary Policy, U.S. Federal Reserve, GDP Captial Flows, Emerging Markets, Bond-Buying, Business News

WASHINGTON - The surge of hot money that has vexed many emerging markets may slow dramatically once the U.S. Federal Reserve begins raising interest...

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Is The Fed Move Enough To Ease The Credit Crunch?

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fed, U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, Fed Plan, Mortgage Crisis, Recession, U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Subprime Mortgages, Economic Growth, Business News

The U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks teamed up to get hundreds of billions in fresh funds to cash-starved credit markets, allowing financi...

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Euro Soars to Record High $1.5057

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5057 in early European trading on Wednesday as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserv...

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Crude Oil Hits $99 A Barrel

AP | Pablo Gorondi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Record Oil Prices, Oil Prices, U.S. Federal Reserve, Escalating Oil Prices, Dollar Weakness, Weakening Dollar, Crude Oil Prices, Business News

Crude oil prices rose above a record $99 per barrel Wednesday as worries about inadequate winter supplies in the Northern Hemisphere and news of refin...

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Oil Prices Climb To Yet Another High

AP | Gillian Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Prices, U.S. Federal Reserve, Oil Prices New High, Business News

Oil prices climbed to a fresh high above $81 a barrel amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut a key interest rate later Tuesday, a move the ...

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