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Why Ben Bernanke Should Not be Confirmed, and the Fed Should Keep its Autonomy

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Sub-Prime, Tarp, Democrat, Congress, President Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Congressional Oversight, Republican, Economists, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Paul Volcker, Business News
Georges Ugeux

One of the casualties of this crisis is the capacity of economists to read the signs and launch warning signals. While Ben Bernanke understands economics and numbers, he lacks the necessary instincts.

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Why Sen. Dodd's Opposition to the Federal Reserve is Ill-Conceived

Georges Ugeux | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, John McCain, Congress, Fdic, Hank Paulson, Liquidity, International Monetary Fund, Financial Reform, Senate Banking Committee, Ben Bernake, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Chris Dodd, Democrats, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Bank for International Settlements, Senate, Forum of Financial Stability, Treasury, Washington, Comptroller of the Currency, Central Banks, Sec, Global-Financial-Markets, Us, Sheila Bair, Republicans, Politics News
Georges Ugeux

Had Senate Banking Committee's Chairman Chris Dodd's proposal been effective before the crisis, where would we be today?

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Merkel Blasts "Powers" Of Central Banks

Wall Street Journal | JOELLEN PERRY | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Fed, Angela Merkel, Federal Reserve, Central Banks, Merkel, Business News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a rare public rebuke of central banks, suggested the European Central Bank and its counterparts in the U.S. and Br...

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The Annan Plan

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World

Read More: Marshall Plan, Africa, President Truman, Central Banks, Kofi Annan, Multilateralism, Soviet Union, World News
Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

A Marshall Plan for Africa would fight and stop the expansion of heartless capitalism in Subsaharan Africa and increase agricultural output beyond pre-independence levels.

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Ryan Grim

U.S. Injecting Billions Into Foreign Central Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Central Banks, International Monetary Fund, Foreign Central Banks, European Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Central Bank Liquidity Swaps, Imf, Politics News

For more than a year, the U.S. Federal Reserve System has been increasingly acting as the world's central bank, injecting hundreds of billions of doll...

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Throwing in the Towel

David Kotok | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Central Banks, Ben Bernanke, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Liquidity Crisis, Cumberland Advisor Market, Economy, Business News
David Kotok

A communication problem is not a policy problem. When it comes to policy, the central banks are acting.

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Worried Banks Horde Cash

Financial Times | Chris Giles, James Politi | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Credit Crunch, Credit Crisis, Money Markets, Banks, Stocks Markets, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Equity Markets, House Prices, Financial Institutions, Business News

Central banks' efforts to ease strains in the money markets are failing to stop financial institutions from hoarding cash, stoking fears that the rece...

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Dollar Rebound in 2008: A Fairy Tale?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Dollar, Dollar Rebound, Fed Rate Cuts, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Currency, U.S. Dollar, Monetary Policy, Business News
Eben Esterhuizen

Are traditional assumptions about the connection between growth and proactive interest rate cuts still valid if monetary policy fails?

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Fed's Loan Rescue Sparks Big Stock Rally

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, Bank of Canada, Global Credit Crisis, Recession Fears, Bank of England, Federal Reserve, Central Banks, Recession, Ben Bernanke, European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank, Business News

WASHINGTON — Staring at spreading financial dangers, the Federal Reserve announced a rescue package Tuesday that would pour as much as $200 bill...

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