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GOP Leaders: Americans 'Have Reason To Be Skeptical' Of Fed

AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Republican Leadership, Mitch McConnell, Low Interest Rates, John Boehner, Mitch-Mcconnell, Business News, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Stimulus, Republican Party, Federal Open Market Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In an unusual move, Republican leaders of the House and Senate are urging Federal Reserve policymakers against taking further steps to l...

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'Cheap Money Has Failed'

Bloomberg | Karl Heinz Daeke | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Cheap-Money, Business News, Housing Market Collapse, Dot-Com Bust, Banking Crisis, Low Interest Rates, European Financial Crisis, Karl Heinz Daeke, German Taxpayers Association, Business News

When will politicians finally accept that their ideology of cheap money has failed? A low-interest-rate policy after the dot-com frenzy encouraged ...

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U.S. 'Strong Dollar' Rhetoric Fades As Currency's Value Declines

Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Dollar Decline, Gas Prices, Low Interest Rates, Tim Geithner, Strong Dollar Policy, Strong Dollar, Competitive Advantage, Inflation Dollar, Food Prices, Treasury Secretary, Barack Obama, Business News

WASHINGTON (Glenn Somerville and Tim Reid) - For years, Treasury secretaries parroted a line that the U.S. was committed to a strong dollar policy...

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Investors Biggest Worry: The End Of Fed's Cheap Money Era

Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Investing, Low Interest Rates, Stocks, Zirp, Cheap Money, Federal Reserve, Corporate Earnings, Fed Low Rates, Business News

CHICAGO (By Doris Frankel) - The end of super-cheap money from the Federal Reserve is trumping corporate earnings results as a key risk to hedge f...

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A Walk Through Paris With Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Force and Fragility, Economics, Ralph Nader, Nassim Taleb, David Cameron, Fooled by Randomness, Aphorisms, Benoit Mandelbrot, Low Interest Rates, The Bed of Procrustes, Vivian Norris, Banking, Financial Crisis, Black Swan Book, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Business News
Vivian Norris

Taleb has been criticized, but he tells it as he sees it, whether or not everyone agrees.

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Why Rising Interest Rates Are Actually A Good Sign For The Economy

thefiscaltimes.com | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates Rising, Economic Recovery, Interest Rates 2011, Low Interest Rates, Stock Market, Business News

There has been much hand-wringing in the business press lately about the recent rise in interest rates. The fear is often expressed that this will cho...

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Ben Bernanke Defends Fed's Massive $900 Billion Program

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart, Low Interest Rates, Stock Prices, Zirp, Fed QE2, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Fed Asset Purchases, Treasuries, Business News

What will the Federal Reserve's massive $900 billion plan actually accomplish? As HuffPost's Shahien Nasiripour pointed out yesterday, the Fed's new a...

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Refinancing Surges Even As Foreclosure Crisis Mounts

Bloomberg | Jody Shenn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Refinancing Surge, Foreclosure Crisis, Low Interest Rates, Mortgage, Economy, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Home Loans, Home Sales, Business News, Business News

A rush by U.S. homeowners to refinance at near record-low interest rates marks a rare bright spot for the mortgage industry, under attack for choking ...

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NerdWallet's Top 5 Low APR Credit Cards, Fall 2010 Edition

Tim Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Chen

Many credit cards these days are offering exceptionally low APRs and balance transfer promotions that will cut interest bills substantially and allow people some room to breathe.

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5 Reasons Why Home Buyers Aren't Buying

Wallet Pop | Tara-Nicholle Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Buyers, Realestate, Foreclosures, Recession, Mortgages, Unemployment, Low Interest Rates, Foreclosure Freeze, Homes, Home Prices, Home Sales, Real Estate Marekt, Business News

Last week, the news broke that interest rates hit yet another low: 4.45% on a 30-year-fixed and a stunning 3.87% on a 15-year fixed rate loan. At the ...

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How The Fed's Low Interest Rate Policy Is Hurting Savers, Retirees

The Huffington Post | Willam Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cd, Retirees, U.S. Savings, Certificate of Deposit, Low Interest Rates, Zirp, Savings Accounts, Fed Interest Rate Policy, Savings Rates, Business News

With the Fed's key interest rate approaching zero, there's rarely been a better time to borrow. It happens to be a particularly bad time to save, howe...

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Is Main Street Ready for the Second Wave of the Recession?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

The phrase "double-dip recession" means little to most of us. To people on Main Street, it hasn't been been a "dip". We took a drop to the bottom two years ago and stayed there.

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The Best Credit Cards of Mid-2010 (PHOTOS)

Curtis Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Curtis Arnold

You no longer have to spend hours sifting through the hundreds of credit card products trying to find your perfect match. Here's a list of the credit cards that are "best in show" in their respective categories.

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Interest Rates: The Era Of Cheap Credit Is Over

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rising Interest Rates, Credit, Interest Rates, Low Interest Rates, Economy, Business News

Even as prospects for the American economy brighten, consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates....

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Low Interest Rates Could fuel Speculative Financial Bubble: Federal Reserve

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Speculative Ubble, Low Interest Rates, Inflation, Risk Management, Federal Reserve, Jobless Rate, Ben Bernanke, Gdp, Financial Bubbles, The Fed, Risk-Taking, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve doesn't expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its ...

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Where to Find Dandy Dividends

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Dorfman

Call it the case of the disappearing dividends, a $42 billion caper that's robbing many Americans of a fair chunk of their future wealth.

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Should The World's Reserve Currency Yield Zero Percent

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, National Debt, Low Interest Rates, Inflation, Economy, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Free Market, US Currency, World's Reserve Currency, US Dollar Inflation, Business News
Michael Pento

We must grow the economy by empowering the private sector. I would have hoped by now we learned that inflation doesn't solve anything.

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The Debt vs. Interest Rate Conundrum

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 10 Trillion, Federal Funds Rate, Market Forces, Economy, Fixed Income Shock, Intra-Bank Lending, Consumer Spending, Fixed Income, Credit Crisis, The Fed, Print Money, Recession, National Debt, Bailout, Low Interest Rates, Inflation, Economic Meltdown, Treasury Issuance, Money Supply, Free Market, Interest Rates, Fixed Income Rates, Business News
Michael Pento

It now takes about 10 cents on every tax dollar collected just to pay the interest on the debt. As bad as that is, it's only because interest rates are at record lows that the debt is still manageable.

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U.S. Economy Huge Winner in Future

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, U.S. Economy, Low Interest Rates, U.S. Employment, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Commodity Price Increases, Banks, U.S. Dollar, Credit Crisis, China, U.S. Recession, Business News
Diane Francis

As financials struggle, the Fed's interest rate cuts have weakened the dollar even more, which greatly benefits exporters and multinationals. For most, the credit meltdown is only starting.

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