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Bernanke: Too early to declare lasting recovery

USA Today - Fri Dec 11, 11:14 am ET

Despite some economic improvements, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday it is still too soon to declare that the budding recovery will last.

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The danger of playing politics with the Fed
The Kansas City Star - 29 minutes ago
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar. And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea — as many laughing people thought — that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no laughing matter that Paul has 317 co-sponsors ...
Bernanke’s Unfinished Mission
New York Times - Fri Dec 11, 2:07 pm ET
Sustained high unemployment is a recipe for immense human suffering. The Federal Reserve must start lending a hand to job creation.
Fed will nod, but not bow, to signs of recovery
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 1:53 pm ET
The Federal Reserve, meeting next week to set monetary policy, faces the tricky task of acknowledging a pick up in economic activity without spooking fragile markets into believing interest rate hikes are imminent.
U.S. stocks seek inspiration in Fed, Oracle
MarketWatch via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
Rate statement, earnings could provide needed direction to markets.
Letters to the editor: Dec. 12, 2009
Naples Daily News - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
Letter of the Day: An ugly prospectEditor, Daily News:As you are aware, as part of the national health-care reform solution there is a proposed tax on aesthetic surgery procedures.I truly hope that I am not alone in vehemently objecting to such a preposterous concept. I can only imagine that the idea to tax aesthetic procedures was born in some brainstorming session and was immediately, though ...
Week Ahead: Interest Rates Not Expected to Change
Fox News - Fri Dec 11, 5:04 pm ET
Interest rates are not expected to change next week after a meeting by a key panel of the Federal Reserve.
FOMC Meeting in Focus, But Rate Hike Not in Sight
Fox News - Fri Dec 11, 4:49 pm ET
The key economic event in the week to come is the FOMC's meeting on interest rates -- but don't expect any drastic moves.
Economist Says the Great Moderation Is Not Over; Technology Is Key to Economic Stability
Newswise - Fri Dec 11, 8:29 pm ET
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke coined the phrase "the Great Moderation" back in 2004 to refer to the relative stability of the U.S. economy over the previous two decades. Many believe "The Great Recession" of the past two years has jolted the economy out of its moderate mode and back into a state of high volatility. Washington University in St. Louis economist James Morley disagrees. He argues the ...
Raymond James Financial's CEO is bullish about 2010
St. Petersburg Times - 2 hours 39 minutes ago
In a speech, the Raymond James Financial leader sounds bullish about next year.
New U.S. financial rules reach brink of a vote in House
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Fri Dec 11, 4:50 am ET
December 7, 2009 - Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses the Economic Club of Washington during the organization's winter lunch program at the Captiol Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. "The financial system and the economy have moved back from the brink of collapse," Bernanke said.
Resist TARP temptation
The Palm Beach Post - Fri Dec 11, 7:10 pm ET
Resist TARP temptation
How to Follow Buffett in Today's Market
The Motley Fool - Fri Dec 11, 2:12 pm ET
It's no time to get greedy.
Jobs: Fed chief Bernanke's unfinished mission
Seattle Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:11 pm ET
There's a good chance that unemployment will rise, not fall, over the next year, writes columnist Paul Krugman. But even if it does inch down, one has to ask: Why isn't the Fed trying to bring it down faster?
Tom James of Raymond James Financial bullish about 2010
St. Petersburg Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:07 pm ET
Earlier this year, Tom James felt so dejected about the troubled economy he couldn't even enjoy the Super Bowl spotlight on his company-branded Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
For Fed, House Overhaul Bill Would Mean Big Changes
Nasdaq - Fri Dec 11, 4:47 pm ET
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Reserve would have a vastly different regulatory mandate if the legislation passed by the House of Representatives Friday is enacted into law.