Federal Reserve System
The Record and Herald News - Wed Dec 23, 2:11 am ETToday marks the 96th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States.
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Treasurys narrowly mixed; yield-curve flattens
AP via Yahoo! News - 5 minutes agoInterest rates were little changed Wednesday as a surprisingly weak housing report halted a series of sharp drops in bond prices.
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Americans increase spending, but not on new homes
AP via Yahoo! News - 23 minutes agoAmericans are starting to spend a bit more money, but not enough to power a strong economic recovery.
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Luxury car buyers spending less for the holidays
AP via Yahoo! News - 30 minutes agoThis holiday season, the luxury car buyer is offering a simple phrase: I'm not spending too much.
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New securitization landscape seen for ABS
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 44 minutes agoAs the recovering U.S. asset-backed market heads toward the new year, concerns remain that overregulation may deliver a setback to a full recovery.
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Dodd, Shelby voice optimism on banking regulations
AP via Yahoo! News - 47 minutes agoThe top Senate Democrat and Republican negotiating new Wall Street regulation said Wednesday they expect to resolve their differences before the end of January, an optimistic outlook for a bill that had seemed mired in partisan conflicts.
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U.S. consumer spending rises, new home sales slump
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 48 minutes agoU.S. consumer spending rose in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, but a surprise drop in new home sales to a seven-month low was a reminder that the economic recovery would be bumpy.
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Smart Spending: 7 ways to use gift cards wisely
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 22 minutes agoExpecting a stash of gift cards for the holidays? Better use them wisely.
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Sharp drop in dollar lifts commodities
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 30 minutes agoA sharp drop in the dollar pushed prices for gold, oil and other commodities higher Wednesday.
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High Net Words: Lessons From 2009
Forbes - 1 hour 31 minutes agoThis year taught us to keep our wits about ourselves.
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Taxpayer Pledges Fall to $8.2 Trillion in U.S. Bailout (Table)
Bloomberg - 1 hour 53 minutes agoDec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The following table details how the Federal Reserve and other agencies of the U.S. government have lent, spent or guaranteed money on behalf of American taxpayers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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November new home sales sink 11 percent
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 56 minutes agoSales of new homes plunged unexpectedly last month to the lowest level since April, a sign the housing market recovery will be rocky and heavily dependent on the generosity of Uncle Sam.
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Editorial: Taming the Fat Cats
New York Times - Wed Dec 23, 2:16 pm ETPresident Obama seems genuinely, if belatedly, upset about the way America's voracious bankers leveraged hundreds of billions in taxpayer bailouts to line their pockets with multibillion-dollar bonuses while American businesses starve for credit.
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Fed’s Repo Tests Going Well, Bond Group Head Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 23, 12:52 pm ETDec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve tests of tri-party reverse repurchase agreements have “gone extremely well,” according to the head of the industry group that works to improve trading in U.S. government securities.
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Dollar drops as home sales, spending data weak
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 23, 12:32 pm ETThe dollar dropped Wednesday as new data on home sales and consumer spending reinforced that the U.S. economy's recovery will be bumpy and slow.
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Fund manager Shaughnessy ignores her index
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 23, 11:53 am ETMaura Shaughnessy, manager of the MFS Utilities fund, has bicycled across New Zealand and Italy and in the Grand Canyon, not to mention completing an annual 192-mile charity ride in Massachusetts 16 times.
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The Fed Agenda
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Sen. Gregg Grades Bernanke
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Bernanke: Time Person of the Year
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Time magazine names Bernanke 'Person of the Year'
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Bernanke: Time Magazine's Person of the Year
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Fed voices some optimism
Reuters - Wed Dec 16, 7:18 pm ET
Bankrate.com: Fed Outlook Blog
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Another jobless recovery?
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What can the Fed do about mortgage rates?
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