What Congress has in store for the Federal Reserve
CNNMoney.com - Mon Nov 23, 8:23 am ETMore than a year after the financial meltdown of 2008, Congress is moving forward on plans to drastically curtail the power of the Federal Reserve.
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Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active longer
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 9:43 pm ETA senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive its mortgage-related assets purchase program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.
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Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 9:00 pm ETThe Federal Reserve should keep alive its asset purchase programs beyond the first quarter of 2010 to give policy-makers more flexibility if the economy took another turn for the worse, a senior Fed official said on Sunday.
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No Lessons Learned on Wall Street
New York Times - Mon Nov 23, 7:48 am ETIf Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan hand out enormous bonuses, as planned, it will only enrage Main Street that much more.
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Futures up after Bullard comment, weak dollar
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 7:44 am ETU.S. stock index futures rose about 1 percent on Monday, looking to snap a three-session losing streak as commodity and natural resource stocks gained on a falling U.S. dollar.
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Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program alive
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 8:37 pm ETA senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive a mortgage-backed securities buying program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.
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Currencies: Fed support of stimulus sends dollar down
Market Watch - Mon Nov 23, 7:40 am ETA U.S. Federal Reserve official’s call to extend the central bank’s asset-purchase plan beyond its planned expiration data put pressure on the U.S. dollar, with traders quick to book small profits scored on the greenback last week.
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Dollar Weakens on Speculation Fed to Maintain Stimulus Measures
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 7:39 am ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell for the first time in three days against the euro on speculation the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus measures in place and ensure interest rates remain low.
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Dollar falls broadly on Fed comments
CNN Money - Mon Nov 23, 7:19 am ETSt. Louis Fed president said central bank should extend its mortgage-related asset purchase program.
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Gold hits another new record
CNN Money - Mon Nov 23, 7:19 am ETPrecious metal continues to soar as prices push through key technical levels.
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Home sales likely rose again in October
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 7:03 am ETHome resales for October are projected to rise to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers, anticipating that a tax credit would soon expire, rushed to beat the clock.
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Dollar still seen as world's reserve currency: Bullard
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 7:56 pm ETThe dollar's appreciation at the height of the financial crisis shows that markets still view the dollar as a safe haven and the world's main reserve currency, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday.
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OECD area jumps clear of recession, Britain stuck
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 7:01 am ETThe OECD area of leading industrialised economies pulled clear of recession in the third quarter with 0.8-percent growth but British output still shrank, OECD data showed on Monday.
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Dollar decline continues as stocks jump
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 43 minutes agoThe safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders' taste for higher-yielding assets. Gold prices surged to... Federal Reserve System - Federal Reserve - Central bank - Investing - Business
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World stocks rally as dollar falters
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 6:48 am ETGlobal stock markets rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for British confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.
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Online Gambling Poses Tax Conundrum
WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance - 50 minutes agoAre your losses from online gambling deductible? It's no sure bet -- the legality of online gambling in the U.S., and the tax law surrounding the activity, is not really clear.
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