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Jon D. Markman writes: Gold was all the rage again last week. But why is it rising, and does anyone really know what it’s worth? Full Article at The Market Oracle
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Former Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr. famously said that the central bank's job was to yank away the punchbowl just when everybody is starting to party. Full Article at The Seferm Post
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What follows is pre-market commentary by Keith R. McCllough, chief executive officer at Research Edge, LLC. Of course not, but the authorities decided it that way, and they are the ones that rule. Full Article at Forbes
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The national unemployment rate is 10.2 percentLabor Department: The jobless rate increased in 29 states in OctoberFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sees modest growth on the horizon (CNN) -- Despite some signs that the economy is on the mend, a lack... Full Article at CNN
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Ben Bernanke acting like a reckless drunken sailor? No. Stop being so US centric - there are larger issues facing the globe! Full Article at International Business Times
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America's super-easy monetary policy has drawn a blast of criticism lately from the high and mighty of Asian finance. Full Article at KIVITV.com
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Quote of the day: A collapse in U.S. stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street. But what effect would it have on the broader U.S. economy? If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily. Full Article at iStockAnalyst
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There is an increasing concern among some commentators that the current, extremely loose monetary policy of the US central bank could fuel another round of asset-price bubbles. Full Article at Ludwig von Mises Institute
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According to SIGTARP1, both the Federal Reserve and Treasury agreed that an AIG failure posed unacceptable risk to the global financial system and the U.S. economy. Full Article at The Market Oracle
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Should Ben Bernanke be confirmed for a second term as Fed chair? WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a tough road ahead. Full Article at CNN
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"Instead of furthering the inevitable liquidation of the maladjustments brought about by the boom during the last three years, all conceivable means have been used to prevent that readjustment from taking place; and one of these means, which has been... Full Article at Seeking Alpha
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Chairman Bernanke's confirmation hearings start Dec. 3. Quick Vote Should Ben Bernanke be confirmed for a second term as Fed chair? Yes No or View results WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a tough road ahead. Full Article at CNN/Money
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WASHINGTON -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say. Full Article at KSAT San Antonio
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke may have declared the recession at an end, and credit may be flowing again. But there’s a dark cloud hovering over the banking industry and financial sector: commercial real estate. Full Article at Smartmoney.com
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The speculation over the fate of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Fed chief Ben Bernanke has grown as Congress has become more troubled by rising federal deficits and unemployment. The $787 billion stimulus package has done too little to create jobs. Full Article at 24x7 Wall St.
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Bloomberg offers up an interesting historical parallel to our current situation, in which stocks are soaring, but government debt yields practically nil. Full Article at Clusterstock
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The core of the tumult in current public discussion is the whipsaw between those who dread inflation and those who fear a relapse into economic decline and are aroused about health care. Full Article at National Review Online
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“A proposal to give banking regulators authority to block accounting standards is 'a terrible idea.'” Paul A. Volcker Weekly percentage performance for the major indices Based on last Friday’s official settlement... Full Article at ETF Investor
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Rising fiscal deficits, mushrooming money supply, a return to 1970s-era inflation - that's a recipe for gold to keep notching new record highs, even doubling in value, say the new gold bugs. Full Article at MarketWatch
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Amidst all the hypotheses and strategies of guys like myself, the most recent security to have stolen the limelight must be currencies. Full Article at iStockAnalyst
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Barney Frank (D-MA) questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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the unemployment rate will decline only slowly if economic growth remains moderate, as I expect.
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Ben Bernanke isn't a liability to the market. He's the best central banker we could ask for
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All financial regulators, including of course the Federal Reserve, must take a hard look at the experience of the past two years, correct identified shortcomings, and improve future performance
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Fewer than one in 10 cited Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, despite high marks for his performance as a central banker
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We at the Federal Reserve look forward to working closely with the congress as the legislative process evolves
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Ben Bernanke at the Fed should take a look at what they're doing and issue guidelines so that the Federal Reserve banks around the country don't commit the same error again
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The Federal Reserve supports these initiatives. The structure of capital requirements should also be reviewed
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It all adds up ... There are not too many 'green shoots,' to quote (Federal Reserve Board Chairman) Ben Bernanke, that one can point to with confidence.
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Compensation practices at some banking organizations have led to misaligned incentives and excessive risk-taking, contributing to bank losses and financial instability ... The Federal Reserve is working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to longer-term performance and do not ...
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I offer my sincere apology to Linda Robertson, an adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women ... This characterization of Ms. Robertson, made during a radio interview last month in the context of the debate over wheth...
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The Federal Reserve is working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to longer-term performance.
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Paul Krugman, Milton Friedman, Ben Bernanke, all travelled to Japan and bashed Japan left and right
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By and large, countries in Asia came into the crisis with fairly strong macroeconomic fundamentals
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Senior monetary officials usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn't specifically criticize China's outrageous currency policy.
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Asia appears to be leading the global recovery ... Recent data from the region suggest that a strong rebound is, in fact, under way.
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Oftentimes, you hear people talk about [Federal Reserve Chairman] Ben Bernanke as though he were the lead actor ... One of the revelations for me throughout the reporting process is that the real lead actors when it came to making these deals happen were [Treasury Secretary] Hank [Paulson] and Tim. Tim ...
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At this point, while risks to the economic outlook certainly remain, Asia appears to be leading the global recovery
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He has also been Visiting Professor at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he shared an office with then Assistant Professor Ben Bernanke.
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My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and I believe that accommodative policies will likely be warranted for an extended period.
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We very much share that view expressed by the Treasury secretary and we also share the views expressed by (Federal Reserve chairman) Ben Bernanke
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Beginning on December 17, 2008, we participated in several discussions with management of Bank of America about its plans to acquire Merrill Lynch ... The discussion did not encompass compensation levels or bonuses of Merrill Lynch employees.
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We're going to have to tighten our belts until we see real change ... Not Ben Bernanke changes.
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Beginning on December 17, 2008, we participated in several discussions with management of Bank of America about its plans to acquire Merrill Lynch ... The discussion did not encompass compensation levels or bonuses of Merrill Lynch employees.
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So far, the major pairs are narrow trading due to technical movements after that the dollar dropped considerable in the previous EU session to approach a 14-month low as the Federal Reserve proclaimed that it will keep its borrowing rates low within this coming period, while that the Federal Reserve Ben...
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Overall the Federal Reserve has a wide range of tools for tightening monetary policy when the economic outlook requires us to do so
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