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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Banks Worried in November That Recovery Was Shaky]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Regional Federal Reserve banks favored keeping interest rates low in November because of the risk an economic pickup might falter on weakening consumer spending.Fed banks saw some signs of improvement, including stabilization of industrial output at a low level but felt job losses and declining sales in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:31:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall Street Futures Point to Higher Start]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 0.2-0.3 percent, pointing to a firmer start on Wall Street on Tuesday. * At 7:45 a.m. .EDT, ICSC/Goldman Sachs will release chain store sales for the week ended August 8. In the previous week, sales...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:50:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar Soars as FOMC Minutes Trigger Liquidation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy Lien submits:   Despite false rallies in the currency market, I have stressed that there is no reason for the liquidation to be over.  I warned that the currency and stock market rallies were a mirage rather than a bottom and now, the pessimistic tone of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:56:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lubricated Global Banking Machine Still Sputters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prudent Investor submits:    Only 75 minutes after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) slashed Fed Funds half a point to the lowest recorded level of 1%, chairman Ben Bernanke started his money dropping helicopter fleet in order to shower the world with another $120 billion. This...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:38:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FOMC Preview: How Far Will the Fed Go?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy Lien submits:   The biggest event risk this week is undoubtedly the Federal Reserve&#8217;s monetary policy decision on Wednesday. Now more than ever, the Fed&#8217;s decision could turnaround the currency and equity markets. Since the last interest rate cut by the central bank on October 8th, the dollar...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:31:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar Valuations Built Into FOMC Cut?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LFB submits: This week brings the FOMC rate decision, and the expectancy of another cut in the overnight lending rate from in the U.S. from 1.5% to 1.25%. There are some looking for a cut to 1% and many futures traders looking for a cut to 0.75%. Whatever comes,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:29:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed not in a hurry to raise rates]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of these days, the Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates, but don't hold your breath. Notwithstanding surprisingly strong second quarter gross domestic product growth, the Fed still has grave doubts about the economic outlook given continued housing and financial market fragility. And, if the Fed believes its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights and Key Issues * The economic headwinds have intensified and caused us to downgrade the forecast for the next several quarters. The impact of the tax rebates has faded more quickly than expected and, with confidence at recession levels, consumers have begun to retrench. * The decline in payroll...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Fed's new communication strategy: is it stealth inflation targeting? Or is it simply enhanced transparency?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with the minutes of the October 30-31, 2007, meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee released a summary of its members' forecasts of key economic variables, a practice that is to be continued. Does this change in communication policy imply that the Fed is embarking on an undeclared policy of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar mixed before US rate decision]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; The dollar fell against the euro and rose slightly versus the yen on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve appeared set to maintain the current level of US interest rates, analysts said.  Meanwhile, European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet played down any suggestion of several rate rises...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Rate Cut Means CUs Must Address Non-Term Share Rates]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve dropped its overnight target rates by .25%, the seventh rate cut since September 2007.  In announcing the move, the FOMC said &#8220;the substantial easing of monetary policy to date, combined with ongoing measures to foster market liquidity, should help to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[To pause or not to pause? Fed puts off question]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The Federal Reserve delivered an expected quarter-point rate cut on Wednesday but disappointed those who had been seeking a clear signal for a pause following a series of aggressive rate moves.  The action lowered the federal funds rate to 2.0 percent, down sharply from 5.25 percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US stocks steady ahead of GDP, Fed decision]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK AFP &#8212; Wall Street stocks drifted in a tight range in opening trade Tuesday with investors hesitant ahead of the first estimate of US economic output in the first quarter and a Federal Reserve policy decision.  In the first 10 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The depoliticization of monetary policy: a contemporary test of persistent myths]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1094/is_2_43/ai_n27893141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past thirty years, it has been claimed that Republicans tend to favor relatively restrictive monetary policy while Democrats favor relatively accommodative monetary policy. Another claim is that, regardless of which political party is in power, monetary policy tends to be relatively restrictive during the first two years of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does the stock market under-react to the Federal Reserve bank's monetary policy actions?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6776/is_2_8/ai_n28552120]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  This paper analyzes the reaction of the stock market to the monetary policy actions of the Federal Reserve Fed. Specifically, we examine the reaction of the stock market to the monetary policy announcements by the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC of the Fed. We show that the full...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bernanke says weak growth may prompt more rate cuts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200802/ai_n24329297]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that weak US economic growth may prompt the central bank is to cut short-term interest rates further if needed.  Bernanke cited "downside risks" to economic growth, but he said the central bank is prepared to take action if...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bernanke says weak growth may prompt fresh rate cuts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200802/ai_n24329316]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb 27, 2008 AFP &#8212; Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that weak US economic growth may prompt the central bank to cut interest rates further to ward off a severe downturn.  Bernanke said "downside risks" to growth were buffeting the US economy and stressed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar drops, with all eyes on Fed]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; The dollar dipped Wednesday against major currencies before another likely interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve, analysts said.  In European trading, the euro climbed to 1.4780 dollars from 1.4774 dollars in New York late on Tuesday.  The dollar fell to 106.83 yen from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With new cut, Fed takes aggressive move to head off downturn]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21213001]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US Federal Reserve slashed its base federal funds rate a half-point Wednesday to 3.0 percent in its second cut in eight days to help an economy that some say is on the brink of recession.  The action extends an aggressive effort to ease borrowing costs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed worried about growth when cut rates: FOMC minutes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21177136]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The Federal Reserve was mainly concerned about economic growth when it lowered interest rates by a quarter point last month, with a dissenter calling for a "more aggressive" cut, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.  "Real GDP gross domestic product was anticipated to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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