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    Friday is Fed-Day: Janet Yellen to be Appointed Vice-Chair

    MARCH 12, 2010 12:58PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: federal reserve, the fed, fomc, fed governors, fed vacancies, san francisco fed, janet yellen, ben bernanke, president obama, economic policy, macroeconomic policy, donald kohn, christina romer

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 3318 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Bernanke's Boffo Week

    DECEMBER 17, 2009 5:42PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, fed chairman, the fed, fomc, senate banking committee, politics, jeff merkley, congress is like mtv's the real world only with more crazy, richard shelby, jeff sessions, time person of the year, time man of the year, federal open market committee, federal reserve, ben bernanke

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 2155 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    AIG, Goldman, and Credit Default Swaps

    OCTOBER 29, 2009 11:48PM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: aig, goldman sachs, credit default swaps, timothy geithner, ben bernanke, new york fed, henry paulson

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1522 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Meaning of a Meaningless Recovery

    OCTOBER 8, 2009 9:59AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: business, politics, finance, economics, great recession, recovery, ben bernanke, fed chairman, national bureau of economic research, economic meltdown, 5% unemployment rate, the new normal, unemployment statistics, jobless recovery

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 506 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Fed Begins Rate Setting Meeting Today

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 10:34AM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: recovery, recession, consumer spending, lowes, credit, ben bernanke, federal reserve

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 935 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Bernanke To Be Reappointed Fed Chairman

    AUGUST 25, 2009 1:03AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, paul krugman, brad delong, financial crisis, federal reserve chairman, bernanke second term, barack obama, president obama, the fed, federal reserve, economics, larry summers, ben bernanke

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1069 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Why This, Not That?

    APRIL 14, 2009 9:31PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: brad delong, obama speech at georgetown, obama, politics, banking, banks, finance, financial crisis, tarp, tim geithner, ben bernanke, geithner plan, ppip, talf, is bailout one word or two?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1153 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    An Extraordinary Time

    MARCH 25, 2009 3:24AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: treasury, fed, politics, geithner, tim geithner, timothy f. geithner, ben bernanke, bernanke, federal reserve, congress, testimony, banking committee, is bailout one word or two?

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    • 8 Ratings
    • 808 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Bernanke's Betting Big

    MARCH 15, 2009 8:37PM

    By McGarrett50


    Topics: obama, ben bernanke, federal reserve, credit crisis

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 837 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Bernanke Shows Cautious Optimism About Recovery

    FEBRUARY 24, 2009 10:59AM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: ben bernanke, economic stimulus, federal reserve, financial crisis, gary baumgarten. news talk online, paltalk, president obama, recession, senate banking committee

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 556 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    All I want for Christmas is a strong dollar!

    DECEMBER 18, 2008 7:58AM

    By Creaven84


    Topics: dollar, euro, pound, titanic, selection sunday, dublin, business, cnbc, federal reserve, ben bernanke, european central bank

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1089 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Stripping Paulson of His Remaining Power & Money

    NOVEMBER 17, 2008 12:14PM

    By David Sirota


    Topics: wall street, bailout, ben bernanke, henry paulson

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1153 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Buyer's Remorse - the bailout fails

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 3:01PM

    By natesmith124


    Topics: bailout, washington, wall street, henry paulson, ben bernanke, nancy pelosi, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1110 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Bailout for Dummies

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 11:44AM

    By natesmith124


    Topics: henry paulson, goldman sacks, morgan stanley, ben bernanke, barney frank, bailout

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1164 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Every Man for Himself, Said the Elephant Among the Chickens

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 9:37AM

    By Leonce Gaiter


    Topics: mortgage crisis, wall street bailout, alan greenspan, ben bernanke, financial crisis, henry paulson

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