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Bernanke sees sustained US growth despite ‘headwinds’
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he expects the US economy to sustain its growth into 2010 despite “important headwinds” including tight credit and weak employment.
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Obama administration faults Senate bank bill
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday pushed back against a proposal in the U.S. Senate to create a single bank super-regulator and strip the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers.
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Rep Paul: Fed audit in rules reform "pseudo"
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A long-standing U.S. congressional critic of the Federal Reserve said on Friday his proposal to audit the U.S
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GMAC still short of capital, may get extra aid
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – GMAC, the former finance arm of General Motors, needs more capital to meet buffer requirements under the “stress tests” of banking groups conducted this year, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
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Fed holds near-zero rates to support fragile recovery
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold interest rates near zero for “an extended period” and maintain stimulus measures to support a fragile recovery from recession.
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Fed to keep rates near zero to nurture recovery
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates near zero at a monetary policy meeting Wednesday, in a bid to nurture a fragile recovery from recession.
Fed gathers top bank execs for talk on pay, bonuses
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Federal Reserve is gathering the heads of the largest banks it supervises Monday to discuss its proposal to limit incentive pay and bonuses to promote financial stability, a Fed official said.
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