Federal Open Market Committee
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Bernanke’s Attempt to Get Ahead of the Market
Mar 13, 2009There are some things you expect from the chairman of the Federal Reserve: obtuse and circular references to “downside risk,” speeches that only an academic could love, and an obsession from the business press to any references that might hint at future monetary policy direction. But there are also those things you do not expect — such as a Fed chairman breaking the long-standing ‘blackout’ practice, where members of the Federal Open Markets Committee do not comment to the press ahead of an upcoming FOMC meeting.
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FOMC’s Housing Outlook Remains Weak
Feb 19, 2009 -
FOMC: Fed Funds Rate to Remain Low ‘For Some Time’
Jan 29, 2009 -
Fed Slashes Official Interest Rates, Targets Zero to 0.25%
Dec 16, 2008 -
Fed Makes Even More Moves in Effort to Stimulate Economy
Oct 23, 2008 -
Fed’s Fisher: Credit Markets Have “STD”
Sep 26, 2008 -
Fed Drops Main Rate to 2.25 Percent; Markets Move Higher
Mar 18, 2008 -
Fed Cuts Target Rate By Half Point
Jan 30, 2008 -
Fed Drops Target Rate 50 Basis Points
Sep 18, 2007 -
Fed Cuts Discount Rate
Aug 17, 2007 -
Fed’s Bies Resigns
Feb 09, 2007
