Monetary Policy
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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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First and Foremost, Stabilize Banks: Bernanke
Feb 24, 2009 -
Fisher Backs Fed Purchases of Long-term Securities
Feb 24, 2009 -
Feds Play Down Inflationary Risk, Warn of Deflation
Feb 18, 2009 -
FOMC: Fed Funds Rate to Remain Low ‘For Some Time’
Jan 29, 2009 -
‘Intense Recession’ Through Spring say Analysts
Jan 26, 2009 -
Stimulus Alone Isn’t Enough: Bernanke
Jan 13, 2009 -
Fed’s Bullard: The End of Monetary Policy
Jan 06, 2009 -
Fed Slashes Official Interest Rates, Targets Zero to 0.25%
Dec 16, 2008 -
Fed Funds Rate Headed to Zero, JPMorgan Says
Nov 21, 2008 -
Kohn to Central Banks: Tighter Monetary Policy Isn’t the Answer
Nov 20, 2008