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Ask the Experts: What looks attractive for investors?
February 01, 2012

Paul Krugman: Is U.S. economy on the mend? Or are we going to copy Europe?
January 24, 2012

David Brooks: How GOP candidates perform says a lot, even to a 12-year-old
January 18, 2012

Viewpoints: State finance officials should face the truth on pension promises
January 08, 2012

George F. Will: Quiet time to reflect on history, GOP rivals
December 25, 2011

Dan Morain: GOP rebuffs Paul, but needs him
January 01, 2012

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York Says Aussie May Continue to `Rally' Against Euro
February 08, 2012 | Bloomberg

Elston Says Europe Debt Crisis Threat to Asia Markets
February 08, 2012 | Bloomberg

BlackRock's Fink Recommends Investors Be 100% in Stocks
February 08, 2012 | Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Wikipedia Information

The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.The Federal Reserve System, created in 1913, is a private banking system composed of (1) the presidentially-appointed Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C.; (2) the Federal Open Market Committee; (3) 12 regional ...

Sacramento Connect

Foreclosure crisis persists with little relief in sight
July 28, 2011
July 28, 2011 - Ethel Gist bought her dream house and planned to retire to Antioch in the Bay Area. Instead, the 70-year-old lost the house during the height of...

Community banks face deleveraging or failure
July 18, 2011
Editor’s note: Amid the ongoing problems at Citizens Bank, often reported here (see links below), more community banks are expected to fail, because they became...

The Bloviating Banker Blames Just About Everyone (Except Bankers)
July 08, 2011
Blame, blame, blame! Blame Congress, blame Obama, blame consumers, blame grandmother. And I'm sure he has his points. But not all blame is...

"Red Fields to Green Fields" Plans Revealed for Cities, Including Los Angeles
June 24, 2011
June 23, 2011 - With thousands of commercial buildings in foreclosure and many others in disrepair, cities around the country are looking for ways to rescue the...

Dean Baker | The Endgame on the Debt Ceiling
June 21, 2011
June 20, 2011 - As we know, President Obama and his team do not appear to be very effective negotiators when it comes to dealing with the Republicans in...

The Lack Of Accountability Was A Feature, Not A Bug
June 13, 2011
How quickly people forget! The lack of paperwork was all part of the Bush Administration's efforts to deregulate the administrative overhead of warfare, which,...

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Federal Reserve: Home equity near record low
June 09, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
WASHINGTON -- Falling U.S. home prices have shrunk the equity Americans have in their homes to nearly the lowest percentage since World War II. Average home equity plunged from...

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Bernanke Defends Fed's Approach
February 07, 2012 | New York Times
Before the Senate Budget Committee, the Federal Reserve chairman continued to defend against criticism of efforts to simultaneously control inflation and unemployment. ...

Stocks move back up on hopes of Fed action
December 24, 1999 | VentureBeat
Traders appear to be anticipating good news from the Federal Reserve's policy statement today. The Nasdaq is up 3.57 percent to 2441.75 and the S&P 500 is ...

Guest columnist: Rationing is coming, one way or another
February 06, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
In fact, Alan Blinder, a Princeton University professor and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal recently asserting that...

There should be concern about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's budget, too
February 06, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Of greater concern to both the Register and its readers, including both Republicans and Democrats, is that the budget for this new bureau will come from the Federal Reserve ...

How To: Make low interest rates work for you
February 05, 2012 | indystar.com
The Federal Reserve said it's keeping its benchmark rate at record lows for at least another three years. For savers, persistent low rates may mean it's finally time to...

Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics
February 02, 2012 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
WASHINGTON Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal...

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	New post: 10 Things That Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve http://t.co/GoMuEYgw Twitter: @KendallForeclos