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Q & A on Europe's crisis
Charles Goodhart is professor emeritus of banking and finance at the London School of Economics and an expert on European monetary policy. He spoke in his office Thursday with Times staff writer Henry Chu about Europe's handling of the economic crisis and...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Central Bank
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Outdated Window Treatments Pose Danger To Children
Dear Heloise: The Window Covering Safety Council would like to remind your readers about the potential hazards of outdated window treatments and offer information that is critical to every parent and caregiver. According to information provided by the U....Tags: House and Home, Texas, Consumer Confidence, Vehicles, Car Guides and Reviews
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Money's cheaper but trust is still a bust
The Swampby Frank James Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted yesterday in a speech he gave to business economists that the central bank was disposed to another interest-rate cut because of the economy's weakness. We didn't have long to wait.......Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Financial Markets, Central Bank
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Official inflation in Zimbabwe, already highest in world, hits 231 million percent
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Zimbabwe's state Herald newspaper quotes official statistics saying annual inflation in Zimbabwe has hit 231 million percent. Independent economists say the southern African nation's hyperinflation is running in the billions of... -
Outlook dimmer, Bernanke warns
From Chicago Tribune news servicesFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain. The Fed leader's gloomy assessment appeared to open the door wider to an...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Credit and Debt, Ben Bernanke, Energy, Federal Reserve
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Bernanke: US may be facing prolonged period of economic pain; door opens wider to rate cut
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain. The Fed chief's more gloomy assessment appeared to open the...Tags: Credit and Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke, Energy, Federal Reserve
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September minutes: Fed saw balance between weak growth and inflation despite market turmoil
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Even in the midst of a severe meltdown on Wall Street, Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting believed the risks from weaker growth and higher inflation were roughly equal. The Fed officials discussed the financial turmoil...Tags: Henry Paulson, Fannie Mae, American International Group, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke
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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a half point, other central banks follow suit
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Reserve, acting in coordination with other global central banking authorities, cut a key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to steady a teetering economy. The Fed reduced its key rate from 2 percent to...Tags: Banking, Money and Monetary Policy, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Unemployment, Ben Bernanke
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Fed lowers interest rate
AP Economics WriterThe Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to steady an economy teetering on the kind of financial collapse that America suffered in 1929. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues ratcheted down their key rate by...Tags: Emergency Planning, Market and Exchange, Credit and Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke
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Fed cuts key rate by 0.5 percentage point
AP Economics WriterThe Federal Reserve, acting in coordination with other global central banking authorities, cut a key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to steady an economy teetering on a collapse reminiscent of the 1929 stock market crash. Fed...Tags: Banking, Money and Monetary Policy, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Unemployment, Ben Bernanke
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IMF predicts world economy will stall sharply in 2008, with US slipping into recession
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The world economy will slow sharply this year and next, with the United States likely sliding into recession reflecting mounting damage from the most dangerous financial jolt in more than a half-century. The International Monetary Fund,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke, Globalization, Business Institutions, Federal Reserve
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Fed orders emergency rate cut
The Associated PressIn a rare coordinated move, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates today to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown. Overseas markets tumbled on...Tags: Emergency Planning, Market and Exchange, Credit and Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke
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