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Too soon to dial back Fed stimulus: Dudley
Reuters(Reuters) - It is too soon to determine whether to dial down the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program, and the economic picture may not be clear enough to make that decision for another three or four months, an influential U.S. central bank...Tags: Career and Workplace, Financial Markets, S&P 500, Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy
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Bernanke's prepared testimony to Joint Economic Committee
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Brady, Vice Chair Klobuchar, and other members of the...Tags: Financial Markets, Market and Exchange, Real Estate, Energy, Unemployment
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. existing home sales highest in almost 3-1/2 years
Reuters* Existing home sales rise 0.6 percent in April * Home resales highest since November 2009 * Tight inventories remain a constraint to faster sales pace * Median home price highest since August 2008 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U....Tags: Real Estate, Inventories, Real Estate Sales, Rentals, Money and Monetary Policy
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WRAPUP 2-Bernanke offers no hint of pullback in Fed stimulus
ReutersBy Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben...Tags: Energy, Money and Monetary Policy, Productivity, Prices, Economy
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
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Mark C. Halsey: Nourishing educational seedlings
U.S. News & World Report announced recently two news stories that directly relate to Washington County. First, they published their national rankings of high schools, broken down by state. Of Washington County’s 10 high schools, eight were ranked in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Engineering, Students, Media Industry, Colleges and Universities
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Hampton chooses new economic development director
TidewaterBizHampton chose Leonard Sledge to lead the city’s economic development department, the city manager announced Tuesday. Sledge, the director of economic development for the College of William and Mary, is a member of the city’s Economic...Tags: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, College of William and Mary
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Fed's Bullard recommends euro zone consider QE
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official urged the European Central Bank on Tuesday to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing program to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone. The ECB has engaged in bond...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Market and Exchange, European Debt Crisis, European Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Mayor, Michael Madigan, Media Industry, Google Inc.
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COLUMN-Bernanke's dangerous optimism: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Apple iTunes, Technology, Invention and Innovation
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Carney agrees with King: Bank of England not a "one-man show"
Reuters* BoE head urged Carney not to import BoC forward guidance * Carney says King is right that BoE is a team effort * Says as much to do on financial reform as has been done By Leila Lemghalef MONTREAL, May 21 (Reuters) - The next head of the Bank of...Tags: Canada, Money and Monetary Policy, United Kingdom, England, G20
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WRAPUP 2-Fed officials dampen talk of imminent bond buying cutback
Reuters(Updates with more market reaction) * New York Fed's Dudley says bond buying could increase or decrease * St. Louis Fed's Bullard says inflation too low to taper bond buying By Jonathan Spicer and Paul Carrel NEW YORK/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - Two...Tags: Career and Workplace, S&P 500, Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy
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