Joining the masses to quickly and succinctly communicate, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is using Twitter to connect with the public.
His handle? @federalreserve.
According to Bloomberg…, the Federal Reserve will use Twitter to send messages about press releases,
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The Federal Reserve released its report on the latest bout of stress tests on the banks (NYSE:XLF), (NYSE:IYF)…. The stress tests are supposed to show whether certain banks can handle a recessionary environment or if they are too
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By David Merkel, CFA of AlephBlog
January 2012
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Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately, notwithstanding some slowing in global growth.…
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The FMOC, the Federal Open Market Committee met today and released their decisions on monetary policy. The key interest rate of 0.25% is to remain unchanged. This rate means there should not any real change in the overnight borrowing rate
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By EconMatters
Student loan debt is surging, partly boosted by many who became unemployed during the Great Recession going back to school hoping for a better job prospect. An analysis… by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) showed
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The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday to discuss whether or not there needs to be a shift in monetary policy. It is not expected that the Fed will make any easing changes but could hint to the possibility to
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James Grant, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, explains why he thinks the Federal Reserve’s new bond-buying program will do more harm than good, saying the U.S. Treasury should begin to issue longer-dated bonds back by gold, with CNBC’s Kelly Evans.
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The Federal Reserve released it’s report on the State on Consumer credit today. The report noted an increase in borrowing by consumers of $17.8 bn in January, much less than the massive increases in borrowing of $20.4 and $19.3
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Federal Reserve Chairmain, Ben Bernanke, recently stated an explicit target of 2% inflation per year. Bernanke has a dual mandate of controlling inflation and supporting job growth. Bloomberg has an article today, which notes that many economists are …
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Among his many musings over the last two days, one topic that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed was the Volcker Rule. Yes folks, Big Ben broke the news neither the Federal Reserve nor regulators will meet the July deadline
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