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Fed Chairman Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semi-Annual Report of the Federal Reserve on Monetary Policy in Washington on July 21, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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New York Fed President Dudley not ready to withdraw policy
New York Fed President Dudley not ready to withdraw policy
New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said Monday that gains in the labor market were not convincing enough to change central bank monetary policy.
Analysts say Fed may have lost credibility this week
Analysts say Fed may have lost credibility this week
The U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent policy decision may have cost the central bank some of its credibility, analysts on Wall Street said.
Easy money is narcotic
Easy money is a painkiller, not a cure.
Warren Buffett picks Bernanke for third term as Fed chairman
Warren Buffett picks Bernanke for third term as Fed chairman
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the so-called Oracle of Omaha, said his pick to succeed U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is -- Ben Bernanke.
Fed maintains asset purchases policy, stocks spike
The U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will keep its current monetary policy in place, a decision that sent stock markets soaring.
Bernanke, Fed employment focus spurs markets
Bernanke, Fed employment focus spurs markets
Stock prices jumped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve Board and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said they will not alter current policy on promoting employment.
Markets hit record highs on Fed announcement
Wall Street markets jumped to record highs Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said its monetary policies would remain intact.
Summers withdraws from consideration as Fed chairman
Summers withdraws from consideration as Fed chairman
Lawrence Summers withdrew his name from consideration Sunday to succeed outgoing U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Hank Paulson: Recession could have been worse
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said Sunday the financial crisis in 2008 could have been as bad as the Great Depression.
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After increasing at an annual rate of 2 3/4 percent in the second half of 2010, real gross domestic product rose at about a 2 percent rate in the first quarter of this year, and incoming data suggest that the pace of recovery remained soft in the spring
Bernanke offers mixed review of economy
United Press International
The possibility remains that the recent economic weakness may prove more persistent than expected and that deflationary risks might re-emerge, implying a need for additional policy support
Bernanke offers mixed review of economy
United Press International
The rise in commodity prices has directly increased the rate of inflation while also adversely affecting consumer confidence and consumer spending
Economic Outlook: OPEC by default
United Press International
Whether default is on securities, or on obligations to Medicare recipients, it's a default of some kind
Bernanke: Don't bank on more stimulus
United Press International
We don't know where the economy is going to go
Fed holds policy steady amid slow recovery
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool