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Dollar dips vs euro on Fed's Bullard's remarks; Bernanke ahead
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard dented expectations the U.S. central bank may taper its bond purchases anytime soon. Bullard, at an event in Frankfurt, said the...Tags: Prices, Consumers, Rentals, International Monetary Fund, Giorgio Napolitano
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Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Business, Local Government, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Economy, Business and Finance
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Fed's Bullard: bond buying best policy when rates near zero
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Massive asset purchases are the closest thing to normal monetary policy once interest rates get near zero, a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday, recommending that the European Central Bank weigh such action if...Tags: Economic Indicator, Bonds, European Central Bank, Finance, Economic Policy
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Awaiting rebound in Europe, Poland stifles growth at home
ReutersWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has turned its back on policies that once made it Europe's growth leader and is flirting with the recession that it alone among its emerging European Union peers has evaded through years of crisis. It weathered the global...Tags: Economic Indicator, European Union, Finance, International Organizations, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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Column: Bernanke's dangerous optimism
Reuters(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to put his faith in collaborative innovation driven by a jackpot culture for inventors. For his...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Economic Policy, Alan Greenspan, Money and Monetary Policy
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Unclear whether Fed's bond buying has helped economy: Fisher
Reuters(Reuters) - While the Federal Reserve's accommodative policies have boosted stocks and helped the rich, it is unclear whether they are doing enough for the broader U.S. economy, a top central bank official said on Monday. "We've made rich people richer.....Tags: Bonds, Credit Ratings, Economic Policy, S&P 500, Central Bank
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abe's policies take hold
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive polices are beginning to...Tags: Economic Indicator, Prices, Economic Policy, Shinzo Abe, Government Debt
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Local Fed Challenge team takes top honor
South Bend Tribune, Ind.For the fourth year in a row, the St. Joseph High School Fed Challenge Team used its expertise and won the regional competition at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank last month. The winning team -- Nick Wawrykow, Graham Murphy, Robert King, Michael Oei,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Stimulus Plan, Economic Policy, Dwayne Johnson
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EDC agrees to letter of support for Phoebe
The Albany Herald, Ga.The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission board voted unanimously Wednesday to write a letter in support of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's purchase of the former Hospital Corporation of America-owned Palmyra Medical Center, a purchase that...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Economic Policy, Federal Trade Commission
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Rising baht could trigger crisis: Thaksin
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra warned yesterday that a lack of cooperation between the central bank and the Finance Ministry in reining in the strengthening baht could lead to a new financial crisis for Thailand....Tags: Germany, Economic Indicator, Finance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Economic Policy
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COLUMN - The radical force of 'Abenomics': Kaletsky
Reuters(Anatole Kaletsky is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Anatole Kaletsky May 17 (Reuters) - The 3.5 percent gross domestic product growth announced by Tokyo on Wednesday suggests that Japan may be the fastest-growing economy in the...Tags: Economic Indicator, Prices, Finance, Economic Policy, Shinzo Abe
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Fed's Williams sees cuts to QE3 by summer if jobs market improves
ReutersBy Ann Saphir PORTLAND, Ore, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve could begin easing up on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end its bond buys late this year, a top Fed official said Thursday, citing "good news" on the outlook for jobs....Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Economic Indicator, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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