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    EPIC UPDATE: FED WATCHING ECB JUST AS CLOSELY AS MARKETS

    The Federal Reserve, which meets next week, will be watching Thursday’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting just as closely as financial markets as it mulls whether or not to deliver a monetary boost to a fragile US economy. ECB President Mario Draghi bought calm to volatile markets in late July...
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    Gold holds near 5-month highs after US Fed hint at QE:

    Gold holds near 5-month highs after US Fed hint at QE: Gold steadied around five-month highs on Monday, drawing strength from last week's indication by the head of the US Federal Reserve that the central bank could act to shore up growth and by evidence of a strong pick-up in investor demand...
  3. rajanlove

    Fed sees rates near zero for extended period

    The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday expressed growing confidence that an economic recovery was building, even though it stuck to its commitment to keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period." As expected, the Fed kept its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged in a range of zero to...
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    Fed minutes: Policymakers thought next rate move would be up

    Fed minutes: Policymakers thought next rate move would be up ... consumers are facing new concerns about the... Bush came into office as America's first "MBA president, " but a raft of problems are threatening to tarnish h... General Motors ... More...
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    Fed adopts plan to curb risky mortgage practices

    Fed adopts plan to curb risky mortgage practices ... a "thoughtful effort to tackle difficult concerns" and said they would be carefully reviewed. "MBA strongly believes that it is essential for credit not to be unduly restricted," he ... More...
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    Fed adopts loan plan

    Fed adopts loan plan ... a ''thoughtful effort to tackle difficult concerns'' and said they would be carefully reviewed. ''MBA strongly believes that it is essential for credit not to be unduly restricted,'' he ... More...
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    Fed adopts plan to curb shady mortgage practices

    Fed adopts plan to curb shady mortgage practices ... a "thoughtful effort to tackle difficult concerns" and said they would be carefully reviewed. "MBA strongly believes that it is essential for credit not to be unduly restricted," he ... More...
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    Fed's new rules raise standards for lending

    Fed's new rules raise standards for lending ... a "thoughtful effort to tackle difficult concerns" and said they would be carefully reviewed. "MBA strongly believes that it is essential for credit not to be unduly restricted," he ... More...
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    Fed preparing to tighten mortgage lending rules

    Fed preparing to tighten mortgage lending rules ... an already constrained mortgage market and deny worthy borrowers reasonable access to credit," said MBA senior vice president Steve O'Connor. "However, we hope that they have made improvements to ... More...
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    Portsmouth's Betsy Duke joins Fed governors

    Portsmouth's Betsy Duke joins Fed governors ... her attention instead to money, rising quickly through increasingly prominent banking jobs, earning an MBA along the way from Old Dominion. In 2005, Duke became chief operating officer at ... More...
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    Dollar Pauses Ahead of Fed Rate Call, Durable Goods Data

    Dollar Pauses Ahead of Fed Rate Call, Durable Goods Data ... to decline 2.7% on an annual basis, following a 3.3% increase last month. An MBA report on mortgage application is also set for release. Copyright(c) 2008 RealTimeTraders.com, Inc. All ... More...
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    Fed Interest Rate Cuts Have Fed Food and Fuel Inflation

    Fed Interest Rate Cuts Have Fed Food and Fuel Inflation ... strategies, further fiscal discipline, and ingenuity will they prevent extinction. Andy Sutton holds a MBA with Honors in Economics from Moravian College and is a member of Omicron Delta ... More...
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    US Dollar Slips As Traders Cut Back Bets The Fed Will Hike Next Week

    US Dollar Slips As Traders Cut Back Bets The Fed Will Hike Next Week ... 108 mark. Economic data confirmed a continuing slump in the US housing market, as MBA mortgage applications fell 8.8%. High borrowing costs discouraged potential and existing homeowners from attaining ... More...
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    US Dollar Jumps as Fed's Bernanke Signals End to Rate Cuts

    US Dollar Jumps as Fed's Bernanke Signals End to Rate Cuts ... while the 2-Year yield plunged to 2.423 percent from 2.512 percent. Looking ahead, the MBA Mortgage Applications index will kick off the morning at 11:00 GMT; with the ISM ... More...
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    US Dollar Jumps as Fed's Bernanke Signals End to Rate Cuts

    US Dollar Jumps as Fed's Bernanke Signals End to Rate Cuts ... while the 2-Year yield plunged to 2.423 percent from 2.512 percent. Looking ahead, the MBA Mortgage Applications index will kick off the morning at 11:00 GMT; with the ISM ... More...
  16. anant1a

    What is the Fed cut impact on Gold and Dollar?

    What is the Fed cut impact on Gold and Dollar? Last night, after the Fed's cut we asked just how long its effect might last on gold and the dollar. Evidently, it lasted about as long as cheap lipstick on a May prom date. After an encouraging attempt to regain composure and march over the $880...
  17. anant1a

    Fed cuts rate by 50 bps: Are experts happy?

    Fed cuts rate by 50 bps: Are experts happy? The US Fed has cut Federal Funds rate by 50 bps to 3%, reports CNBC-TV18. Fed officials said they see a deepening in housing contraction and soft labour markets. According to them, financial markets are still under considerable stress and the...
  18. vengabeats

    Fed rates: What is the impact?

    The US Federal Reserve has increased interest rates once again by 25 basis points, 12th hike in a row since the Fed started hiking interest rates in June 2004, thus taking the benchmark rate to 4%. The stance of the monetary policy has also been maintained with the indication that interest rates...
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