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Cyprus scrambles to put together bailout package
ATHENS -- Racing against time and short on choices, Cyprus on Friday moved to vote on yet another bailout formula its government cobbled together to secure a $13-billion international lifeline that will keep its weak banks afloat and avert a devastating...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Chinua Achebe, International Monetary Fund, Economy, Business and Finance, Christianity
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Fed says moderate growth has returned, will stay course on stimulus
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials Wednesday acknowledged the recent pick-up in economic growth, noting in particular “labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement,” but the central bank made no change in its ongoing aggressive...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Employment, Inflation and Deflation, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Economists increasingly wary of Fed's stimulus policy
Even as top Federal Reserve officials continue to defend their economic stimulus, a growing number of industry and academic economists view the Fed's policy now as too aggressive -- with two-thirds of those recently surveyed saying the central bank should...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Economic Policy, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...Tags: Employment, Federal Reserve, Inflation and Deflation, Public Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Japan's central bank pledges new stimulus to combat deflation
WASHINGTON -- Taking a page from the Federal Reserve's stimulus playbook, Japan's central bank on Tuesday set a 2% inflation target and made an "open-ended" pledge to buy a potentially unlimited amount of government bonds to bolster its long sluggish...
Tags: Japan, Inflation and Deflation, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence
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Fed policymakers increasingly divided over monetary stimulus
WASHINGTON -- An increasing number of top Federal Reserve officials are worried about the downside of their economic stimulus efforts, raising the possibility that the central bank could curb its monthly bond purchases sooner than financial markets are...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities
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G-20 moves to allay fears of 'currency war'
WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...
Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Economic Policy, Currency Values, Japan, Federal Reserve
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Ireland seals deal to ease crippling bank bailout costs
LONDON — Ireland sealed a deal with the European Central Bank on Thursday to ease the crippling cost of its public bailout of failing banks, keeping the country on track to wean itself from international emergency loans. By overhauling repayment...
Tags: Enda Kenny, International Monetary Fund, Republic of Ireland, Mexico, European Central Bank
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Federal Reserve holds steady on interest rates and stimulus effort
WASHINGTON -- With economic growth slowing in recent months, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep short-term interest rates near zero and continue its latest bond-buying stimulus program. Following a two-day meeting, Fed policymakers said...
Tags: Productivity, Federal Reserve, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff
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Investors say U.S. fiscal woes pose biggest risk to global economy
WASHINGTON -- Investors around the world say the fiscal woes of the U.S. -- highlighted by the ongoing fight over the debt limit -- pose the biggest risk to the global economy this year, according to poll results released Wednesday. More than a third of...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Globalization, Mario Draghi, Fiscal Cliff, White House
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Governor of Egypt's Central Bank resigns
CAIRO -- Egypt's Central Bank Gov. Farouk el-Okdah resigned Thursday amid tumultuous economic conditions marked by shrinking foreign reserves and the continuing decline of the Egyptian pound against the U.S. dollar. President Mohamed Morsi accepted El-...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, International Monetary Fund, Politics, Government, Regional Authority
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Fed renews stimulus efforts, ties interest rates to jobless rate
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, maintaining its aggressive efforts to stimulate a slow-growing economy burdened by high unemployment, said it would continue its large-scale bond-buying programs in the new year and, for the first time, announced...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Inflation and Deflation, Employment, Fiscal Cliff, Consumer Confidence
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