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Federal Reserve to announce possible monetary policy changes

Interview with
Heidi N. Moore
Jun 20, 2012 The U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee finishes two days of meetings today. And we'll have an announcement shortly on what -- if any -- change in monetary policy they might have decided on.

Market hope hangs on Bernanke

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David Gura
Jun 7, 2012 All eyes are on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today as he testifies today on Capitol Hill and announces his plans for interest rates and quantitative easing.

Options narrow for Federal Reserve action

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Jun 7, 2012 Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is on Capitol Hill today and he's under pressure to do more to stimulate the economy in the United States.

Bernanke: Fed will act if there is risk

Interview with
David Gura
Jun 7, 2012 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was on Capital Hill today, he didn't rule out action, but did not suggest any immediate policy changes.

Who Americans trust with big economic decisions

Interview with
Frank Newport
May 3, 2012 Bill Clinton is warning Europeans that the prescription of austerity, quote "continues to be pushed in the face of evidence that it won't work." For those not inclined to accept this kind of economic advice from an ex-U.S. president, the question arises: who do Americans trust to handle these matters?

Federal Reserve holding off on new action... for now

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 26, 2012 The Fed has ended its two-day meeting and the conclusion is the economy isn't bad enough to take new action now.

Fed holds off on new steps to help U.S. economy

Interview with
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 26, 2012 The Federal Reserve won't be taking any major new steps to help the economy at this time, and the reason is that the Fed expects the U.S. economy to grow at about 3 percent this year.

Could the U.S. follow the U.K. into another recession?

Interview with
Diane Swonk
Apr 26, 2012 The Federal Reserve has upgraded its forecast for the U.S. economy in 2012 but also downgraded its outlooks for 2013 and 2014. There are worries the U.S. could fall back into recession just like the U.K. did.

The man who makes Ben Bernanke look good

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 17, 2012 Lenny Gilleo, that's who. He owns a barber shop in the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Fed money played no role in Watergate

Interview with
David Gura
Apr 4, 2012 At the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, only two of 10 voting committee members support additional stimulus. The Fed inspector general, meanwhile, released a report that Fed money didn't contribute to the Watergate burglary, or to Saddam Hussein and Iraq getting weapons in the 1980s.

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