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The US Federal Reserve banks paid a record $46.1bn to the US Treasury in 2009 as aggressive bond purchases and lending to fight the financial crisis swelled its net income by 46.8 per cent Visit link: Fed paid record $46.1bn to US Treasury

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The government bail-out of AIG’s counterparties was placed under fresh scrutiny with the publication of e-mails showing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pushing the insurance group to keep details of the deal private Read the original post: AIG bail-out attracts further scrutiny

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The Federal Trade Commission has filed lawsuits against three groups it accuses of offering worthless credit card interest reduction programs through illegal automated calls. The cases announced last week were filed in federal courts in Florida, Georgia and Illinois. They name Economic Relief Technologies LLC, Dynamic Financial Group (U.S.A.) Inc Read this article: FTC sues firms over robo calls

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Tips on starting your own business CNNMoney.com You really want to be aware of scams offering you government grants and Federal money. These scam artists will lie about where they're calling from, … and more

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An upbeat Ben Bernanke dampened market speculation that Friday’s much stronger-than-expected jobs report could lead to a rapid recalibration of Federal Reserve policy See the original post: Bernanke sees slow jobs growth

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Plain Dealer Petters Guilty Of $3.65 Billion Fraud FINalternatives In October, Lancelot Investment Management founder Gregory Bell pleaded guilty to mail fraud, admitting he co-engineered a series of bogus “roundtrip” … Federal Jury Finds Tom Petters Guilty of Orchestrating $3.65 Billion Ponzi Scheme PR Newswire (press release) Jury deliberates 4th day without verdict in fraud trial of Minn. Follow this link: Petters Guilty Of $3.65 Billion Fraud – FINalternatives

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York executed its first live test of a procedure that will be used to drain liquidity from the financial system when the central bank decides the economy is on a sound ­footing Here is the original post: Fed tests ‘reverse repo’ tool

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Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers not to strip the US Federal Reserve of the powers and independence it needs to promote growth and price stability at the start of what promised to be a contentious confirmation hearing in the Senate Continue reading here: Bernanke fights for Fed powers

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Central banking: As the Fed seeks to guide America’s recovery, the policy hawks and doves must make nuanced judgments – and the two species are not as distinct as some think Read the rest here: US Federal Reserve: An eclectic aviary

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Former Federal Reserve officials, bankers and academics voiced opposition to a plan that would strip the US central bank of its supervisory role as Congress paused for breath for the Veterans Day holiday More here: Plan to end Fed supervisory role draws fire

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When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to virtually zero in December last year, it told the market it expected to keep them there for quite a while. View original post here: Fed weighs language on rates guidance

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The Federal Reserve has rejected a recommendation that bonuses for finance executives should be paid according to a single global formula Excerpt from: Fed rejects global formula for bonuses

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Most sectors in most parts of the US are now seeing either stabilisation or growth, but the rebound remains weak, the Federal Reserve ‘beige book’ survey reported Read the rest here: Fed reports weak economic rebound

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The Federal Reserve has begun conducting small-scale tests of trades called ‘reverse repos’ on Wall Street that would enable it to drain cash from the financial system once it decides to roll back its current extraordinarily loose monetary policy. Continued here: Fed begins testing ‘reverse repo’ trades

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US growth could exceed 3 per cent this quarter as the economic recovery takes hold, Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, said in spite of a rise in unemployment numbers Read more here: US growth could pass 3%, says Greenspan

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