Posted in banking, commentary, economy, election, tagged economy, fed, federal reserve, inflation, mortgage, prices, stagflation on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
What is the Federal Reserve is doing to reduce foreclosures, to protect aspiring homeowners from unfair and deceptive practices, and to equip them to choose wisely from among the often confusing array of mortgage options? To hear the Fed, plenty is being done. They’ve proposed more regulations under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged deflation, dollar, economy, fed, federal reserve, finance, inflation, slowdown, stagflation, stall, storm on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the last two years the dollar has weakened continuously as the printing presses of the Federal Reserve have roared into the night to produce money for two war fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The last year has exposed continuing weaknesses against other currencies like the Pound and the Euro. Today, the U.S. dollar hit [...]
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The first new $5 bill was issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve today. Federal Reserve banks will begin distributing the redesigned $5 bills to customer banks, which will then distribute them to businesses and consumers.
the interactive $5 bill
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Posted in banking, business, economy, government, jobs, politics, tagged Afghanistan, bank, dollar, federal reserve, inflation, Iraq, liquidity, mortgage, stagflation, Stiglitz, stimulus, war on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The United States economy has steadily lost steam and appears to be stalled. Prices have shot upwards at the fastest pace in thirty years. Energy prices further threaten the equilibrium of an already shaky national platform along with unprecedented spending on the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts.
The Fed doesn’t readily admit it, but the United States [...]
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Posted in banking, business, commentary, economy, government, jobs, tagged bank, bond, confidence, credit, fear, federal reserve, finance, government, hysteria, insure, invest, investment, money, politics, psychology, subprime, us-news on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Link to Article
“Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy”
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged bank, borrowed reserve, federal reserve, fractional reserve, funding, liquidity, loan, money, reserve, statistics on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
During periods of credit-tightening in financial and commercial banking operations, commercial banking members or depositors often need to borrow funds to meet reserve requirements based on the fractional reserve in order to continue to operate.
Borrowed reserves show as a negative number in financial reports of the Federal Reserve. Borrowed reserve statistics measure the degree that [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged bank, central banking, economy, federal reserve, global, money, MSNBC, newsvine, opinion, world on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To read this groundbreaking news article and opinion, check out the link above at MSNBC Newsvine or visit “Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy”.
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Posted in business, capitalism, commentary, economy, tagged bank, crisis, economy, federal reserve, government, money, mortgage, stimulus on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
I recommend that you have a look at the new video “The Rise of the Federal Reserve”. In five short minutes, you get an informative snapshot of the origins of the Federal Reserve Bank in the U.S. If you don’t know what the Federal Reserve Bank is, it is important that you know. Your new [...]
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Posted in banking, business, commentary, economy, tagged bank, credit, debt, devaluation, federal reserve, fiat, global economy, inflation, labor, loan, money, money-creation, productivity, us-news, usury on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
To most people, money is what gives them a warm and fuzzy feeling. The illusion of money is that as long as you think you have plenty of it, you are just fine. People have been conditioned to think that money is prosperity. In the 1950s, a millionaire was something special and enjoyed notoriety in [...]
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Posted in banking, business, commentary, economy, election, government, jobs, politics, retail, tagged Bernanke, confidence, consumer, destabilize, economic stimulus, economist, economy, endorse, federal reserve, fiat, fiscal action, forecast, Goldman Sachs, interest, money, politicians on January 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Recently, Ben Bernanke forecast slower growth in 2008, but not a recession. However, he is not sticking to his guns.
America has called and Ben Bernanke, our venerable Federal Reserve chairmen is here to answer the cry for help after six months of national fitful sleep. Both sides have decided that an economic stimulus package is [...]
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