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VIDEO: Fed Could Trim Bond-buying More Sharply In Future

The Federal Reserve could well consider cutting its bond-buying by more than a $10 billion monthly increment in the future, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said on Saturday. The U.S. central bank trimmed its quantitative easing program to $75 billion per month from $85 billion, at…
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VIDEO: Ex-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner To Join Wall Street Equity Firm

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Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has landed in the private sector, taking a job as president of the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the firm announced. Geithner, who was president of the New York Fed at the outset of the financial crisis and has spent much of his career in the…
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VIDEO: Obama To Nominate Yellen As Bernanke Successor

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation’s central bank, the White House said Tuesday. Yellen would be the first woman to head the powerful Fed, taking over at a pivotal time…
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VIDEO: Fed Closer To Easing Back Stimulus, But Still No Consensus On Timing

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According to the official summary of their last meeting, Federal Reserve policy makers were edging closer to scaling back their huge stimulus efforts, despite new concerns that growth may prove disappointing in the second half.

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