Now this is kind of strange because it is a meeting of the regional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents. Now the Capo di tutti capi won’t be there.
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That the New York Fed would shower favors on a big financial institution may not surprise. It has long shielded large banks from assertive regulation and increased capital requirements. Still, last week’s details of the undisclosed settlement between the New York Fed and Bank of America are remarkable.
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In these days of international financial uncertainty and occasional panic it’s good to see the International Monetary Fund folks still know how to party. Really party.
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It is clear that Greece is off track and there is no chance they will cut the debt to 120% of GDP in 2020 as envisaged. It will be rather 136%
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Former Miss Nevada 2007 Caleche Manos says that law enforcement officers busted into her Santa Monica, CA apartment, on November 15, 2011, and forced her to get out of bed without any clothes on, all because they targeted the wrong apartment.
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The Postal Service repeated on Wednesday that without congressional action, it will defaultâa first in its long history, a spokesman saidâon a legally required annual .5 billion payment, due Aug. 1, into a health-benefits fund for future retirees.
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The unemployment rate drops to 8.2% for one simple reason: the number of people not in the labor force is back to all time highs: 87,897,000.
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President Obama’s proposed 2013 budget will forecast a 1 billion deficit for next year, falling far short of his goal to halve the deficit in four years
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Greece may miss its target for privatization revenues next year because of the worsening economic climate in Europe, the head of the agency responsible for selling state assets said in an interview to be published on Sunday.
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Greece will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package, according to government draft budget figures released on Sunday, showing that drastic steps taken to avert bankruptcy may not be enough.
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