Top Interest Rate Headlines 01-25-2012: Bernanke Says Fed Pondering Further Stimulus

Bernanke says Fed pondering further stimulus
Reuters
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank was ready to offer the economy additional stimulus after it announced interest rates would likely remain near zero until at least late 2014.
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Tim Geithner Won't Stay On If Obama Wins Second Term: Report
Huffington Post
Barack Obama won't ask Timothy Geithner to stay on as Treasury Secretary if the president wins reelection, Geithner told Bloomberg TV's Trish Regan Wednesday.
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Bernanke says Fed pondering further stimulus
Yahoo! News
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank was ready to offer the economy additional stimulus after it announced interest rates would likely remain near zero until at least late 2014.
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CFTC Releases Results of Limited Reviews of Futures Commission Merchants
Press Release
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today released findings of limited reviews of futures commission merchants (FCMs) to assess compliance with requirements to segregate customer funds pursuant to Section 4d of the Commodity Exchange Act (ACT). The limited reviews also covered the FCMs’ obligation to set aside in secured accounts funds deposited by customers for trading on foreign boards of trade under Section 4(b) of the Act and Part 30 of the Commission’s regulations. As of the review date for each FCM, all of the FCMs were in compliance with the segregation or Part 30 secured amount requirements.
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Merkel: Germany Ready to Transfer More Power to Europe
WSJ.com
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sharply criticized for her government's prescriptions of austerity as a cure for the euro zone's sovereign-debt crisis, said labor-market reforms and greater European integration also were needed to correct flaws in the makeup of the common currency.
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Merkel says 'big rethink needed'
BBC
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the World Economic Forum that a "big rethink" is needed in the eurozone within the global economy.
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Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from Jan 24-25 FOMC meeting
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Barbara Rehm: Fed s Low-Rate Strategy May Come at a High Cost
American Banker
The central bank has held the federal funds rate near zero for over three years and intends to keep it there. Negative consequences are inevitable and policymakers ability to manage them far from certain.
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Federal Open Market Committee Statement - Jan. 25, 2012
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