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Will the Federal Reserve step in, again?

Sep 10, 2012
At its two-day meeting this week the big question on every economists' mind: Will the Fed announce another round of economic stimulus?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who on Wednesday held his last scheduled news conference after the Fed announced it will scale back on bond buying.
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QE3 ahoy!

Sep 7, 2012
Today's gloomy jobs report makes another round of quantitative easing a lot more likely.
One dollar bills as they are printed and prepared for distribution to financial institutions at the Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Today's gloomy jobs report makes another round of quantitative easing a lot more likely.
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Europe's big bond bet and what it means for the U.S.

Sep 5, 2012
Europe will likely announce a big bond-buying program tomorrow. The U.S. Fed will be watching.
A two Euro coin rest in front of a U.S. dollar. Europe will likely announce a big bond-buying program tomorrow. The U.S. Fed will be watching.
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