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• Federal Reserve Moves to Restrict Fees on Gift Cards

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  The move is the latest response by the Fed after it was accused of not taking a more active role in its duty to protect consumers.
  2 hours ago

• Volcker Criticizes Move to Change Accounting Standards

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  A proposal that would grant bank regulators the power to sidestep accounting standards is a “terrible idea,” the former Fed chairman said.
  6 hours ago

• Our Enemy, Inflation–Videos

  
  Pronk Palisades — Authority: 433
  Monetary Lessons from America’s Past Skyscrapers and Business Cycles The Gold Dollar Death Fuel End the Fed   Background Articles and Videos A Libertarian Gallop Through American History Related Posts On Pronk Palisades Economists The Battle For The ...
  11 hours ago

• Murray Rothbard–Videos

  
  Pronk Palisades — Authority: 433
  The Future of Austrian Economics   The Founding of the Federal Reserve   John Maynard Keynes: Hero or Villain? Part 1   John Maynard Keynes: Hero or Villain? Part 2   John Maynard Keynes: Hero or Villain? Part 3   John Maynard Keynes: Hero or Villain? Part 4   ...
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• Editorial: That $35 Cup of Coffee

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  The Federal Reserve Board’s new rules to protect holders of debit cards from overdraft fees are half-measures. Congress should pass bills to put the scam to rest.
  2 days ago

• Underwriting Hurdles Increase Banks Raise Mortgage Qualification Standards

  
  Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog — Authority: 122
  Despite the economy’s improvement and prodding from Congress, banks don’t seem ready to open their purse strings just yet. Nationally, mortgage approval standards are tightening . The data comes from a quarterly survey the Federal Reserve sends to its member banks.  The Fed asks senior bank loan officers ...
  4 days ago

• Philly Fedhead Plosser: Yeah, Um, Im Concerned About Inflation. Later.

  
  Jr Deputy Accountant — Authority: 131
  Im starting to think Chuck has been hanging out with Janet Yellen a little too much these days. Reuters : The U.S. economy has improved, but a number of risks to growth remain and there is no near-term inflation threat, a top Fed official said on Thursday. "Were in much better shape than six months ago, but that ...
  4 days ago

• New Rules Would Restrict Overdraft Fees on Debit Cards

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  The Federal Reserve will prohibit issuers of debit cards from charging overdraft fees in many instances without the cardholder’s permission.
  4 days ago

• Taming the Fed, Intelligently

  
  The New Republic - the stash Feed — Authority: 137
  The Chris Dodd proposal that has regulators and the Hill in an uproar (to say nothing of the banks) seems to contain the kernel of a very workable compromise. First the proposal, via the Journal : It would create a single banking regulator, a powerful council of regulators to monitor systemic risks to the economy ...
  5 days ago

• More of the same tired arguments against Ron Paul’s Fed Audit Bill

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 548
  Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve (HR.1207) has over 300 cosponsors, well above 2/3rds of the House, including every single House Republican. A few days ago an opinion piece appeared in the Wall Street Journal arguing that the Federal Reserve is already transparent enough and that a full audit would be ...
  5 days ago

• SF Fedhead Yellen: If Her Husband Were a Crack Addict, Hed Be Turning Tricks as We Speak

  
  Jr Deputy Accountant — Authority: 131
  Filed under: no fucking shit, lady. Bloomberg : The U.S. economy will be slow to recover from the deepest recession since the 1930s as rising unemployment curbs consumer spending, Federal Reserve officials said. San Francisco Fed Bank President Janet Yellen raised the prospect of a “jobless recovery” in a ...
  5 days ago

• Under Attack, Fed Chairman Studies Politics

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  Representative Barney Frank, left, said of Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman, right: “Ben Bernanke turns out to have better political instincts than anybody thought.”
  5 days ago

• Worth Reading

  
  The New Republic - the stash Feed — Authority: 137
  Ex-Bear Stearns fund managers acquitted of subprime-related fraud charges. Why big news on diminishing oil supplies didnt move markets . Under Dodds plan , commercial banks would lose ability to name Fed directors. Mark Thoma has a new blog . Treasury a little too selective in releasing loan ...
  6 days ago

• Chris Dodd Stripping Down the Fed and OMG Loller Dollar Rally

  
  Jr Deputy Accountant — Authority: 131
  I cant believe my eyes, is this for real? Reuters called it "bold financial reform " and Bloomberg said it was a "toothless tiger" , now WSJ has a turn in critiquing Christopher Dodds financial reform bill and it appears as though the best bit out of all of this is that regional Fed banks may be getting a bit of a ...
  6 days ago

• Gordon Browns Financial Shock and Awe

  
  The New Republic - simon johnson Feed — Authority: 109
  There are two broad views on our newly resurgent global bubbles --the increase in asset prices in emerging markets, fuelled by capital inflows, with all the associated bells and whistles (including dollar depreciation). These run-ups in stock market values and real estate prices are either benign or the ...
  6 days ago

• A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  Senator Christopher J. Dodd at a hearing in September. He is pushing legislation that would freeze interest rates on existing balances until the new credit card law takes effect next year.
  6 days ago

• Worth Reading

  
  The New Republic - the stash Feed — Authority: 137
  Fred Mishkin: Fed shouldnt worry about asset bubbles right now. Inflation expectations have returned to a historically normal range . Study: A higher minimum wage can reduce obesity . Dallas Fed: Dont blame protectionism for the decline in global trade. Banks just as happy buying Treasuries as making loans.
  1 week ago

• Mortgage Rate Forecast Week Of November 09, 2009 (Chart)

  
  Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog — Authority: 122
  Mortgage markets were extremely volatile last week, carving out a wide range between Monday and Friday. Thankfully for rate shoppers, the overall momentum was positive. Mortgage rates fell for the second time in as many weeks. Rates still sit higher versus their early-October lows. For pure “news”, last week ...
  1 week ago

• Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 475
  Events over the last year have placed our nation’s monetary system in focus. Or, at least it should be in sharp focus , as U.S. monetary policy and the Federal Reserve System bear much responsibility for the financial crisis and the accompanying recession. Few politicians, Ron Paul being one, are looking in the ...
  1 week ago

• What is a Bank CD?

  
  Rich Credit Debt Loan — Authority: 536
  Before comparing interest rates or buying a CD at the bank, come to an understanding on how Certificates of Deposit work. Rules and Regulations of Bank CDs CDs, commonly known to many as bank certificates of deposit, are issued by many different banks. CDs are tightly regulated via state and federal banking ...
  1 week ago

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