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Leveraged-Loan Risk Guidance From 2001 May Be Updated by U.S. Regulators

Regulators are considering new guidelines on risks and lending standards for banks that originate and sell high-yield, high-risk loans to account for the experience of the financial crisis.
Fed Vice Chairman Yellen Says Forceful Action Needed to Curb Europe Crisis

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said recent financial market turmoil underscores the need for “forceful action” by European leaders to curb the continent’s debt crisis.
Fed’s Opening Up Was Aimed at More Effective Policy, 2006 Transcripts Show

Federal Reserve officials in 2006 began their current opening up to greater scrutiny with warnings that their goal was to make policy more effective rather than make the Fed transparent to the public.
Fed’s Yellen: QE3 May Be Warranted

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said a third round of large-scale securities purchases might become warranted if necessary to boost a U.S. economy challenged by unemployment and financial turmoil.
Fed’s Yellen Sees Scope for Further Asset Purchases to Spur U.S. Recovery

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said the central bank has leeway to spur the U.S. recovery and reduce unemployment by buying more assets or clarifying its plan to sustain record-low borrowing costs.
Yellen Anti-Inflation Credentials at Fed Are Defended by Gramley, Blinder

When Janet Yellen was first reported to be President Barack Obama’s choice for Federal Reserve vice chairman early last month, the dollar weakened on speculation she would help keep interest rates at a record low through the end of the year.
‘Fool in the Shower’ to Give Fed a Good Scalding: Caroline Baum

Long and variable lags. That’s all I could think of yesterday when I read the Federal Reserve statement and learned that economic conditions “are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014.”
Yellen Speech May Offer `Proxy' For Plan to Unwind Fed's Asset Purchases

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen presented a possible timeline of about seven years before the Fed’s balance sheet is restored to normal levels, while saying the central bank’s asset purchases will end up creating 3 million jobs by 2012.
Yellen Says Fed Could Use Communication to Ease Policy

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said the central bank could use communications to make policy more accommodative, lower unemployment and raise the rate of inflation if financial markets expected a tightening of policy before the Fed intended.
Yellen Says Asia Important for Fed in Developing Monetary Policy

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said Asia “clearly plays an exceptionally important role in the global economy” and a better understanding of the region helps officials to develop policy.