Lyle Gramley News
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Manuel Johnson, co-chairman of Johnson Smick International Inc. and former Federal Reserve System vice chairman, says at heart he’s “pretty much a country boy.”
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher may dissent from Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ’s plan to purchase $600 billion in Treasuries, former Fed governor Lyle Gramley said.
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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.
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The U.S. economy is so bad that the chance of avoiding a double dip back into recession may actually be pretty good.
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The new financial regulation law gives the Federal Reserve chairman the authority to force banks to raise capital and tighten lending -- just as he’s trying to steer monetary policy in the opposite direction.
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In November 2009, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd advanced a radical proposal: to create a super-regulator that would take over most of the bank supervision that had been done by the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other agencies.
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Thomas M. Hoenig , dressed in a gray suit, white shirt with French cuffs, and baby-blue tie, faces an edgy crowd of 150 people in a hotel meeting room in suburban Lenexa, Kan. A large “Kansas City Tea Party” banner covers a table at the door. Attendees wear anti-tax stickers on their lapels. This is not an after-dinner speech for which most central bankers would volunteer.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is betting that by holding regular press conferences he’ll provide clarity about monetary policy without saying something that may disrupt financial markets.
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The Federal Reserve will probably push forward with $600 billion in securities purchases even as the biggest jump in business loans in more than two years adds to signs the U.S. economy is gaining strength.
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Federal Reserve policy makers, who see unemployment falling too slowly for their liking, are giving no indication that signs of an accelerating recovery will dissuade them from carrying out record monetary-stimulus plans.
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