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  <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Planet Plagger</title>
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  <updated xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2011-02-15T15:02:32+09:00</updated>
  <generator xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Plagger/0.7.17</generator>
  <subtitle xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Everything about Plagger from the Web.</subtitle>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Dollar falls more, Treasurys stay up on Bernanke</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/dollar-falls-more-treasurys-stay-up-on-bernanke/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices held onto gains and the euro rose to $1.27  on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated remarks made last week about the strengthening economy. He also again defended the ...</summary>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices held onto gains and the euro rose to $1.27  on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated remarks made last week about the strengthening economy. He also again defended the ...</div>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Inflation verses relative price changes</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/inflation-verses-relative-price-changes/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">It is starting to look like the cyclical bottom in inflation may be at hand. But there is much confusion over current price changes. There are two types of price changes to consider. One is the change in relative prices. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">It is starting to look like the cyclical bottom in inflation may be at hand. But there is much confusion over current price changes. There are two types of price changes to consider. One is the change in relative prices. ...</div>
    </content>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/inflation-verses-relative-price-changes/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to Step Down</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-governor-kevin-warsh-to-step-down/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Kevin Warsh has announced his intention to resign from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors around March 31. Warsh, who has been a member of the board since February 2006 and served as a right hand to ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Kevin Warsh has announced his intention to resign from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors around March 31. Warsh, who has been a member of the board since February 2006 and served as a right hand to ...</div>
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    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-governor-kevin-warsh-to-step-down/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Warsh, Inflation Hawk, To Leave at End of March</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-warsh-inflation-hawk-to-leave-at-end-of-march/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve's youngest-ever governor and a vocal inflation hawk skeptical of recent monetary easing efforts, said on Thursday he is stepping down from the central bank's powerful board. Originally from All News, ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve's youngest-ever governor and a vocal inflation hawk skeptical of recent monetary easing efforts, said on Thursday he is stepping down from the central bank's powerful board. Originally from All News, ...</div>
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    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-warsh-inflation-hawk-to-leave-at-end-of-march/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Ben On The Hill: Economic Outlook</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-economic-outlook/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The following are excerpts from Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's testimony today before the House Budget Committee, along with my notes interspersed: “The economic recovery that began in the middle of 2009 appears to have strengthened in the ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The following are excerpts from Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's testimony today before the House Budget Committee, along with my notes interspersed: “The economic recovery that began in the middle of 2009 appears to have strengthened in the ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-economic-outlook/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Lists: Ranking Economic Data</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/lists-ranking-economic-data/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Here is a first cut at ranking economic data. These lists are not exhaustive (I'm sure I left a few off), and the rankings are not static. As an example, right now initial weekly unemployment claims is 'B List' data, but when (if) the ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Here is a first cut at ranking economic data. These lists are not exhaustive (I'm sure I left a few off), and the rankings are not static. As an example, right now initial weekly unemployment claims is 'B List' data, but when (if) the ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/lists-ranking-economic-data/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Members Appear More Divided on Stimulus</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-members-appear-more-divided-on-stimulus/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Federal Reserve is facing more divisions among policymakers about its $600 million stimulus program as well as its policy of keeping interest rates at near zero indefinitely. Originally from All News, Video and Posts related to ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Federal Reserve is facing more divisions among policymakers about its $600 million stimulus program as well as its policy of keeping interest rates at near zero indefinitely. Originally from All News, Video and Posts related to ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-members-appear-more-divided-on-stimulus/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Most Important Chart Of The Year</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-most-important-chart-of-the-year/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Okay, I've been saying it since the summer. I've been writing about it almost weekly. And now I want you to see it. Below is the price chart of the 10-Year US Treasury Note. Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com. From this price chart, ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Okay, I've been saying it since the summer. I've been writing about it almost weekly. And now I want you to see it. Below is the price chart of the 10-Year US Treasury Note. Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com. From this price chart, ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-most-important-chart-of-the-year/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">I come to praise Bernanke</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/i-come-to-praise-bernanke/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has come under fire recently from many directions. Of course I've been a frequent critic of Ben Bernanke over the years. I thought he missed the housing and credit bubble when he was a member of the Fed Board ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has come under fire recently from many directions. Of course I've been a frequent critic of Ben Bernanke over the years. I thought he missed the housing and credit bubble when he was a member of the Fed Board ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/i-come-to-praise-bernanke/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Insuring Your Pension Savings With Gold | Gold Speaks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/insuring-your-pension-savings-with-gold/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">How much gold is too much gold if you're a fixed-income investor...? GOLD DOESN'T pay any income, of course. Which is why retirees and pensioners should.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">How much gold is too much gold if you're a fixed-income investor...? GOLD DOESN'T pay any income, of course. Which is why retirees and pensioners should.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/insuring-your-pension-savings-with-gold/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Ben On The Hill: Monetary Policy</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-monetary-policy/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is testifying to the House Budget committee today. Below is the monetary policy part his prepared testimony and my reaction/translation of it. I posted earlier on the economic outlook portion of his ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is testifying to the House Budget committee today. Below is the monetary policy part his prepared testimony and my reaction/translation of it. I posted earlier on the economic outlook portion of his ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-monetary-policy/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Cliffs Natural shares rise on record copper prices | Gold Speaks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/cliffs-natural-shares-rise-on-record-copper-prices/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. rose Monday following  record copper prices and heavy demand from China.  Cliffs shares.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. rose Monday following  record copper prices and heavy demand from China.  Cliffs shares.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/cliffs-natural-shares-rise-on-record-copper-prices/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">不惑仔的一天 Fri, Feb 11 | たらこせるのフライングつちのこ</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://www.dontthinkfeel.info/2011/02/12/%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%91%E4%BB%94%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%80fri-feb-11" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">そもそものplaggerの吐くRSSの.ttがどんなだっけ？と思い始めてしまった。どうしよー。 20:22 フラつ: TaraDishes in
today http://bit.ly/ffwCPf · 20:24
ようやくOKなHTMLをはけるようになってきたわい。あとはDIVで囲んじゃえばいいんだよな。 ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">そもそもの<b>plagger</b>の吐くRSSの.ttがどんなだっけ？と思い始めてしまった。どうしよー。 20:22 フラつ: TaraDishes in today http://bit.ly/ffwCPf · 20:24 ようやくOKなHTMLをはけるようになってきたわい。あとはDIVで囲んじゃえばいいんだよな。 ...</div>
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    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Taraco-Sell</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://www.dontthinkfeel.info/2011/02/12/%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%91%E4%BB%94%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%80fri-feb-11</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">A Dab of Color: Transportation</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/a-dab-of-color-transportation/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">After my "D-List Data" post, I've received several requests to try to create a list of economic data by priority. I'm working on it, in the meantime, here is some more data for D-List. I follow three measures of transportation: rail ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">After my "D-List Data" post, I've received several requests to try to create a list of economic data by priority. I'm working on it, in the meantime, here is some more data for D-List. I follow three measures of transportation: rail ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/a-dab-of-color-transportation/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">ETF News Update: The Chairman Speaks (EEM, FXI, UUP, USO, TLT, CSCO)</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/etf-news-update-the-chairman-speaks-eem-fxi-uup-uso-tlt-csco/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke went to Capitol Hill today to meet with the newly formed House Budget Committee, commonly known on CNBC as “Ryan's Den,” and affectionately named after its Republican Chairman Congressman Paul Ryan from ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke went to Capitol Hill today to meet with the newly formed House Budget Committee, commonly known on CNBC as “Ryan's Den,” and affectionately named after its Republican Chairman Congressman Paul Ryan from ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/etf-news-update-the-chairman-speaks-eem-fxi-uup-uso-tlt-csco/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke says job growth, inflation still too low</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment remains too high despite increasing signs of economic strength, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday, suggesting the central bank... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment remains too high despite increasing signs of economic strength, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday, suggesting the central bank... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
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    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Treasury yields, dollar up after jobless claims</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/treasury-yields-dollar-up-after-jobless-claims/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices edged down and the dollar hung onto solid gains on Thursday after the US Labor Department said jobless claims fell 36000 to 383000 in the latest week. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices edged down and the dollar hung onto solid gains on Thursday after the US Labor Department said jobless claims fell 36000 to 383000 in the latest week. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/treasury-yields-dollar-up-after-jobless-claims/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed plans to buy back $97 bln in Treasurys</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-plans-to-buy-back-97-bln-in-treasurys/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday it plans to purchase about $97 billion in Treasury debt in the next month, continuing its policy of buying bonds to keep interest rates low and aid the ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday it plans to purchase about $97 billion in Treasury debt in the next month, continuing its policy of buying bonds to keep interest rates low and aid the ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-plans-to-buy-back-97-bln-in-treasurys/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed buys $7.375 bln in Treasurys; bonds stay up</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-7-375-bln-in-treasurys-bonds-stay-up/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $7.375 billion in Treasury debt on Friday, part of the Fed's second round of quantitative easing, and includes purchases made under a previous program to reinvest ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $7.375 billion in Treasury debt on Friday, part of the Fed's second round of quantitative easing, and includes purchases made under a previous program to reinvest ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-7-375-bln-in-treasurys-bonds-stay-up/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US stocks offer mild retreat at the start</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/u-s-stocks-offer-mild-retreat-at-the-start/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US stocks on Wednesday retreated a bit from a striking run that has the averages up more than 5% this year, with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony coming up. "The market has lacked a domestic ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US stocks on Wednesday retreated a bit from a striking run that has the averages up more than 5% this year, with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony coming up. "The market has lacked a domestic ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/u-s-stocks-offer-mild-retreat-at-the-start/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Metals Stocks: Gold higher on weaker dollar, ahead of Bernanke</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/metals-stocks-gold-higher-on-weaker-dollar-ahead-of-bernanke/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold futures extend the prior session's gains, helped by a weaker dollar and ahead of comments  from Fed chief Ben Bernanke. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Gold futures extend the prior session's gains, helped by a weaker dollar and ahead of comments  from Fed chief Ben Bernanke. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/metals-stocks-gold-higher-on-weaker-dollar-ahead-of-bernanke/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Rules to Write By | Federal Reservations</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/rules-to-write-by/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">by Mike KimelRules to Write ByCross posted at the Presimetrics  blog.Things to keep in mind, especially when posting here or writing me letters:1. I don't cite.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">by Mike KimelRules to Write ByCross posted at the Presimetrics  blog.Things to keep in mind, especially when posting here or writing me letters:1. I don't cite.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/rules-to-write-by/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed&amp;#39;s Richard Fisher and Affordable Family Formation</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-feds-richard-fisher-and-affordable-family-formation/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher honored the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth by recalling a good joke that Reagan used to tell: Originally from All News, Video and Posts related to TOPIC: Federal Reserve.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher honored the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth by recalling a good joke that Reagan used to tell: Originally from All News, Video and Posts related to TOPIC: Federal Reserve.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-feds-richard-fisher-and-affordable-family-formation/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed: Fed chief Bernanke downplays inflation risk</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-chief-bernanke-downplays-inflation-risk/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Ben Bernanke finds himself on the defensive on several fronts, parrying questions posed in the Federal Reserve chairman's first visit before a House committee since Republicans took back control of the lower chamber of Congress. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Ben Bernanke finds himself on the defensive on several fronts, parrying questions posed in the Federal Reserve chairman's first visit before a House committee since Republicans took back control of the lower chamber of Congress. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-chief-bernanke-downplays-inflation-risk/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Thu, Feb 10 - swat_memo</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://d.hatena.ne.jp/swat/20110210/p1" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">PlaggerでMixi巡回できなくなってしまって - swat_memo · swat_memo -
はてなダイアリでtwitterを表示するにはRSSモジュールを使う · swat_memo - 外注さんに知っておいてほしいこと ·
暗黙知を結集して新たなプロセスを作れない理由 ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b>Plagger</b>でMixi巡回できなくなってしまって - swat_memo · swat_memo - はてなダイアリでtwitterを表示するにはRSSモジュールを使う · swat_memo - 外注さんに知っておいてほしいこと · 暗黙知を結集して新たなプロセスを作れない理由 ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">swat</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://d.hatena.ne.jp/swat/20110210/p1</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke&amp;#39;s Big Talk: Here&amp;#39;s What You Need to Know</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernankes-big-talk-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Words of wisdom from the Fed chairman. Originally from Fool.com: The Motley Fool.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Words of wisdom from the Fed chairman. Originally from Fool.com: The Motley Fool.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernankes-big-talk-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Metals Stocks: Gold futures gain as copper stands near record ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/metals-stocks-gold-futures-gain-as-copper-stands-near-record-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold futures trade higher to start the week following a two-day losing spell, while the copper contract again flirts  with a record high, adding 2% following.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Gold futures trade higher to start the week following a two-day losing spell, while the copper contract again flirts  with a record high, adding 2% following.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/metals-stocks-gold-futures-gain-as-copper-stands-near-record-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Treasurys start higher, for first day in eight</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/treasurys-start-higher-for-first-day-in-eight/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rose on Wednesday, pushing yields down for the first morning in eight, before the government auctions 10-year notes. The to-be-issued notes are  trading at the highest level since last April, ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rose on Wednesday, pushing yields down for the first morning in eight, before the government auctions 10-year notes. The to-be-issued notes are  trading at the highest level since last April, ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/treasurys-start-higher-for-first-day-in-eight/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed buys $7.51 bln in debt; Treasurys pare gains</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-7-51-bln-in-debt-treasurys-pare-gains/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $7.51 billion in Treasury debt on Wednesday, part of the Fed's second round of quantitative easing, and includes purchases made under a previous program to reinvest ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $7.51 billion in Treasury debt on Wednesday, part of the Fed's second round of quantitative easing, and includes purchases made under a previous program to reinvest ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-7-51-bln-in-debt-treasurys-pare-gains/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Two Faces Of Ben Bernanke</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-two-faces-of-ben-bernanke-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Based on his recent public comments, Fed Chairman Bernanke seems determined to give the US dollar the reputation of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak: an unwanted relic of the past that everyone agrees must go, but stubbornly clings to a privileged ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Based on his recent public comments, Fed Chairman Bernanke seems determined to give the US dollar the reputation of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak: an unwanted relic of the past that everyone agrees must go, but stubbornly clings to a privileged ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-two-faces-of-ben-bernanke-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Lockhart: Inflation tame despite oil prices</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-inflation-tame-despite-oil-prices/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Inflation is currently running below the 2% rate that defines price-stability, despite the recent pickup in oil prices, said Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta  Federal Reserve Bank on Tuesday. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Inflation is currently running below the 2% rate that defines price-stability, despite the recent pickup in oil prices, said Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta  Federal Reserve Bank on Tuesday. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-inflation-tame-despite-oil-prices/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Insights from Q&amp;amp;A of Bernankeâ€™s Testimony</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/insights-from-qa-of-bernankea%C2%80%C2%99s-testimony/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Chairman Bernanke's testimony today was a repetition of the February 3, 2011 speech at the National  Press Club. He stressed that the unemployment rate was unacceptably  high and inflation was low. In Q&amp;A session, Representative Ryan ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" type="text">Chairman Bernanke's testimony today was a repetition of the February 3, 2011 speech at the National  Press Club. He stressed that the unemployment rate was unacceptably  high and inflation was low. In Q&amp;A session, Representative Ryan ...</content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/insights-from-qa-of-bernankea%C2%80%C2%99s-testimony/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Under the Big Stock Market Top</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/under-the-big-stock-market-top/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">1332. That is a 100% in the S&amp;P since it's March 2009 low of 666 (see David Fry's chart). Does it matter? Can we expect even a LITTLE pullback after a 100% run or is it "to the moon Alice" and maybe Mars and Jupiter while we're at it as ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" type="text">1332. That is a 100% in the S&amp;P since it's March 2009 low of 666 (see David Fry's chart). Does it matter? Can we expect even a LITTLE pullback after a 100% run or is it "to the moon Alice" and maybe Mars and Jupiter while we're at it as ...</content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/under-the-big-stock-market-top/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Newswatch: Fed chief Bernanke in the lion&amp;#39;s den</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/newswatch-fed-chief-bernanke-in-the-lion%E2%80%99s-den/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Federal Reserve chairman's likely to find himself on the defensive in his first visit before a House committee since Republicans took back control of the lower chamber of Congress. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Federal Reserve chairman's likely to find himself on the defensive in his first visit before a House committee since Republicans took back control of the lower chamber of Congress. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/newswatch-fed-chief-bernanke-in-the-lion%E2%80%99s-den/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold and Silver the Ultimate Profit Keys and Wealth Protection</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/gold-and-silver-the-ultimate-profit-keys-and-wealth-protection/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">“The lack of growth in the M3 measure — traditional broadest money supply measure used by the Fed until its abandonment in March 2006 — suggests a re-intensifying systemic solvency crisis, as does the continued lack of growth in bank ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“The lack of growth in the M3 measure — traditional broadest money supply measure used by the Fed until its abandonment in March 2006 — suggests a re-intensifying systemic solvency crisis, as does the continued lack of growth in bank ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/gold-and-silver-the-ultimate-profit-keys-and-wealth-protection/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Lockhart Tries To Justify The Fedâ€™s Love of Printing Money</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/lockhart-tries-to-justify-the-feda%C2%80%C2%99s-love-of-printing-money/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Following up on Bernanke's 'don't blame me' shtick last week, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart had this to say yesterday: “The Fed, like every other central bank, is powerless to prevent fluctuations in the cost ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Following up on Bernanke's 'don't blame me' shtick last week, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart had this to say yesterday: “The Fed, like every other central bank, is powerless to prevent fluctuations in the cost ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/lockhart-tries-to-justify-the-feda%C2%80%C2%99s-love-of-printing-money/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Schedule for Week of February 13th | Federal Reservations</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/schedule-for-week-of-february-13th/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The key releases this week will be retail sales on Tuesday, industrial production on Wednesday, and the consumer price index on Thursday. For housing, the NHAB.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The key releases this week will be retail sales on Tuesday, industrial production on Wednesday, and the consumer price index on Thursday. For housing, the NHAB.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/schedule-for-week-of-february-13th/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke to testify on Dodd-Frank next week</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-to-testify-on-dodd-frank-next-week/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top US regulators will appear before the Senate Banking Committee next week to discuss the implementation of the Dodd-Frank... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top US regulators will appear before the Senate Banking Committee next week to discuss the implementation of the Dodd-Frank... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-to-testify-on-dodd-frank-next-week/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Ben On The Hill: Fiscal Policy</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-fiscal-policy/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to the House Budget committee today. Below is the fiscal policy part his prepared testimony and my reaction/translation of it. Fiscal Policy. “Fiscal policymakers…face significant ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to the House Budget committee today. Below is the fiscal policy part his prepared testimony and my reaction/translation of it. Fiscal Policy. “Fiscal policymakers…face significant ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/ben-on-the-hill-fiscal-policy/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Plosser says US deflation risk gone: report</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-plosser-says-u-s-deflation-risk-gone-report/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday he believes the US economy is no longer at risk of slipping into a damaging deflationary spiral but that it would be unwise for... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday he believes the US economy is no longer at risk of slipping into a damaging deflationary spiral but that it would be unwise for... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-plosser-says-u-s-deflation-risk-gone-report/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Fisher says would dissent from any new QE</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-fisher-says-would-dissent-from-any-new-qe/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank vowed on Tuesday to vote against any additional bond-buying program once the current $600 billion purchase plan expires in June. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank vowed on Tuesday to vote against any additional bond-buying program once the current $600 billion purchase plan expires in June. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-fisher-says-would-dissent-from-any-new-qe/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed to decide which non-banks Dodd-Frank snares</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-to-decide-which-non-banks-dodd-frank-snares/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Federal Reserve begins the task of identifying those non-bank institutions that would be subject to greater oversight under Wall Street reform. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Federal Reserve begins the task of identifying those non-bank institutions that would be subject to greater oversight under Wall Street reform. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-to-decide-which-non-banks-dodd-frank-snares/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Dual Mandates, the Price of Gold, and Tinfoil Hats</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-dual-mandates-the-price-of-gold-and-tinfoil-hats/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">As noted in Republicans Attack Dual Mandate, a group of Republicans want to remove the Fed's employment mandate and have the Fed focus solely on keeping prices stable. This got me thinking once again about dual or triple mandates, ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As noted in Republicans Attack Dual Mandate, a group of Republicans want to remove the Fed's employment mandate and have the Fed focus solely on keeping prices stable. This got me thinking once again about dual or triple mandates, ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-dual-mandates-the-price-of-gold-and-tinfoil-hats/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke says job growth, inflation still too low</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment remains too high for policymakers' comfort despite  signs of strength in the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. Originally from Reuters: Business News.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment remains too high for policymakers' comfort despite  signs of strength in the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. Originally from Reuters: Business News.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke Tries to Soothe GOP</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-tries-to-soothe-gop-4/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed chief told the House budget panel the prospect of high unemployment and low inflation continued to justify the central bank's controversial purchases of government bonds. Originally from WSJ.com: Economy.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Fed chief told the House budget panel the prospect of high unemployment and low inflation continued to justify the central bank's controversial purchases of government bonds. Originally from WSJ.com: Economy.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-tries-to-soothe-gop-4/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke warns against steep budget cuts</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-warns-against-steep-budget-cuts-3/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned against sharp cuts in spending at a time when the economic recovery is still fragile enough to require extraordinary... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned against sharp cuts in spending at a time when the economic recovery is still fragile enough to require extraordinary... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-warns-against-steep-budget-cuts-3/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Capital One, banks rise on dividend hopes</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/capital-one-banks-rise-on-dividend-hopes/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Capital One Financial Corp. led financial stocks higher Tuesday with a 4% gain after RBC Capital Markets said banks could begin raising dividends sooner than expected. RBC analysts led by Gerard Cassidy in a note ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Capital One Financial Corp. led financial stocks higher Tuesday with a 4% gain after RBC Capital Markets said banks could begin raising dividends sooner than expected. RBC analysts led by Gerard Cassidy in a note ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/capital-one-banks-rise-on-dividend-hopes/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">“There&amp;#39;s No Sense Of Urgency” In Washington</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/%E2%80%9Cthere%E2%80%99s-no-sense-of-urgency%E2%80%9D-in-washington/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">For those critical of Ben Bernanke and his massive bubble inducing, asset inflating quantitative easing program, Ben and his Federal Reserve friends have something to say to you. What wisdom do these banking behemoths have to share? ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">For those critical of Ben Bernanke and his massive bubble inducing, asset inflating quantitative easing program, Ben and his Federal Reserve friends have something to say to you. What wisdom do these banking behemoths have to share? ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/%E2%80%9Cthere%E2%80%99s-no-sense-of-urgency%E2%80%9D-in-washington/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Currencies: Dollar slips more as Bernanke testifies</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-slips-more-as-bernanke-testifies/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. The euro battles back in the aftermath of news reports that Bundesbank chief Axel Weber is out of the running to become the next ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. The euro battles back in the aftermath of news reports that Bundesbank chief Axel Weber is out of the running to become the next ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-slips-more-as-bernanke-testifies/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold Prices: Where Will They Finish 2011? | Gold Speaks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/gold-prices-where-will-they-finish-2011-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold poll updated with 2011 price targets from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.) NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- The answer to the question where will gold prices.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Gold poll updated with 2011 price targets from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.) NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- The answer to the question where will gold prices.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/gold-prices-where-will-they-finish-2011-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Market&amp;#39;s Dirty Little Secret: 9% Unemployment Is Just Fine</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/markets-dirty-little-secret-9-unemployment-is-just-fine/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">By John Melloy, Executive Producer, CNBC's Fast Money NEW YORK (CNBC) -- It's a taboo subject to discuss in public, but corporate executives would prefer to buy back their own stock than hire more people this year. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">By John Melloy, Executive Producer, CNBC's Fast Money NEW YORK (CNBC) -- It's a taboo subject to discuss in public, but corporate executives would prefer to buy back their own stock than hire more people this year. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/markets-dirty-little-secret-9-unemployment-is-just-fine/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Warsh to leave Federal Reserve board</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/warsh-to-leave-federal-reserve-board/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Kevin Warsh, the youngest-ever governor of the US Federal Reserve and one of chairman Ben Bernanke's closest lieutenants, is to leave the Fed at the end of March. Originally from FT.com - US and Canada, Economy &amp; Fed.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" type="text">Kevin Warsh, the youngest-ever governor of the US Federal Reserve and one of chairman Ben Bernanke's closest lieutenants, is to leave the Fed at the end of March. Originally from FT.com - US and Canada, Economy &amp; Fed.</content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/warsh-to-leave-federal-reserve-board/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Is Ben Bernanke A Liar, A Lunatic Or Is He Just Completely ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/is-ben-bernanke-a-liar-a-lunatic-or-is-he-just-completely-incompetent/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Did you see Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday? It was quite a show. Bernanke seems to believe that if he just keeps on repeating the same mantras over and over that somehow they will become true. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Did you see Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday? It was quite a show. Bernanke seems to believe that if he just keeps on repeating the same mantras over and over that somehow they will become true. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/is-ben-bernanke-a-liar-a-lunatic-or-is-he-just-completely-incompetent/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Lockhart: US Can&amp;#39;t Grow Out of Debt Woes</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-us-cant-grow-out-of-debt-woes/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">A top Federal Reserve official on Thursday urged Congress to come up with a credible plan to bring down government debt levels, which he suggested are a threat to sustained economic growth. Originally from All News, Video and Posts ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A top Federal Reserve official on Thursday urged Congress to come up with a credible plan to bring down government debt levels, which he suggested are a threat to sustained economic growth. Originally from All News, Video and Posts ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-us-cant-grow-out-of-debt-woes/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed auctions $5 bln in term deposit test</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-auctions-5-bln-in-term-deposit-test/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it auctioned $5 billion in 28-day term deposits on Monday at a rate of 0.26%. The test is in preparation of using the central bank's Term Deposit Facility, ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it auctioned $5 billion in 28-day term deposits on Monday at a rate of 0.26%. The test is in preparation of using the central bank's Term Deposit Facility, ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-auctions-5-bln-in-term-deposit-test/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">How to Profit from Rising Interest Rates</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/how-to-profit-from-rising-interest-rates/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Terry Coxon, The Casey Report writes: In the fall of 2008, the Federal Reserve responded to the Lehman bankruptcy by igniting a rapid expansion in the US money supply. It did so because, by its lights, the immediate and obvious menace ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Terry Coxon, The Casey Report writes: In the fall of 2008, the Federal Reserve responded to the Lehman bankruptcy by igniting a rapid expansion in the US money supply. It did so because, by its lights, the immediate and obvious menace ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/how-to-profit-from-rising-interest-rates/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Infographic Explaining IPv6 (via TheNextWeb) | VXML Solutions</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://vxmlsolutions.com/infographic-explaining-ipv6-via-thenextweb/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Courtesy of TheNextWeb's post today, “What Is IPv6 and Why Should We Care?, comes this helpful infographic explaining the different parts to IPv6.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Courtesy of TheNextWeb's post today, “What Is IPv6 and Why Should We Care?, comes this helpful infographic explaining the different parts to IPv6.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://vxmlsolutions.com/infographic-explaining-ipv6-via-thenextweb/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US Stocks Open Lower Ahead Of Bernanke&amp;#39;s Comments; DJIA Down 5</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/us-stocks-open-lower-ahead-of-bernankes-comments-djia-down-5/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US stocks opened slightly weaker after seven straight days of gains, as investors awaited comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped five points to 12229, even as two of ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">US stocks opened slightly weaker after seven straight days of gains, as investors awaited comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped five points to 12229, even as two of ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/us-stocks-open-lower-ahead-of-bernankes-comments-djia-down-5/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Currencies: Dollar falls ahead of Bernanke testimony</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-falls-ahead-of-bernanke-testimony/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The greenback weakens ahead of congressional testimony by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, while the euro trims gains after news reports indicate the German Bundesbank's Axel Weber is out of the running to become head of the European ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The greenback weakens ahead of congressional testimony by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, while the euro trims gains after news reports indicate the German Bundesbank's Axel Weber is out of the running to become head of the European ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-falls-ahead-of-bernanke-testimony/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bullish Small Business Optimism Index and Opposing Views from the Fed</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bullish-small-business-optimism-index-and-opposing-views-from-the-fed/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The NFIB survey results of small businesses for January 2011 point to an improved outlook. The composite index moved up to 94.1 in January from 92.6 in the prior month. The level of the composite index is close to the pre-recession ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The NFIB survey results of small businesses for January 2011 point to an improved outlook. The composite index moved up to 94.1 in January from 92.6 in the prior month. The level of the composite index is close to the pre-recession ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bullish-small-business-optimism-index-and-opposing-views-from-the-fed/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">T-Note Reprieve</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/t-note-reprieve/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Today's Idea March Notes have found near-term solace in the demand from foreign central banks, however, traders remain concerned about inflationary pressure. Rising food and energy prices may be a greater risk to the economy than bank ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Today's Idea March Notes have found near-term solace in the demand from foreign central banks, however, traders remain concerned about inflationary pressure. Rising food and energy prices may be a greater risk to the economy than bank ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/t-note-reprieve/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Is Blue Nile Losing Its Luster? | Gold Speaks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/is-blue-nile-losing-its-luster/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Is all that glitters gold? Apparently not! Originally from Fool.com Headlines.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Is all that glitters gold? Apparently not! Originally from Fool.com Headlines.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/is-blue-nile-losing-its-luster/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Currencies: Dollar slips; Bernanke pushes yields down</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-slips-bernanke-pushes-yields-down/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. The euro recovers after reports that Bundesbank chief Axel Weber won't become the next head of the European Central Bank. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. The euro recovers after reports that Bundesbank chief Axel Weber won't become the next head of the European Central Bank. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-slips-bernanke-pushes-yields-down/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Lockhart: US Inflation Still Too Low</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-us-inflation-still-too-low/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US inflation is still below the central bank's comfort levels and price rises for individual goods or services does not signal broader price pressures are around the corner, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Tuesday. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">US inflation is still below the central bank's comfort levels and price rises for individual goods or services does not signal broader price pressures are around the corner, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Tuesday. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-us-inflation-still-too-low/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Forex – EUR/USD Extends Gains As Bernanke Testimony Eyed</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/forex-%E2%80%93-eurusd-extends-gains-as-bernanke-testimony-eyed/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Forex Pros – The euro extended gains against the US dollar on Wednesday, rising to a four day high ahead of testimony by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke before the Budget Committee in Washington. EUR/USD hit 1.3718 during European ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Forex Pros – The euro extended gains against the US dollar on Wednesday, rising to a four day high ahead of testimony by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke before the Budget Committee in Washington. EUR/USD hit 1.3718 during European ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/forex-%E2%80%93-eurusd-extends-gains-as-bernanke-testimony-eyed/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NY Fed&amp;#39;s Brian Sack: Implementing the Federal Reserve&amp;#39;s Asset ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/ny-feds-brian-sack-implementing-the-federal-reserve%E2%80%99s-asset-purchase-program/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">From NY Fed Vice President Brian Sack: Implementing the Federal Reserve's Asset Purchase Program. This is for those interested in how the asset purchase program (QE2) works. A couple of excerpts: [T]he Desk has been able  to purchase ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">From NY Fed Vice President Brian Sack: Implementing the Federal Reserve's Asset Purchase Program. This is for those interested in how the asset purchase program (QE2) works. A couple of excerpts: [T]he Desk has been able  to purchase ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/ny-feds-brian-sack-implementing-the-federal-reserve%E2%80%99s-asset-purchase-program/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold closes 0.4% higher at $1365.10 an ounce | Gold Speaks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/gold-closes-0-4-higher-at-1365-10-an-ounce/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Canadian China copper Crude Daily Markets DailyMarkets.com Data Dollar ends Euro Falls futures gains Globex  gold High Higher In Lower Market Markets MarketWatch Metals Mineweb - Daily news headlines Mining New Oil ounce oz price Prices ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Canadian China copper Crude Daily Markets DailyMarkets.com Data Dollar ends Euro Falls futures gains Globex  gold High Higher In Lower Market Markets MarketWatch Metals Mineweb - Daily news headlines Mining New Oil ounce oz price Prices ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/gold-closes-0-4-higher-at-1365-10-an-ounce/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed: Richmond Fed&amp;#39;s Lacker: Time to review &amp;#39;QE2&amp;#39;</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-richmond-fed%E2%80%99s-lacker-time-to-review-%E2%80%98qe2%E2%80%99-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The president of the Richmond Fed says the US central bank should seriously review its $600 billion bond-buying plan in light of the distinct improvement in the economy. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The president of the Richmond Fed says the US central bank should seriously review its $600 billion bond-buying plan in light of the distinct improvement in the economy. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-richmond-fed%E2%80%99s-lacker-time-to-review-%E2%80%98qe2%E2%80%99-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke Testimony before House Budget Committee at 10 AM</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-testimony-before-house-budget-committee-at-10-am-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the House Budget Committee at 10 AM. "The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy" Here is the CNBC feed. Prepared testimony: The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the House Budget Committee at 10 AM. "The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy" Here is the CNBC feed. Prepared testimony: The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-testimony-before-house-budget-committee-at-10-am-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed: Fed governor Warsh stepping down</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-governor-warsh-stepping-down-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Kevin Warsh, a member of Fed chief Ben Bernanke's inner circle during the crisis, intends to leave the central bank's board of governors next month. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Kevin Warsh, a member of Fed chief Ben Bernanke's inner circle during the crisis, intends to leave the central bank's board of governors next month. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-governor-warsh-stepping-down-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Indications: Stock futures point to a pause for Wall Street</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/indications-stock-futures-point-to-a-pause-for-wall-street/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US stock market futures are trading lower with investors set to pause after a string of gains for Wall Street, while comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke due later will be in focus, along with plenty of earnings news. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">US stock market futures are trading lower with investors set to pause after a string of gains for Wall Street, while comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke due later will be in focus, along with plenty of earnings news. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/indications-stock-futures-point-to-a-pause-for-wall-street/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">What Dissension in the Fed&amp;#39;s Ranks Means</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/what-dissension-in-the-feds-ranks-means/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">A remarkable thing happened this week. Truly remarkable. But just in case it got lost amid the Egyptian chaos … coverage of the subzero temperatures up north … or the after-analysis of the Super Bowl, I'm going to shout it from the ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A remarkable thing happened this week. Truly remarkable. But just in case it got lost amid the Egyptian chaos … coverage of the subzero temperatures up north … or the after-analysis of the Super Bowl, I'm going to shout it from the ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/what-dissension-in-the-feds-ranks-means/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Lockhart on Inflation</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-on-inflation/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">From Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart: Rising Prices, the Cost of Living, and Inflation. A few excerpts: So what about inflation? I'll start with what the data tell us. The retail price measures jumped at year end as the price of ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">From Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart: Rising Prices, the Cost of Living, and Inflation. A few excerpts: So what about inflation? I'll start with what the data tell us. The retail price measures jumped at year end as the price of ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-lockhart-on-inflation/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke strikes more upbeat note on jobs</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-strikes-more-upbeat-note-on-jobs/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The chairman of the Federal Reserve issues a more optimistic assessment of the US jobs market, suggesting belief that some of the drop in the unemployment rate in recent months reflects an improvement in the economy ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The chairman of the Federal Reserve issues a more optimistic assessment of the US jobs market, suggesting belief that some of the drop in the unemployment rate in recent months reflects an improvement in the economy ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-strikes-more-upbeat-note-on-jobs/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke says job growth, inflation still too low</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-6/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday suggested US economic conditions are still too weak for the central bank to pull back on its vast monetary stimulus,... Originally from Reuters: Business News.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday suggested US economic conditions are still too weak for the central bank to pull back on its vast monetary stimulus,... Originally from Reuters: Business News.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-6/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Uncle Ben Wants You! – To Buy Stocks</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/uncle-ben-wants-you-to-buy-stocks/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke reviewed his Quantitative Easing, Second Inning (QE2) at the National  Press Club on Thursday, February 3, 2011. His conclusion: "The economic recovery that began in the middle of 2009 appears to ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke reviewed his Quantitative Easing, Second Inning (QE2) at the National  Press Club on Thursday, February 3, 2011. His conclusion: "The economic recovery that began in the middle of 2009 appears to ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/uncle-ben-wants-you-to-buy-stocks/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">How the Fed Fuels Unemployment</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/how-the-fed-fuels-unemployment/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Testimony of Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo Professor of Economics, Loyola University Maryland Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Wednesday, February 9, 2011 2128 Rayburn House Office Building ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Testimony of Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo Professor of Economics, Loyola University Maryland Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Wednesday, February 9, 2011 2128 Rayburn House Office Building ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/how-the-fed-fuels-unemployment/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed Official: Higher Yields Due to Economic Optimism</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-official-higher-yields-due-to-economic-optimism/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The US Federal Reserve's recent bond  purchases  have had  a "helpful" effect on financial conditions, with the rise in long-term interest rates largely due to economic optimism, a senior Fed official said on Wednesday. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The US Federal Reserve's recent bond  purchases  have had  a "helpful" effect on financial conditions, with the rise in long-term interest rates largely due to economic optimism, a senior Fed official said on Wednesday. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-official-higher-yields-due-to-economic-optimism/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Currencies: Dollar falls; Bernanke pushes yields down</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-falls-bernanke-pushes-yields-down/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The greenback weakens as Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterates his optimism about the US economy. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/currencies-dollar-falls-bernanke-pushes-yields-down/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Deficit Hawks Down: The Misconstrued “Facts” Behind Their Hype ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/deficit-hawks-down-the-misconstrued-%E2%80%9Cfacts%E2%80%9D-behind-their-hype/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Reposted from New Deal 2.0 with permission from author.Deficit Hawks Down: The Misconstrued “Facts” Behind Their Hype by James K. GalbraithEconomist James.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Reposted from New Deal 2.0 with permission from author.Deficit Hawks Down: The Misconstrued “Facts” Behind Their Hype by James K. GalbraithEconomist James.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/deficit-hawks-down-the-misconstrued-%E2%80%9Cfacts%E2%80%9D-behind-their-hype/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US Stocks Squeeze Out 8th Consecutive Gain; DJIA At 30-Month High</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/us-stocks-squeeze-out-8th-consecutive-gain-djia-at-30-month-high/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US blue-chip stocks squeezed out an eighth consecutive day of gains, as investors welcomed a pair of positive earnings reports and signals of continued support for the economy from the Federal Reserve. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">US blue-chip stocks squeezed out an eighth consecutive day of gains, as investors welcomed a pair of positive earnings reports and signals of continued support for the economy from the Federal Reserve. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/us-stocks-squeeze-out-8th-consecutive-gain-djia-at-30-month-high/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Mythology and Official Nonsense Used to Justify QE2</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/mythology-and-official-nonsense-used-to-justify-qe2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">With the advent, then the continuation of the Quantitative Easing exercise in hyper-inflation and capital destruction, the US Federal Reserve has perhaps taken its deeply damaged reputation as a central banker  and decimated it into ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">With the advent, then the continuation of the Quantitative Easing exercise in hyper-inflation and capital destruction, the US Federal Reserve has perhaps taken its deeply damaged reputation as a central banker  and decimated it into ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/mythology-and-official-nonsense-used-to-justify-qe2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US Stocks Decline Ahead Of Bernanke; Dow Jones Sheds 0.03%</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/u-s-stocks-decline-ahead-of-bernanke-dow-jones-sheds-0-03/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Forex Pros – US stocks were modestly lower after the open on Wednesday, amid a flurry of mixed corporate earnings results and as markets awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. During early US trade, the Dow Jones  ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Forex Pros – US stocks were modestly lower after the open on Wednesday, amid a flurry of mixed corporate earnings results and as markets awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. During early US trade, the Dow Jones  ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/u-s-stocks-decline-ahead-of-bernanke-dow-jones-sheds-0-03/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Euro Dollar Market and Financial Crises</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-euro-dollar-market-and-financial-crises/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Eurodollars are time deposits denominated in US dollars at banks outside the United States, and thus are not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve. Consequently, such deposits are subject to much less regulation than similar ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Eurodollars are time deposits denominated in US dollars at banks outside the United States, and thus are not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve. Consequently, such deposits are subject to much less regulation than similar ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-euro-dollar-market-and-financial-crises/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Metals Stocks: Gold futures gain as copper stands near record ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://goldspeaks.com/metals-stocks-gold-futures-gain-as-copper-stands-near-record/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Gold futures trade higher to start the week following a two-day losing spell, while the copper contract again flirts  with a record high following import data.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Gold futures trade higher to start the week following a two-day losing spell, while the copper contract again flirts  with a record high following import data.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://goldspeaks.com/metals-stocks-gold-futures-gain-as-copper-stands-near-record/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Newswatch: Futures point to a pause for Wall Street</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/newswatch-futures-point-to-a-pause-for-wall-street/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">US stock-market futures are trading lower, while comments later in the session from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be in focus. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">US stock-market futures are trading lower, while comments later in the session from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be in focus. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/newswatch-futures-point-to-a-pause-for-wall-street/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Warsh Plans to Leave His Post</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-warsh-plans-to-leave-his-post-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh, a top lieutenant of Fed chief Ben Bernanke, will step down from the US central bank around March 31. Separately, William Dudley is expected to be reappointed at the New York Fed. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh, a top lieutenant of Fed chief Ben Bernanke, will step down from the US central bank around March 31. Separately, William Dudley is expected to be reappointed at the New York Fed. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-warsh-plans-to-leave-his-post-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke says job growth, inflation still too low</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-4/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment is too high despite an improving economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday, suggesting the central bank has no intention of... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US unemployment is too high despite an improving economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday, suggesting the central bank has no intention of... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-says-job-growth-inflation-still-too-low-4/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed should rethink stimulus given strong growth: Lacker</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-should-rethink-stimulus-given-strong-growth-lacker-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEWARK, Delaware (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should seriously consider pulling back on its $600 billion stimulus program given stronger growth and a brighter jobs picture, Richmond Fed President... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEWARK, Delaware (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should seriously consider pulling back on its $600 billion stimulus program given stronger growth and a brighter jobs picture, Richmond Fed President... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-should-rethink-stimulus-given-strong-growth-lacker-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed buys $1.5 bln in TIPS; Treasurys stay up | Federal Reservations</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-1-5-bln-in-tips-treasurys-stay-up/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $1.497 billion in inflation-linked Treasury debt on Monday, part of the Fed's second.</summary>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $1.497 billion in inflation-linked Treasury debt on Monday, part of the Fed's second.</div>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-buys-1-5-bln-in-tips-treasurys-stay-up/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Warsh, lone hawk on Fed board, to step down</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/warsh-lone-hawk-on-fed-board-to-step-down/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve's youngest-ever governor and a vocal inflation hawk skeptical of recent monetary easing efforts, said on Thursday he is stepping down from the... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
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      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve's youngest-ever governor and a vocal inflation hawk skeptical of recent monetary easing efforts, said on Thursday he is stepping down from the... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/warsh-lone-hawk-on-fed-board-to-step-down/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Fed: Fed chief Bernanke downplays inflation risk</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-chief-bernanke-downplays-inflation-risk-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Top US central banker Ben Bernanke said that inflation was not a problem and pledged that the Federal Reserve would take away the punch bowl before any rapid increase in prices could take hold. Originally from MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Top US central banker Ben Bernanke said that inflation was not a problem and pledged that the Federal Reserve would take away the punch bowl before any rapid increase in prices could take hold. Originally from MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-fed-fed-chief-bernanke-downplays-inflation-risk-2/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke Bubblenomics Succeeds in Inflating Another Bubble, Get ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-bubblenomics-succeeds-in-inflating-another-bubble-get-those-wheelbarrows-ready/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The game is on. Two years of zero rates, limitless guarantees, and a $2 trillion drip-feed from the Fed, has lifted Wall Street from the canvas and put the.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The game is on. Two years of zero rates, limitless guarantees, and a $2 trillion drip-feed from the Fed, has lifted Wall Street from the canvas and put the.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-bubblenomics-succeeds-in-inflating-another-bubble-get-those-wheelbarrows-ready/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bernanke warns against steep budget cuts</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-warns-against-steep-budget-cuts-2/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned against sharp cuts in US spending at a time when the economic recovery is still fragile enough to require... Originally from Reuters: Business News.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned against sharp cuts in US spending at a time when the economic recovery is still fragile enough to require... Originally from Reuters: Business News.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bernanke-warns-against-steep-budget-cuts-2/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Bond Report: Treasurys up after Fed&amp;#39;s Dudley stresses headwinds ...</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/bond-report-treasurys-up-after-fed%E2%80%99s-dudley-stresses-headwinds/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Prices for government  debt improve after comments from New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley. Originally from  MarketWatch.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Prices for government  debt improve after comments from New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley. Originally from  MarketWatch.</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/bond-report-treasurys-up-after-fed%E2%80%99s-dudley-stresses-headwinds/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">FOMC Minutes Preview | Federal Reservations</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fomc-minutes-preview/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Earlier: • The busy economic schedule for the coming week. • Summary for Week ending February 12th The minutes for the January FOMC meeting will be.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Earlier: • The busy economic schedule for the coming week. • Summary for Week ending February 12th The minutes for the January FOMC meeting will be.</div>
    </content>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
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    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fomc-minutes-preview/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">The Battle Over Inflation | Federal Reservations</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/the-battle-over-inflation/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss rising food.</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss rising food.</div>
    </content>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/the-battle-over-inflation/</id>
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  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed. Gov. Warsh plans to step down next month</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/fed-gov-warsh-plans-to-step-down-next-month/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh announced Thursday that he plans to resign from the central bank next month. Warsh, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush, joined the Fed in 2006. ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh announced Thursday that he plans to resign from the central bank next month. Warsh, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush, joined the Fed in 2006. ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/fed-gov-warsh-plans-to-step-down-next-month/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Fed&amp;#39;s Sarah Raskin warns on mortgage servicing</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/feds-sarah-raskin-warns-on-mortgage-servicing/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official on Friday warned  mortgage servicing industry executives they could face enforcement actions and that they shoulder some of the blame for a... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official on Friday warned  mortgage servicing industry executives they could face enforcement actions and that they shoulder some of the blame for a... Originally from Reuters: Business ...</div>
    </content>
    <author xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/feds-sarah-raskin-warns-on-mortgage-servicing/</id>
  </entry>
  <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <title xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Want to Bet Against Permanent Open Market Operations (POMO) ?Â</title>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://federalreservations.com/want-to-bet-against-permanent-open-market-operations-pomo-a%C2%A0/" type="text/html"/>
    <summary xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">Permanent Open Market Operations are purchases of treasuries and other securities by the Fed to inject money into the system. It is the policy of Quantitative Easing broken down into a schedule of action. Chris Ciovacco's diagram here ...</summary>
    <content xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Permanent Open Market Operations are purchases of treasuries and other securities by the Fed to inject money into the system. It is the policy of Quantitative Easing broken down into a schedule of action. Chris Ciovacco's diagram here ...</div>
    </content>
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      <name xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">plagger</name>
    </author>
    <id xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">tag:plagger.org,2006:http://federalreservations.com/want-to-bet-against-permanent-open-market-operations-pomo-a%C2%A0/</id>
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