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Chicago Fed's Evans continues push for looser policies

Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:44
There is no sign yet of long-term inflation expectations in the U.S. rising as a result of the Federal Reserve's expansive monetary policy, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said Friday, repeating his advocacy of a looser policy stance....
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Inflation flat in November

Fri, 12/16/2011 - 06:50
The government's key measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, showed prices hardly moved from October to November. And in the past 12 months, prices were up 3.4 percent, barely changed from a 3.5 percent annual inflation rate in October. Gas...
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Fed nearing a plan to clarify direction of rates

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 05:25
The Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke has gone further than ever to explain its policies to the public. It's ready to go further still. A Fed policy meeting Tuesday will likely focus, in part, on an evolving plan to reveal the direction of interest...
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