Topic - fed

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U.S. Stocks Slide Despite Rate-Cut Hints

After rolling out program to buy commercial paper, Fed’s Bernanke signals that interest-rate cut may be next.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Stocks Stabilize as Fed Backs Commercial Paper

Volatility eases in U.S. and Europe after move to create a special entity to buy commercial paper.
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General news, Finance

Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate

The Federal Reserve cuts the benchmark federal funds rate on Wednesday to buffer the economy against a housing downturn and tighter credit conditions.
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General news, Finance

Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate

The Federal Reserve cuts the benchmark federal funds rate to buffer the economy against a housing downturn and tighter credit conditions.
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Archives

Fish or Cut Bait: Fifty more from the Fed

Fear not, tech investors. The Federal Reserve will lower interest rates for the sixth time this year on Wednesday. And it will be another 50 basis-point rate cut.
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Archives

Market Currents: Waiting for the Fed

The market didn't do much last week, as all eyes were on the Fed. We're expecting a 50 basis-point rate cut. Plus, a Lehman study about IT spending has some promising implications for the networking, storage, and hardware sectors.
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Archives, Magazine

Why the fed can't rule the market

Henry Hu wants the Federal Reserve to remain neutral.
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Archives

The Fed reruns the rate-hike episode

Commentary: Another Fed rate hike seemed to have no effect on overvalued Internet stocks. Are Net stocks immune to interest-rate pressure?
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Archives

Fed throttles back to neutral

Fed throttles back to neutral