The former Fed chief told CNBC Friday that the Fed’s policy to boost liquidity is helping stock values. “I think we are underestimating. . .how important asset prices, very specifically equity prices, are not only to shareholde…
The latest Beige Book report by the U.S. Federal Reserve confirms what recent economic data has suggested: The U.S. economic recovery has accelerated in most U.S. regions, an improvement propelled by a manufacturing expansion and by increased hiring.
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The latest Beige Book report by the U.S. Federal Reserve confirms what recent economic data has suggested: The U.S. economic recovery has accelerated in most U.S. regions, an improvement propelled by a manufacturing expansion and by increased hiring.
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In its latest meeting minutes, the Fed said it now expects the U.S. economy to grow more weakly in both 2010 and 2011, with as many as six years needed to return unemployment to normal levels of 5% to 6%.
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Among quarterly results scheduled for this holiday-shortened week, investors may be thankful for earnings results from Tyson Foods, the Arkansas-based poultry and meat producer. Analog Devices and Deere also are reporting.
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