The key issue for the markets in the near term is economic policy, not tax policy. Tax policy is important in the long run for issues such as savings rate,…
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Tagged Bernanke, Fed, fiscal cliff

I have been saying for some time now that import price inflation is something investors should be mindful about. The general trend over time of a depreciating dollar could lead…
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Tagged Bernanke, currency, Federal Reserve, inflation, purchasing power

In his press conference following the recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting, a reporter asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke whether he was using the committee’s aggressive policy move—promising to…
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Any bid for the Presidency of the United States, from the tight race to the outcome, will surely affect both the U.S. economy and the capital markets at large. The…
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Tagged Bernanke, Election2012, Fed, Federal Reserve, monetary policy

Sitting in his large office suite on the top floor of the Federal Reserve Building on 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, Chairman Bernanke was dreading the morning of June 1. Coming…
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