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Without trash fees, Elkhart's mayor calls for drastic budget cuts
WSBT-TVELKHART – The city of Elkhart is in for some deep budget cuts, which include keeping police and firefighters at home - unpaid. Next year's controversial spending plan still has to pass the Common Council, but it looks like these reductions will...Tags: Golf, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Bernanke's prepared testimony to Joint Economic Committee
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Brady, Vice Chair Klobuchar, and other members of the...Tags: Credit Ratings, Politics, Credit and Debt, Consumer Confidence, Public Finance
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WRAPUP 2-Bernanke offers no hint of pullback in Fed stimulus
ReutersBy Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Unemployment Benefits, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy
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Bernanke's Q&A testimony to congressional panel
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights of the question and answer session of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. BERNANKE ON BANKS THAT ARE "TOO BIG TO...Tags: Labor Day, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Economic Policy, Japan
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Too soon to dial back Fed stimulus: Dudley
Reuters(Reuters) - It is too soon to determine whether to dial down the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program, and the economic picture may not be clear enough to make that decision for another three or four months, an influential U.S. central bank...Tags: Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy
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Dollar declines vs euro before Bernanke testimony
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the euro for a third day on Wednesday as investors trimmed their bets on the currency before testimony from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke, who testifies to Congress at 10:00 a.m....Tags: United Kingdom, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Non Ferrous Metal, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy
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Fed's Bullard recommends euro zone consider QE
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official urged the European Central Bank on Tuesday to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing program to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone. The ECB has engaged in bond...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Japan, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy
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COLUMN-Bernanke's dangerous optimism: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Stock Market, Economic Policy
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WRAPUP 2-Fed officials dampen talk of imminent bond buying cutback
Reuters(Updates with more market reaction) * New York Fed's Dudley says bond buying could increase or decrease * St. Louis Fed's Bullard says inflation too low to taper bond buying By Jonathan Spicer and Paul Carrel NEW YORK/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - Two...Tags: Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy
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Japan exports disappoint, full benefits of weak yen yet to show
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as policymakers try to engineer a sustained revival....Tags: China, Politics, China Earthquake (2010), Economy, Business and Finance, Public Finance
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Awaiting rebound in Europe, Poland stifles growth at home
ReutersWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has turned its back on policies that once made it Europe's growth leader and is flirting with the recession that it alone among its emerging European Union peers has evaded through years of crisis. It weathered the global...Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, European Union, ING Group, Economy, Business and Finance
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Unclear whether Fed's bond buying has helped economy: Fisher
Reuters(Reuters) - While the Federal Reserve's accommodative policies have boosted stocks and helped the rich, it is unclear whether they are doing enough for the broader U.S. economy, a top central bank official said on Monday. "We've made rich people richer.....Tags: CNBC (tv network), Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Stock Market
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