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- In the first quarter of 2012, the Federal Reserve was very quiet. The reserve balances that commercial banks held at the Fed actually declined by about $4.0 billion during the quarter to total $1.563 trillion on March 28. (Seekingalpha.com)
- Business banking is back – well, mostly. Commercial lending has been growing, according to Federal Reserve data. (Forbes)
- WASHINGTON -- Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserves existing policies will help boost economic growth. (San Jose Mercury News)
- The U.S. economy is gaining momentum, but it is too soon to talk about raising interest rates, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Monday. (NewsMax.com)
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank's aggressive response to the 2007-2009 financial crisis and recession helped prevent a deeper slump. (Financial Post)
- More and more people are using mobile devices for financial purposes, but the effects of that trend are not clear yet, a Federal Reserve official said at a Senate committee hearing on Thursday. (NationalJournal.com)
- Dividend returns for Mortgage REITs are partially dependent on interest rate spreads. Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive for REITs. (Yahoo Finance)
- BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, shaking off a mixed day on Wall Street and slowing growth in China as investors looked ahead to meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan. (Yahoo Finance)
- Last week, a senior Federal Reserve official recommended fines for these additional financial institutions, raising questions about how deep foreclosure problems run through the banking industry. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Monday, April 2, 2012
Federal reserve
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