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Published 3/18/2009 at BusinessWeek.com -- Finance
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FT.com / Columnists / John Authers - Short View: Fed’s shock and awe
ft.com 3/18/2009 — The Federal Reserve is on a war footing and it is using the Powell doctrine – only go to war as a last resort, and do so with overwhelming force. The stunning news that it would buy $300bn (€222bn) in Treasury bonds (and spend a lot more on many other ...
ft.com 3/18/2009 — The Federal Reserve is on a war footing and it is using the Powell doctrine – only go to war as a last resort, and do so with overwhelming force. The stunning news that it would buy $300bn (€222bn) in Treasury bonds (and spend a lot more on many other ...
For the record, I think the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy $1trill + in treasuries is a ponzi scheme — Wall Streak
Overview — The Economist: Full print edition 3/19/2009
There was more gloomy news on industrial production: in the year to the fourth quarter it fell by 10.3% in Hong Kong; in the year to January it was down by 19.2% in Germany, 16.7% in Italy and 11.1% in Mexico; and in the year to February it dropped ...
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Business this week — The Economist: Full print edition 3/19/2009
The Federal Reserve said that it would buy up to $300 billion in long-term American treasury bonds and several hundred billions more in mortgage-backed securities in an attempt to see off the threat of deflation. The unanimous decision came at a ...
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