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ritholtz.com - 22 days ago
The Fed and the Unemployment Rate cont’d
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November 4, 2009 In response to the recent piece we wrote about the Fed and the unemployment rate, Bloomberg anchor Kathleen Hays emailed the following: [Richmond Fed president] “Jeff Lacker told me he could see the Fed tightening before unemployment comes down when I interviewed him last ...
federalreserve.gov - 22 days ago
November 4, 2009
— federalreserve.gov — Release Date: November 4, 2009 For immediate release Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met... in September suggests that economic activity has continued to pick up. Conditions in financial markets were roughly unchanged, on ... (more) November 4, 2009

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alephblog.com - 22 days ago
November 2009 Redacted FOMC Statement
— alephblog.com — September 2009 November 2009 Comments Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests... that economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn . Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met ... (more) November 2009 Redacted FOMC Statement

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acrossthecurve.com - 22 days ago
Bond Market Opening November 03 2009
— acrossthecurve.com — Prices of Treasury coupon securities are posting robust gains in overnight trading. Risk aversion has risen from... the dead as the dollar is rallying to 4 week highs and global equity markets are quaking. Futures market trading indicates that US ... (more) Bond Market Opening November 03 2009

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