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economistsview.typepad.com - 2/25/2009
The Big If
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Andrew Leonard reacts to Ben Bernanke's remarks on the economic outlook: Ben Bernanke makes the case for strong government, by Andrew Leonard : The headline for the Wall Street Journal News Alert Tuesday morning reads "Bernanke Says Recession Should End This Year." But the ...
The Bernanke rally
econbrowser.com - 2/25/2009
The Bernanke rally
— econbrowser.com — Tuesday's stock market rally was pretty impressive. But can the mere words of the Federal Reserve Chair... actually produce a 4% increase in the value of the U.S. capital stock? "Stocks up as Bernanke says recession to end in '09", declared the AP ... (more) The Bernanke rally

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bloomberg.com - 2/24/2009
U.S. to Get Bank Ownership Stakes Only as Losses Rise (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. government’s bank-capitalization plan is... designed to shore up lenders’ common equity only if the economy worsens and creates more losses for financial institutions. The ... (more) U.S. to Get Bank Ownership Stakes Only as Losses Rise ...

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nakedcapitalism.com - 2/26/2009
Is the Treasury Planning on a Near Term Recovery in Bank Stocks?
— nakedcapitalism.com — Reader M&M; called my attention to a Bloomberg story I was really hoping to avoid, "U.S. Sets... a Six-Month Deadline for New Bank Capital ". The opening: The government set a six-month deadline for the biggest 19 U.S. banks to raise any new capital ... (more) Is the Treasury Planning on a Near Term Recovery in Bank ...

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The Bernanke rally
Econbrowser — Tuesday's stock market rally was pretty impressive. But can the mere words of the Federal Reserve Chair actually produce a 4% increase in the value of the U.S. capital stock? "Stocks up as Bernanke says recession to end in '09", declared the AP headline. But Andrew Leonard (hat tip: Mark Thoma) read the fine print: the actual text of [Bernanke's] prepared remarks reveals further qualification: (Italics mine.) If actions taken by the Administration, the Congress, and the Federal Reserve are ...

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