Friday, January 9, 2026
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Why you should know about the Federal Reserve Beige Book

Are you familiar with the Federal Reserve Beige Book? All business decision makers should be aware of it as a concise economic overview from the Federal Reserve itself.

Bank of America secretly bailed out by Federal Reserve

Bank of America received what some are calling a secret bailout last year as the NY Fed threw their weight behind the big bank when AIG's lawyers came calling.

Fed to keep interest rates down until unemployment drops

“If we could wave a magic wand and get unemployment down to 5 percent tomorrow, obviously we would do that,” said Fed Chariman Ben Bernanke.

Fed says Fannie, Freddie could save housing

Federal Reserve Board writes to Congress In a letter to Congress, the Federal Reserve Board, led by Chairman Ben Bernanke recommended a variety of steps...

Interactive financial crisis timeline produced by the St. Louis Federal Reserve

Creating a better understanding Although some are pointing to tiny signs that the economy may be done bouncing at the bottom and ready for its...

Fed says monetary policy alone can’t fix employment

Has the U.S. done all it can to fix the economy? At the Central Bank of Chile's Fourth Summit Meeting of Central Banks on Inflation...

New report says GSEs and CRA did not cause the subprime crisis

Fingers usually point at Rep. Frank's CRA It is a common belief that subprime crisis was caused by the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) which pushed...

Uncle Ben (Bernanke) Says Our Economy is Going to Be Okay!

Bernanke expresses confidence In a speech this morning to the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed with the crowd the...