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Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance

February 15th, 2008

Ben Bernanke Mentions Possibility of More Rate Cuts

Yesterday, Ben Bernanke testified before Congress about economic stimulus and the possibility of more rate cuts. He did stop short of saying that the US would enter a recession. Instead, he pointed out that while economic growth will slow, negative growth was not a foregone conclusion.
The stock market wasn’t overly impressed by his testimony, and […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Breaking Financial News: Emergency Fed Rate Cut

Today’s breaking financial news is an emergency Fed rate cut of 75 basis points, bringing the overnight lending rate to 3.5 percent and the fed funds rate to 4.0 percent. This is the biggest cut since 1982. Apparently, while the Fed still won’t say “recession,” it is starting to take the economic situation seriously. MarketWatch […]

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