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Fed plans bold move to break credit crisis
The Associated PressThe Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying today it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates. Wall Street -- the main target of his attention --...Tags: National Government, Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Stocks, Government
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Dow sinks more than 500 as concerns about financials overshadow Fed plan to buy corporate debt
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and the...Tags: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Stocks, Bank of America Corp., Metal and Mineral
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Market plunges again Tuesday
The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and the financial sector....Tags: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated, Interest Rate, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Stocks, Bank of America Corp.
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Bernanke signals Fed may cut rates as crisis deepens
Bloomberg NewsFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled policy makers are ready to lower interest rates as the credit freeze poses an escalating danger to the economy. The world financial system is under "extraordinary stress" and history shows that severe...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Stocks, Central Bank, Productivity, Bears Stearns Cos.
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Fed says it will buy massive amounts of short-term debt; Bernanke hints at rate cut
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying Tuesday it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates. Wall Street was unimpressed. The...Tags: Stocks, Bank of America Corp., Government, U.S. Department of Treasury, George Bush
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Bernanke: More economic pain ahead
The Associated PressFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain. The Fed chief's more gloomy assessment appeared to open the door wider to...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, George Bush, Financial Markets, Economy
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Wall Street set for shaky start after global rout
Wall Street headed to a shaky start Tuesday after a huge sell-off the previous session, with investors waiting to see if central banks would try to alleviate the ongoing turmoil in the credit markets by cutting interest rates. Australia's central bank...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Alcoa Incorporated, Central Bank, Stocks, Bank of America Corp.
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Federal Reserve to buy up short-term commercial debt
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON -- Desperate to halt the panic sweeping financial markets, the Federal Reserve announced today that it would start buying up billions and perhaps more than a trillion dollars of short-term commercial debt. Shortly before markets opened, the...Tags: Central Bank, Stocks, Stock Activities, Mutual Funds, Federal Reserve
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Bernanke: US may be facing prolonged period of economic pain; door opens wider to rate cut
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain. The Fed chief's more gloomy assessment appeared to open the...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Energy, Prices, Federal Reserve, George Bush
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September minutes: Fed saw balance between weak growth and inflation despite market turmoil
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Even in the midst of a severe meltdown on Wall Street, Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting believed the risks from weaker growth and higher inflation were roughly equal. The Fed officials discussed the financial turmoil...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Fannie Mae, Mortgages, Henry Paulson
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European stocks rise on news of US central bank program to buy short-term debt
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ World stock markets on Tuesday recovered some of their hefty losses from the previous day, helped by a steady opening on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it would buy massive amounts of short-term debts in an attempt...Tags: Currency Values, Central Bank, Stocks, Bank of America Corp., Banking
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Fed to buy massive amounts of short-term debt
AP Economics WriterThe Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying Tuesday it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the...Tags: National Government, Ben Bernanke, Stocks, Central Bank, Business Institutions
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