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		<title>Fed boss lays out a road map</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-boss-lays-out-a-road-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-boss-lays-out-a-road-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hppromo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bernanke says asset purchases could begin to slow down. He declines to discuss his future. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Fed keeps its foot on the pedal</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-fed-keeps-its-foot-on-the-pedal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-fed-keeps-its-foot-on-the-pedal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hppromo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Central bank policymakers decide to keep doing what they're doing to fuel the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>End coming for Bernanke at the Fed?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/end-coming-for-bernanke-at-the-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/end-coming-for-bernanke-at-the-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The president gives a strong signal that change may be coming at the top of the Federal Reserve.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed sees growth as more &#8216;modest&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sees-growth-as-more-modest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sees-growth-as-more-modest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed's latest snapshot of economic activity around the country hints at signs of a slowdown.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke: What he didn&#8217;t say</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-what-he-didnt-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-what-he-didnt-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=19071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What was unsaid by Bernanke might be more notable than what he actually expressed outright.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed seeks employment opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-seeks-employment-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-seeks-employment-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve, taking a fresh look at the economic tea leaves, has decided that a cocktail of record-low interest rates and billions of dollars in monthly asset purchases is still warranted.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke to skip Jackson Hole</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-to-skip-jackson-hole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-to-skip-jackson-hole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackson Hole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=18474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke won't attend the annual Jackson Hole conference in late August.]]></description>
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		<title>50 shades of Beige Book</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/50-shades-of-beige-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/50-shades-of-beige-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Open Market Committee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=18355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Beige Book reports moderate economic growth across the country. That's actually an improvement from the modest growth reported previously.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not cool enough for the Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/im-not-cool-enough-for-the-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/im-not-cool-enough-for-the-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holden Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=18245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed dissed me. And lots of other people, too.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed minutes, hours early</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-minutes-hours-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-minutes-hours-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=18213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The official policy statement released after the Fed meeting repeated that low rates "will be appropriate at least as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6.5 percent."]]></description>
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		<title>Vision of the next Fed chair?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/vision-of-the-next-fed-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/vision-of-the-next-fed-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[janet yellen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sabew]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=18122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's potential next leader, told a group of financial journalists that a "revolution" has occurred in the way the Fed communicates.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Low rates to linger, Fed head says</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/low-rates-to-linger-fed-head-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/low-rates-to-linger-fed-head-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Low interest rates will be a fact of financial life for another two or three years, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in his first news conference of the year.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed stands pat, leaving rates alone</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-stands-pat-leaving-rates-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-stands-pat-leaving-rates-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is maintaining the target for the benchmark federal funds rate at between zero percent and 0.25 percent.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>How the Fed fuels stock prices</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/how-the-fed-fuels-stock-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/how-the-fed-fuels-stock-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of the year, the market has been on a tear. There are three ways Federal Reserve policy has contributed to that.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>US debt up for cars, college</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/us-debt-up-for-cars-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/us-debt-up-for-cars-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Herron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans are borrowing more for cars and college, but remain cautious about credit cards and riskier investments.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Americans take on more debt</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/americans-take-on-more-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/americans-take-on-more-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Herron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[student loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer debt grew in the final quarter of 2012, marking the first increase in household debt in more than four years.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Could QE risks outweigh benefits?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/could-qe-risks-outweigh-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/could-qe-risks-outweigh-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee met on Jan. 29 and 30 and decided to continue purchasing $40 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities per month and $45 billion of longer-term Treasuries per month.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed sees downside risk to economy</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sees-downside-risk-to-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sees-downside-risk-to-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed sticks with a target for the benchmark rate of between zero percent and 0.25 percent. That's nice for borrowers but not for savers.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed keeps key interest rate on ice</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-key-interest-rate-on-ice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-key-interest-rate-on-ice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hamrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=17090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve says it will keep the federal funds rate near zero percent until joblessness drops.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Could QE3 end this year?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/could-qe3-end-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/could-qe3-end-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Herron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FOMC members are split on when to end quantitative easing, some favoring as early as the end of this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke worried about &#8216;fiscal cliff&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-worried-about-fiscal-cliff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-worried-about-fiscal-cliff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal cliff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage-backed securities]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=16509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve chairman spoke about why he's worried about the "fiscal cliff" and how the Fed's transparency on rate movement will benefit markets.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed pegs rate hike to unemployment</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-pegs-rate-hike-to-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-pegs-rate-hike-to-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operation twist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FOMC left the benchmark rate low and expanded the stimulus program known as QE3 -- but tied its rate forecast to unemployment and inflation.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed halts Twist, stays aboard QE3</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-halts-twist-stays-aboard-qe3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-halts-twist-stays-aboard-qe3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operation twist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=16485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The FOMC will keep the federal funds rate at its current ultralow level and voted to expand the bond-buying program announced in September, known as QE3.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-halts-twist-stays-aboard-qe3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Beige Book: Spending and Sandy</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-spending-and-sandy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-spending-and-sandy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal cliff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=16300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The final Beige Book for the year was released today by the Federal Reserve. It showed modest growth in various industries across the country and some slowing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: Of inflation targets and QE3</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-of-inflation-targets-and-qe3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-of-inflation-targets-and-qe3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=16137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the minutes from the October meeting, the FOMC discussed how to effectively communicate the path of interest rates and additional asset purchases.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed noiselessly keeps rates low</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-noiselessly-keeps-rates-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-noiselessly-keeps-rates-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Interest rates will remain painfully low for savers, while borrowers who qualify will find the mortgage rates of a lifetime. Credit card rates will remain low, as will car loan rates.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed stays in the background</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-stays-in-the-background/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-stays-in-the-background/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Open Market Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After an eventful September meeting, this time the Federal Reserve's policymaking committee took a rest. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Beige Book shows modest expansion</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-shows-modest-expansion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-shows-modest-expansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal cliff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most recent Beige Book from the Federal Reserve shows economies modestly improving across the country. Learn more at Bankrate.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed minutes: QE3 about jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-minutes-qe3-about-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-minutes-qe3-about-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed, faced with a laundry list of economic troubles and stubborn unemployment, decided to go all-in on job growth.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bernanke: US needs new QE boost</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-us-needs-new-qe-boost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-us-needs-new-qe-boost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Open Market Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At a scheduled press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cited the continued struggles of the U.S. job market as the reason for announcing QE3. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-us-needs-new-qe-boost/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>3 years of low rates plus QE3</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/3-years-of-low-rates-plus-qe3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/3-years-of-low-rates-plus-qe3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overnight rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve is ready to rescue the economy with another large-scale asset purchase program.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/3-years-of-low-rates-plus-qe3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed tries to steer a deft course</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-tries-to-steer-a-deft-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-tries-to-steer-a-deft-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Open Market Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operation twist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee will start its third large-scale asset purchase plan -- which makes it officially QE3.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-tries-to-steer-a-deft-course/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ECB to buy unlimited bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/ecb-to-buy-unlimited-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/ecb-to-buy-unlimited-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European central bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank met this week and announced that it will buy an unlimited amount of sovereign debt from euro area countries in a new sterilized plan.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/ecb-to-buy-unlimited-bonds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bernanke: Fed to act if needed</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-fed-to-act-if-needed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-fed-to-act-if-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic symposium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackson Hole]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=15007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If there is more stimulus planned, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declined to hint at it directly Friday in his speech at the annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo. He did, predictably, leave the door open. Over the past five years, the Federal Reserve has acted to support economic growth and foster job creation,]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A modest Beige Book</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/a-modest-beige-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/a-modest-beige-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Beige Book shows that through July and August the economy grew slowly, though there are some economic bright spots including retail and real estate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The truth about excess reserves</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-truth-about-excess-reserves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-truth-about-excess-reserves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest on reserves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IOER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IOR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If banks could no longer earn money depositing excess reserves at Federal Reserve Banks, would they make more loans? Probably not but it's not what you think.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed mulls easing: Now what?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-mulls-easing-now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-mulls-easing-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fed minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackson Hole]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Additional monetary accommodation could be warranted fairly soon, many members of the Federal Open Market Committee said in their Aug. 1 meeting, according to the FOMC meeting minutes released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The question is, is that still true? Not everyone thinks so. The Fed minutes from the beginning of August show]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>European Central Bank &#8216;may&#8217; act</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/european-central-bank-may-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/european-central-bank-may-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European central bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European central bank met this week and made no changes to policy, though they may take action in coming weeks. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/european-central-bank-may-act/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed tries again to revive economy</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-tries-again-to-revive-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-tries-again-to-revive-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overnight rate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No changes to monetary policy or interest rates came out of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Beige Book hints at slower growth</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-hints-at-slower-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-hints-at-slower-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beige Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US economic recovery isn't exactly blowing the doors off, according to the latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-hints-at-slower-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Senate grills Bernanke</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/senate-grills-bernanke-on-qe3-libor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/senate-grills-bernanke-on-qe3-libor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was on the hot seat today as senators grilled him on Libor, QE3 and the state of the economy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/senate-grills-bernanke-on-qe3-libor/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Minutes reveal a Fed divided</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/minutes-reveal-a-fed-divided/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/minutes-reveal-a-fed-divided/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=14171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The group responsible for monetary policy is divided on how to help the economy. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fed: An encore for the Twist?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-an-encore-for-the-twist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-an-encore-for-the-twist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation Twist will be extended, and a key short-term interest rate will remain at its current level until 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed vows to keep a lid on rates</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-vows-to-keep-a-lid-on-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-vows-to-keep-a-lid-on-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve says it still plans to keep a key short-term interest rate at its current level until 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Rumors of QE fly again</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/rumors-of-qe-fly-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/rumors-of-qe-fly-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are again. The economy has, as they say, hit a soft patch, and another meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC for short, is quickly approaching. The FOMC, the group responsible for setting monetary policy, meets June 19 and 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Bright spots in the Beige Book</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bright-spots-in-the-beige-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bright-spots-in-the-beige-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=13521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed released the Beige Book today. It revealed moderate growth across the country and steady or slight increases in hiring.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate gives Fed a full house</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/senate-gives-fed-a-full-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/senate-gives-fed-a-full-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=13158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate confirms two new members of the Federal Reserve Board, giving it a full seven-member board for the first time in six years.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke talks breaking up banks</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-talks-breaking-up-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-talks-breaking-up-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Fed's FOMC press conference Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed ...]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: Which way will economy go?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-which-way-will-economy-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-which-way-will-economy-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=12647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like the economy itself, the Federal Reserve seems to be locked in a holding pattern.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed keeps short-term rates low</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-short-term-rates-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-short-term-rates-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=12637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With mixed signs of an economy in recovery, find out why the Fed left interest rates unchanged.]]></description>
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		<title>What was the Fed thinking?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/what-was-the-fed-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/what-was-the-fed-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Herron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New minutes released show the discussions among the Federal Reserve's policy-making body before they kept a key rate unchanged last month.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: No rate change for now</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-rate-change-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-rate-change-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=11813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed keeps the federal funds rate low. Find out what it said about the state of the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed keeps old rates, mulls new QE</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-old-rates-mulls-new-qe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-old-rates-mulls-new-qe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=11800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed elects to leave the federal funds rate unchanged. Experts give their take on why.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed forecasts future</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-forecasts-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-forecasts-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed meeting this week brought a couple of changes to the economic projections from the Federal Reserve. The projections are released four times per year and typically include forecasts for the direction of the gross domestic product, unemployment and inflation. This week's new additions incorporate forecasts of the federal funds rate, including where participants]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke defends rate strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-defends-rate-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-defends-rate-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee proved fairly eventful, particularly because there were no significant changes to monetary policy. The developments include the first press conference of the year given by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and a new addition to the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections showing the forecast of the]]></description>
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		<title>Low Fed rate pushed to late 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/low-fed-rate-pushed-to-late-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/low-fed-rate-pushed-to-late-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee voted to keep the key federal funds rate near zero, where it has been since December 2008. The biggest news is that the current low rate will likely persist through late 2014 rather than the previous projection of mid-2013, according to the FOMC statement: The Committee decided today to]]></description>
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		<title>Fed keeps key interest rate low</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-key-interest-rate-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-keeps-key-interest-rate-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee today elected to leave rates unchanged and hold off on new quantitative easing, or QE, measures for now. The key federal funds rate, which determines the rate at which banks lend their balances at the Fed to one another, will remain near zero through late 2014. The federal funds]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should care about the Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/why-you-should-care-about-the-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/why-you-should-care-about-the-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week a friend asked me why consumers should care about what the Federal Reserve does. It's a fair question; there's plenty of economic news a consumer can ignore and pretty much be fine. The beginning of a housing slowdown in China or the stock performance of Apple don't really have that big of an]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: communications are changing</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-communications-are-changing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-communications-are-changing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed's tea leaves are set to become even less obfuscated in 2012. At the January meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed will launch a new strategy for communicating the path that interest rates might take, the minutes from the Dec. 13 meeting show. This is what the minutes say: The subcommittee]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to nominate 2 for Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/obama-to-nominate-2-for-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/obama-to-nominate-2-for-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll nominate Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and former private-equity executive Jerome Powell to the two vacant spots on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. If confirmed, Stein and Powell will be part of the Federal Open Market Committee that sets short-term interest rate targets and monetary policy for the Fed.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed stays the course</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-says-more-changes-little/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-says-more-changes-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European debt crisis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Call it Fed fatigue. After three years of aggressive monetary easing and unprecedented action to prop up the financial system, the U.S. economy is beginning to show some scattered signs of improvement, and the Federal Reserve decided to take it easy, at least for this meeting. "Monetary policy has its limits, and the Fed may]]></description>
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		<title>Fed sticks with near-zero rate</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sticks-with-near-zero-rate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-sticks-with-near-zero-rate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claes Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=10060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, came together for a quiet meeting, leaving the key federal funds rate unchanged at near-zero percent, as expected through mid-2013. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks lend to each other. The FOMC's statement reflected cautious optimism about the U.S. economy in the wake]]></description>
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		<title>Operation &#8216;Arm Twist&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/operation-arm-twist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/operation-arm-twist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Van Horn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic history]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankrate.com/financing/?p=8683</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of Federal Reserve, announced what has been referred to as Operation Twist. In short, the Fed will roll over the short-term bond purchases they made as they mature and purchase long-term bonds in order to push interest rates down on mortgages and long term debt. But arguably just as]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke: optimism amid trials</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-optimism-amid-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-optimism-amid-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheyna Steiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a highly anticipated speech today in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined the prospects for the economy in coming months and offered some perspective on long-term growth. Most saliently there was no mention of more quantitative easing from the central bank. After last year's Jackson Hole speech in which the plans]]></description>
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		<title>The Federal Reserve and risk of QE3</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-federal-reserve-and-risk-of-qe3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-federal-reserve-and-risk-of-qe3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarron Khemraj</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During QE1 and QE2 -- the first and second rounds of quantitative easing -- the Federal Reserve made large-scale purchases of various securities ranging from housing agency debt (of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Sallie Mae) and mortgage-backed securities, or MBS, to longer-term government bonds. The purchase of these assets was meant to create liquidity]]></description>
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		<title>Is QE3 about to set sail?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/is-qe3-about-to-set-sail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/is-qe3-about-to-set-sail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Fields</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[30 year fixed mortgage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["We don't know where the economy is going"]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: No rate hikes for now</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-rate-hikes-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-rate-hikes-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Reynolds Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In explaining the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters Wednesday that the economy is growing more slowly than expected due to a combination of high energy and food prices, the aftermath of the Japanese tsunami and continued weakness in the housing and]]></description>
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		<title>CUNA head pans swipe-fee cap</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/cuna-head-pans-swipe-fee-cap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/cuna-head-pans-swipe-fee-cap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha C. White</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proponents and opponents of the Federal Reserve's proposed interchange fee cap of 12 cents per debit card transaction are digging in their heels. The National Retail Federation is pushing for the limit to become law; financial institutions and their trade associations are lobbying for a higher cap or no cap at all. An interchange fee]]></description>
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		<title>Volcker legacy stands tall</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/volcker-legacy-stands-tall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/volcker-legacy-stands-tall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 14:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Fields</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery advisory board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if he weren't 6-foot-7, Paul Volcker would be a towering figure. There is, of course, his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman from 1979-87, when some of his toughest anti-inflation policies produced demonstrations in the streets of Washington. But there is also his work in other fields, including helping track the assets of Holocaust victims,]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke faces press, makes history</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-faces-press-makes-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/bernanke-faces-press-makes-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Reynolds Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke made history by facing nearly five dozen reporters in an hour-long press conference, the first ever for the U.S. central bank. With his usual unruffled delivery, Bernanke answered a dozen and a half questions ranging from the effects of long-term unemployment, the value of the dollar and gas prices]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: Economy improving</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-economy-improving-energy-prices-rising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-economy-improving-energy-prices-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first few sentences of the Fed's post-meeting statement contain phrases like "firmer footing," "improving gradually" and "continue to expand." That's about as upbeat as the Fed has been in years. But they also devoted plenty of ink to higher energy and commodity prices. While the Fed expects the effect on inflation to be temporary,]]></description>
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		<title>Fed: no changes, no dissent</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-changes-no-dissent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-no-changes-no-dissent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee was a little more upbeat than in December, but left the bond-purchase program known as QE2 intact. The FOMC statment was little changed, with the Fed noting a pickup in both household and business spending late in the year, the rise in commodity prices, and the fact that the drop]]></description>
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		<title>Here we go again</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/here-we-go-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/here-we-go-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home equity line of credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of quotes jumped out during my weekend reading. The first comes from a front-page article in Saturday's Wall Street Journal about banks making more loans to consumers and businesses. It closes with a couple that "took out a home equity line of credit this month to help finance the purchase of a 4,000]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs report good, but not that good</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/jobs-report-good-but-not-that-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/jobs-report-good-but-not-that-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The headlines will all scream about the drop in the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent. But job growth was a middling 103,000, powered by private sector hiring of 113,000. Those numbers are not enough to pull the unemployment rate lower, and certainly not to the extent that it dropped. So if hiring isn't bringing the]]></description>
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		<title>Will Fed try to talk interest rates down?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/will-fed-try-to-talk-interest-rates-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/will-fed-try-to-talk-interest-rates-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30 year fixed mortgage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee meets tomorrow, with an official statement expected approximately 2:15 p.m. Eastern. No action of any significance is expected. It was the last meeting that was the big splash known as QE2, with the Fed pledging $600 billion in government bond purchases by the end of next June to reduce interest]]></description>
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		<title>Big disappointment in November jobs report</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/big-disappointment-in-november-jobs-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/big-disappointment-in-november-jobs-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The November jobs report came in well short of expectations. November saw just 39,000 new jobs and 50,000 in the private sector, compared to expectations in the 130,000-175,000 neighborhood. The revisions that make September and October appear slightly better are no consolation. Yes, the November figures will be revised twice more, but it won't be enough to]]></description>
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		<title>Beige Book: economy continues to improve</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-economy-continues-to-improve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/beige-book-economy-continues-to-improve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic report used by the Federal Open Market Committee to evaluate the health of the economy -- known as the Beige Book -- showed the economy "continued to improve, on balance" between October and November. The news was generally positive and consistent with an economy slowly getting to its feet, but not bounding ahead by]]></description>
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		<title>Fed takes the middle ground</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-takes-the-middle-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-takes-the-middle-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee announced a $600 billion bond purchase program, to take place now through June 2011, in an effort to stave off any threat of deflation and kick start the economy. While the program will likely succeed in avoiding deflation -- many would argue we'll avoid it anyway -- this doesn't solve our economic]]></description>
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		<title>Fed action may hurt more than help</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-action-may-hurt-more-than-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-action-may-hurt-more-than-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee, which meets Nov. 2-3, is all but certain to announce renewed measures intended to boost the economy. Specifically, the Fed will engage in another round of bond-buying, snapping up government debt with newly created money. It is hardly a secret this is coming; for those of you too consumed by]]></description>
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		<title>Private sector is adding jobs &#8230; slowly</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/private-sector-is-adding-jobs-slowly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/private-sector-is-adding-jobs-slowly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The monthly employment report for September was released this morning and the number that gets attention is minus 95,000. But that's not the most significant number. Why? Because the government shed 159,000 positions, mostly temporary Census workers, distorting the figures. The most relevant number continues to be private sector job growth. The good news is]]></description>
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		<title>How worried is the Fed about deflation?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/how-worried-is-the-fed-about-deflation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/how-worried-is-the-fed-about-deflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee's statement issued this afternoon clearly conveyed a willingness to throw more money into the financial system with another round of quantitative easing, perhaps as soon as November. That is what the market expected from the Fed, and the Fed delivered. But what is most significant -- and somewhat alarming -- is]]></description>
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		<title>No revelations from Bernanke</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/no-revelations-from-bernanke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/no-revelations-from-bernanke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not wanting to be alarmist, Ben Bernanke chose his words very carefully in this morning's speech from Jackson Hole, Wyo. He didn't announce, or even discuss, any new policy options, other than to debunk the notion that the Fed would try to engineer inflation. Yes, they'll buy more securities if conditions warrant, but we already]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Fed&#8217;s latest move matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/does-the-feds-latest-move-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/does-the-feds-latest-move-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Federal Reserve took a symbolic step in the direction of more accommodative financial conditions by announcing that they will reinvest proceeds from maturing bonds back into Treasury securities. This will keep money in the financial system and help keep a lid on long-term interest rates, such as mortgages. But this is a small]]></description>
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		<title>Recharacterizing your Roth IRA conversion</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/recharacterizing-your-roth-ira-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/recharacterizing-your-roth-ira-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a subject of relevance for retirement investors -- given the decline in the stock market since May -- recharacterizing your Roth IRA conversion. Recharacterization is the process of unwinding your previous conversion as if it never happened. Let's say earlier this year you converted traditional IRA assets to a Roth, triggering a tax]]></description>
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		<title>Existing home sales disappoint</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/existing-home-sales-disappoint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/existing-home-sales-disappoint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existing home sales for May not only came in well below expectations, but below April levels. The significance here is that existing home sales are measured at closing, so a nice bump in sales was expected given the tax credit crowd that had signed contracts in March and April moving to the closing table in]]></description>
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		<title>May payrolls bloated by temporary Census jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/may-payrolls-bloated-by-temporary-census-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/may-payrolls-bloated-by-temporary-census-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CD rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The monthly employment report was issued at 8:30 a.m. and it was almost as disappointing as seeing a blown call cost Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game on Wednesday night. There were 431,000 jobs added (well shy of the unrealistically high expectations of 500,000), but 411,000 were temporary census jobs. The real measure of]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs report due tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/jobs-report-due-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/jobs-report-due-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The May jobs report is out tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. While temporary census workers will bloat the results, the expectations of 500,000 new jobs seems to me to be unrealistically high. Even decent growth could undershoot that by a wide margin. The significant number won't be in the headline however, but the true measure]]></description>
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		<title>Are consumers really paying down credit card debt?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/are-consumers-really-paying-down-credit-card-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/are-consumers-really-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom says that consumers have been aggressive about paying down their credit card debts, and as evidence, the Federal Reserve's Consumer Credit release known as the G19 release is often cited. Specifically, the category known as revolving debt which is comprised largely of credit cards, declined by $92 billion in calendar year 2009. But]]></description>
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		<title>Weighing a balance transfer?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/weighing-a-balance-transfer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/weighing-a-balance-transfer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have strong credit and are determined to get out of debt sooner, but your credit card issuer surprised you with a rate increase several months ago that threatens to slow your progress. In that case, you're a great candidate for a balance transfer. The first step is to do some comparison shopping on the]]></description>
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		<title>FOMC&#8217;s Hoenig notes savers &#8220;subsidizing the borrower&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fomcs-hoenig-notes-savers-subsidizing-the-borrower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fomcs-hoenig-notes-savers-subsidizing-the-borrower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tweeted about this over the weekend, but the Saturday Wall Street Journal contained an interview with Thomas Hoenig, the President of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Perhaps you know him as the one voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee that has dissented in each of this year's three FOMC meetings. Hoenig]]></description>
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		<title>The folly of minimum credit card payments</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-folly-of-minimum-credit-card-payments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/the-folly-of-minimum-credit-card-payments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making only the minimum payment on a credit card is a treadmill to nowhere. Nothing illustrates this better than Bankrate.com's calculator "The True Cost of Paying the Minimum." We've produced a video demonstrating this calculator and also providing a solution to accelerate debt repayment on even the tightest budget. The reason minimum payments take a]]></description>
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		<title>Whistling past the graveyard</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/whistling-past-the-graveyard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/whistling-past-the-graveyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was the big issue last week a momentary trading glitch or the prospect of renewed financial tensions due to government default? Congress has it wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>4 straight months of job growth</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/4-straight-months-of-job-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/4-straight-months-of-job-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 13:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The jobs report showed an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.9 percent, but the real headline is that we saw respectable job growth in April, 290,000 new jobs, on top of an upwardly revised 230,000 new jobs in March. While we really need to see 400,000 or 500,000 new jobs on a consistent basis to begin making a dent in the 15.3 million unemployed, there is no denying that things are headed in the right direction.]]></description>
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		<title>Gearing up for employment report</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/gearing-up-for-employment-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/gearing-up-for-employment-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the employment report is still the top gauge of where we stand economically and it will retain its critical importance in that regard. 

However, it will carry significance for an additional reason. The monthly employment report could be a catalyst for the next move in long-term interest rates. 
]]></description>
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		<title>Economy grows 3.2 percent in first quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/economy-grows-3-2-percent-in-first-quarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/economy-grows-3-2-percent-in-first-quarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy grew solidly, but not spectacularly, in the first three months of 2010. Consumers were the driving force as they let loose after 18 months of belt tightening.]]></description>
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		<title>No change from Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/no-change-from-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/no-change-from-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting concluded this afternoon, with no change in rates and virtually no change in their statement. The Fed did mention the job market "is beginning to improve," that "growth in household spending has picked up recently," and that housing starts "have edged up but remain at a depressed level."]]></description>
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		<title>Fed meets today</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-meets-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/fed-meets-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is time for Bernanke to put his money where his mouth is and make a key change to the Fed statement following today's meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Retail sales up, wages and inflation not</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/retail-sales-up-wages-and-inflation-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/retail-sales-up-wages-and-inflation-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a lack of wage growth, consumers pushed retail sales higher in March. And with CPI still tame, Bernanke will stick to the script of low interest rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Are investors too complacent?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/are-investors-too-complacent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/are-investors-too-complacent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something caught my eye over the weekend. The CBOE Volatility Index, referred to as the VIX and often considered a "fear gauge" for investors, is at its lowest point since Oct. 2007. Hmmm, Oct. 2007. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is growth sustainable?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/growth-sustainable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankrate.com/financing/federal-reserve/growth-sustainable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McBride</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The minutes of the March 16 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee were released Tuesday afternoon. The Fed remains committed to keeping rates low, citing the likelihood of only moderate economic growth over the next two years.]]></description>
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