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Bernanke: Economy growing much too slowly to put people back to work

October 1, 2012
J.K. Wall
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a local lunch crowd that he expects the economy to keep growing, but he said the growth is so slow that it could create a "permanent group" of underemployed Americans.
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Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies

October 1, 2012
Associated Press
In a speech in Indianapolis, Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sharp defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the weak economy, while cautioning Congress to respect its private discussions.
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Bernanke's speech at Economic Club a coup for city

September 17, 2012
Scott Olson
The chairman of the Federal Reserve is scheduled to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana's Oct. 1 meeting, an event that should put Indianapolis in the national spotlight given the Fed's recent and controversial decision to try to stimulate the economy.
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Rising gas prices put a crimp in Americans' spending

September 16, 2012
Associated Press
The Federal Reserve this week took steps to boost economic growth. But those stimulus measures are also pushing oil prices up. If gas prices follow, consumers will have less money to spend elsewhere.
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Analysis: In a crummy economy, why are stocks rising?

September 15, 2012
Associated Press
Economic growth is pitiful. So why are the major stock indexes just a few percentage points shy of an all-time record? Start with two words: Ben Bernanke.
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Fed unveils bold, open-ended steps to aid economy

September 13, 2012
Associated Press
The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday designed to stimulate the economy by boosting the stock market and making it cheaper for people to borrow and spend. Stocks surged after the announcement.
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HICKS: Debate rages on about role of Federal ReserveRestricted Content

May 5, 2012
Mike Hicks
The Employment Act of 1946 essentially required the Federal Reserve to do two mutually exclusive things: promote full employment and keep inflation low.
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ALLEY: Where banks will find growth in the futureRestricted Content

March 10, 2012
Mike Alley / Special to IBJ
Demographics, technology will reward winning institutions.
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Fed to keep interest rate near zero for 2 years

August 9, 2011
Associated Press
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will likely keep interest rates at record lows for the next two years after acknowledging that the economy is weaker than it had thought and faces increasing risks.
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SKARBECK: Inflation worries growing, and for good reasonsRestricted Content

April 16, 2011
Ken Skarbeck
As much as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would like to think he can pull in the reins at the right moment, the beast of inflation is difficult to control.
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SKARBECK: Fed's monetary policies drag down bond returnsRestricted Content

April 2, 2011
Ken Skarbeck
Inflation is a sinister sort of tax that confiscates wealth. Bonds will lose value in an inflationary environment as interest rates rise.
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COAN: Stocks will get worse before they get better

November 20, 2010
Paul Coan
Looking at the final years of the Great Depression tells me that next year might not be so kind to investors.
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Study of local mortgage defaults shows benefit of counseling

June 22, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago finds a strong correlation between pre-mortgage credit counseling and loan performance after comparing Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership clients with other low-income Marion County borrowers.
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