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Tag Archives: monetary policy
R&D from Prepd: The Federal Reserve & Monetary Policy
[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading
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Raising Interest Rates (2015)
[fblike] When 2015 began policymakers figured that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates. Optimism about the strength of the U.S. economy, as well as projections that inflation would soon meet the Federal Reserve’s preferable mark of 2%, lent … Continue reading
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R&D: Raising Interest Rates (2015)
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on raising interest rates (2015). How will the @federalreserve raise interest rates? Here’s a primer from The Hutchins Center: http://t.co/W3l5UbaZvl pic.twitter.com/tMhKONC9mR — Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 12, 2015 What an … Continue reading
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Janet Yellen & The Federal Reserve
[fblike] Last week, President Barack Obama formally nominated the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman in January. Yellen has been at the Federal Reserve for nearly twenty years and she became … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, monetary policy, premium content, quantitative easing, Topic Brief, U.S. economy
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R&D: Janet Yellen & The Federal Reserve
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve. Ms Yellen is not alone in believing that unemployment is a bigger problem than inflation http://t.co/6ltyh9I0RZ — The Economist (@EconBizFin) October 14, … Continue reading
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R&D: The Race for Federal Reserve Chairman
[fblike] Today’s R&D provides extempers a few articles about the “race” for the next Federal Reserve chairman between Larry Summers and Janet Yellen. The Economist (narrowly) endorses Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chairman. http://t.co/1Z2mnYMToq — Greg Ip (@greg_ip) August 29, … Continue reading
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R&D: U.S. Weapons Systems Compromised by China, Pharmaceutical Battles in the Developing World, Fighting Future Unemployment, and More
Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies from The Washington Post In an alarming confident report, the Pentagon revealed that Chinese hackers acquired designs for over twenty major weapons systems, which could harm America’s chances in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, China, global health, hacking, Hezbollah, Larry Summers, Lebanon, Mexico, military issues, monetary policy, Obama judicial nominees, President Obama, R&D, Sino-American relations, Syrian civil war, the Federal Reserve, U.S. economy, unemployment
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CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues
Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin
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