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Tag Archives: the Federal Reserve
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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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: 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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