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Covid Supercharges Federal Reserve as Backup Lender to the World
By Serena Ng and Nick Timiraos
August 3, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
When the coronavirus brought the world economy to a halt in March, it fell to the U.S. …
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Fed Weighs Abandoning Pre-Emptive Rate Moves to Curb Inflation
By Nick Timiraos
Aug. 2, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve is preparing to effectively abandon its strategy of pre-emptively lifting interest rates to head off higher inflation, …
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Fed buying spree could move to long end of yield curve: analysts
By Karen Pierog
July 29, 2020, Reuters
The Federal Reserve may shift more of its buying to the long end of the yield curve, analysts say, as the Treasury market …
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Fed holds rates steady, says economic growth is ‘well below’ pre-pandemic level
By Jeff Cox
July 29, 2020, CNBC
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a decision announced Wednesday that came along with a tepid outlook on the coronavirus-plagued economy.…
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Fed extends emergency loan programs for three months until end of 2020
By Greg Robb
July 28, 2020, MarketWatch
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said its board of governors had decided to extend seven of its emergency loan programs until the end …
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Fannie-Freddie Overseer Puts Squeeze on $50 Billion Bond Market
By Joe Light
July 8, 2020, Bloomberg
A bond market once thought to be key to the futures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — and the roughly $5 trillion …
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Fed chair Jerome Powell: Banking system has been source of strength
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testify on the coronavirus response.…
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Fed moves closer to offering interest rate guidance
By James Politi and Colby Smith
July 1, 2020, Financial Times
Federal Reserve officials moved closer to offering detailed guidance on the path of interest rates and asset purchases last …
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Lockhart: Fed to Stay the Course With Accommodative Policy
Former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart discusses the central bank’s policy and the U.S. economy. Chairman Jerome Powell sent a powerful message Wednesday that the Fed will …
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Fed Keeps Options Open on Yield Caps but Looks to Other Tools First
By Nick Timiraos
June 30, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cap short-term Treasury yields as part of its initial package of economic stimulus measures, …
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