A.
First of all, who are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
Fannie Mae: Is the nickname for the Federal National Mortgage Association
and
Freddie Mac: Is the nickname for the Federal Home Mortgage corporation
Collectively, they are know as GSEs or Government Sponsored Enterprises and their job is to provide local banks and mortgage lenders with liquidity […]

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Canadian Dollar Skyrockets After Housing Market Numbers and Oil
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With stocks falling close to a 2 year low yesterday, Fed President Ben Bernanke attempted to stabilize the stock market and the US dollar by saying that they they are considering “extending the duration” of their emergency lending facilities to investment banks.
The Fed is clearly worried about the volatility in stocks and they […]

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German June Unemployment Falls to Lowest in 16 Years
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