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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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 6:01 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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Fears of Loan Defaults Drive Sharp Volatility in Stocks
Pump Prices Hurt Americans Not Just in the Pocketbooks
G8 Leaders Playing Down Their Power to Reduce Oil […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 5:04 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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RBA Statement a Tad Dovish as Bank Focuses on Growth Risks
Tankan confidence falls less than expected
German June Unemployment Falls to Lowest in 16 Years
Crude Oil […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 7:02 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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China’s Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs
Business Scrambe to Offset Rising Costs of Transportation
Jobs Report will Provide Clues on Growth and Inflation
Fed’s Priority is Likely […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 4:41 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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Fed Sounds Inflation Alarm, Takes `Baby Step’ Toward Raising Interest Rate
Volvo to Cut 8% of Global Staff
JC Penny Slashes Opening Plans
Trichet denies Speculators Cause Oil […]

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The Federal Reserve is getting ready to raise interest rates but a rate hike is not imminent. For the first time since August, the central bank has left rates unchanged at 2 percent. Although the FOMC statement is hawkish, the US dollar has failed to react because currency traders were looking for more. […]

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