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The global financial system might be better off in some respects if derivatives trading migrated toward more standardized transactions, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, reports Markets

The Day Ahead Canada and U.S.: U.S. Prelim Q2 GDP, Jobless Claims - 4 Hours ago

(CEP News)- U.S. second-quarter GDP and initial jobless claims will be the focus of the day on Thursday. Economists expect the second print of GDP to show an annualized rise of 2.7% following a previous

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Atlanta Feds Lockhart: Inflation will diminish over the rest of 2008 - 2 Hours ago

Lockharts speech comes as critics have renewed their discussion of the Fed and the Federal Open Markets Committees handling of the on-going economic downturn. Lockhart said fuel and food prices continue

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Fed notes hintÂ rate increase is coming - 16 Hours ago

WASHINGTON - Even as they grappled with inflation worries, most Federal Reserve officials at their August meeting didnâ??t believe the Fedâ??s key interest rate was too low given harder-to-get credit

The Fed's Muddle-Through - 6 Hours ago

s Magazine dated September 15, 2008 Jim Michaels hated wishy-washy conclusions to FORBES stories. The late, great editor of this magazine called it â??palm journalismâ?â??on the one hand this, on the

UPDATE 1-U.S. dealers eager for new Fed funding insurance - 7 Hours ago

(Recasts lead, adds details) NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street dealers, fearful of getting caught short of cash at the end of the quarter, were eager buyers of a type of insurance policy offered

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Recent dollar rise helpful: Fed's Lockhart - 15 Hours ago

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart on Wednesday welcomed the recent rise in the dollar. 'Certainly, it's been helpful,' Lockhart said during a question-and-answer

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NY Fed prepares first auction of bond options - 16 Hours ago

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will today hold its first auction of options on Treasury securities, a type of derivative contract, in a new move aimed at easing a liquidity squeeze for banks that

Mexican stocks sink to 7-month low; peso weakens - 8/27/2008

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican stocks fell to a seven-month low Tuesday, dragged down by losses in cell phone operator America Movil (nyse: AMX - news - people ), while the peso slipped amid fears that