<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fed-watch News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=69&amp;catid=75</link><description>News Feed for - Fed-watch</description><item><title>US stocks dip on revised GDP; Fed's view curbs loss</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424406&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:10:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK â?? U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday on lackluster economic data in a session marked by low volume and choppy trading, but losses eased after the Federal Reserve raised its expectations for growth </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>Treasurys gain on 5-year auction demand, FOMC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424777&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:15:00</pubDate><description>Treasury prices advanced on Tuesday, further pressuring yields, after the government's sale of a record amount of five-year notes received the most demand from investors in more than two years. Also supporting </description><source>MarketWatch</source></item><item><title>Why I'm Thankful for Geithner and Bernanke</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424233&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:09:00</pubDate><description>Email (your email address will be your login) Confirm Email Create a Password Confirm Password From </description><source>Wall Street Journal Online</source></item><item><title>Fed sees slow US recovery</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96423825&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:04:00</pubDate><description>The Federal Reserve expects the unfolding US economic recovery will be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation's unemployment rate elevated over the next several years, according to a new forecast. </description><source>West Australian</source></item><item><title>US STOCKS-Wall St dips on revised GDP; Fed's view curbs loss</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96410016&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:21:00</pubDate><description>* Q3 GDP growth weaker than expected, Fed ups 2010 forecast * Dell's stock slides as HP says gaining market share * Dow off 0.2 pct, S&amp;amp;P off 0.1 pct, Nasdaq off 0.3 pct * For up-to-the-minute market </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Brighter Fed forecast helps market pare losses</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96418201&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T22:55:00</pubDate><description>A brighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare steep losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing. Stocks slipped from 13-month highs </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Fed sees firmer U.S. growth</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420199&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:29:00</pubDate><description>10:51pm GMT storyKeywords 'UK USA FED RTR_ArticleTitle 'Fed sees firmer U.S. RTR_ArticleBlurb 'By Pedro da Costa and WASHINGTON (Reuters) Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Global stocks trim losses after FOMC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420189&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:29:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stocks ended lower on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve revised upward its growth estimates for 2010, while the U.S. dollar rose on data showing the American economy grew at </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Ron Paul's Plan to Audit Fed a 'Serious Attack': Mishkin</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96305538&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:31:00</pubDate><description>A congressional plan to audit the Federal Reserve's decision-making process poses a serious threat to the economy, former Fed official Frederic Mishkin said. In a live interview on CNBC, Mishkin disagreed </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>The threatened Fed</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419562&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:25:00</pubDate><description>[W]eakness in labor market conditions remained an important concern to meeting participants, with unemployment expected to remain elevated for some time. Although the pace of job losses was moderating, </description><source>The Economist</source></item><item><title>TABLE-Richmond Fed services index -7 in November</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96404295&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:23:00</pubDate><description>Nov 24 (Reuters) - Details of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's monthly services index, released on Tuesday. All data are seasonally adjusted: SERVICES SURVEY Nov Oct Sept 3-mo avg Service Revenues </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Dollar Will Recover When Fed Hikes Rates</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96311806&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:50:00</pubDate><description>Previous Video: Singapore Airlines CEO Sees Balanced Demand Next Video: UK Inflation Could Surge: BoE Airtime:  ET Futures pointed to a mixed open for Wall Street Tuesday ahead of a "busy day" for U.S. </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>Bernanke's neck on the line</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96385044&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T10:53:00</pubDate><description>Page 1 of 2 By Julian Delasantellis They're back, the huge, hulking city sized spacecraft that suddenly appear from the blackness of deep space to take positions above the metropolises of America and </description><source>Asia Times Online</source></item><item><title>Fed Face-Off: Peter Schiff Goes Toe-to-T...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96356725&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:11:00</pubDate><description>Peter Schiff's views as an author, investor and free market idealist are no secret: Abolish the Fed, buy gold and avoid the dollar. With that in mind, Sunday night was something of a dream come true for </description><source>Yahoo! Finance</source></item><item><title>Congress Threatens Fed Oversight, Markets Watch Warily</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96355639&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:52:00</pubDate><description>On Capitol Hill, itâ??s almost like open season on the Federal Reserve: Lawmakers are threatening to diminish its regulatory powers, lay bare its books, and let the government pick more of the top officials </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Fed Seeks Banks Plans For TARP Repayment</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96411905&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:36:00</pubDate><description>The Federal Reserve has reportedly asked nine of the major US banks that received bailout money earlier this year to submit plans for repayment of the emergency taxpayer funds according to Bloomberg</description><source>Institutional Investor</source></item><item><title>MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Strengthen After Fed Minutes</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96307231&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:09:00</pubDate><description>U.S. stocks were trading near breakeven Tuesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve said it expected the economy to keep rebounding from a deep recession, but cautioned that unemployment would likely </description><source>Global Finance Magazine</source></item><item><title>Fed lifts 2010 growth outlook, sees unemployment easing</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96421083&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:37:00</pubDate><description>The Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised its outlook for US economic growth in 2010 to a range of 2.5 to 3.5 percent, and said unemployment appeared to be near a peak. In a new forecast accompanying minutes </description><source>The Age</source></item><item><title>Federal Reserve (80)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420159&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:29:00</pubDate><description>About Our Ads | Corrections | Custom Publishing | License Our Content | Media Kit | Press Room | Events | Site Map | Labs | smSmallBiz â?¢ SMARTMONEY Â® Layout and look and feel of SmartMoney.com and </description><source>Smart Money</source></item><item><title>Fed audit push gives impetus to gold rally</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96411639&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:35:00</pubDate><description>AUDITING the Federal Reserve may or may not be a good idea, but one thing seems pretty sure: just discussing it seriously will tend to drive the price of gold higher. The US House of Representatives Financial </description><source>TheStar.com.my</source></item><item><title>Fed is under fire as public anger mounts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96229263&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:41:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, </description><source>Crescent-News</source></item><item><title>Fed expects slow recovery to keep U.S. joblessness elevated</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96415953&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T19:06:00</pubDate><description>recovery is going to expand at a slow rate while unemployment will continue to remain high, according to the minutes of their closed-door Nov. 3 and Nov 4 meetings released Tuesday. The Fed forcast that </description><source>MarketWatch</source></item><item><title>Treasurys up before 5-year auction, FOMC minutes</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96410105&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:07:00</pubDate><description>Treasury prices climbed Tuesday, pushing yields lower, before minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting on interest rates are expected to confirm that the U.S. central bank sees enough weakness </description><source>MarketWatch</source></item><item><title>Extend MBS Program Says St Louis Fed Chief</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96408265&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:53:00</pubDate><description>James Bullard president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis says the central bank should extend a Fed program to buy mortgagebacked securities beyond the first quarter of next year when it is scheduled </description><source>Institutional Investor</source></item><item><title>&amp;#8226; Fed rage boils over on Capitol Hill</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96308935&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=75</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:18:00</pubDate><description>Ben Bernanke will win confirmation to a second term as head of the central bank. But it won't be pretty. The movement in Congress to rein the Fed in is gaining steam. WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal </description><source>CNN Money</source></item></channel></rss>