Fed boss backs economic stimulus
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US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says a fiscal stimulus programme could lift the US economy.
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Atlanta Federal Reserve  Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Saturday that the United  States economy is &quot;resilient.&quot;
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that increased immigration can help support the aging U.S. population, but that on its own it will not solve coming economic challenges.
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ST. LOUIS  - The U.S. appears likely to avoid an economic slowdown, and Federal Reserve interest rate targets are well-positioned to stabilize the economy, St. Louis Fed Bank President William Poole said on Monday.
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser said on Tuesday that providing more information about the central bank's policy goals could help keep inflation expectations in check and give policy-makers greater leeway to buffer the economy from shocks.
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Strong business investment suggests the   U.S. economy is far from weak despite a slowing housing sector,   St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on   Monday.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday he was confident the U.S. and global economies were resilient but welcomed an emergency rate  cut by the Federal Reserve as a helpful move.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated he is open to congressional and White House efforts to develop a rescue package to avert a recession
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Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, gave a relatively upbeat forecast on inflation and the economy last week, and the markets responded with big gains.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President William Poole said on Monday that low inflation must be a central bank's prime goal, adding this had helped cushion the U.S. economy from its cooling housing market.
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WASHINGTON : The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy of gradual interest rate hikes is a sign the US economy does not need the stimulus that low rates supply, according to Cleveland Fed president Sandra Pianalto.
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Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested Sunday that a tax break or other government financial help for homeowners facing the mortgage crunch would be the best political fix for the economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy
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Kansas City Federal Reserve  Bank President Thomas Hoenig said on Wednesday a cooler pace of  U.S. economic growth should help bring down core inflation over  time.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter to a US senator that the central bank would act &quot;as needed&quot; to ease the impact of a credit squeeze on the US economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his weight behind proposals for near-term actions to stimulate economic growth to ward off an election-year recession -- but warned such a plan could do more harm than good unless put together quickly.
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DILLON, South Carolina  - U.S. Federal Reserve   Board Chairman Ben Bernanke received a hero's welcome on Friday   from his hometown, a former tobacco and textiles center that   has largely failed to benefit from the globalization and   productivity improvements he has advocated.