Article: Fed's Moves To Improve Image Face Skepticism.(Washington)

Article: Fed Starts Rollback Of Rescue Efforts; Central ...
The Washington Post;  August 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... But neither are top Fed officials eager to eliminate ... programs. Rather, the central bank is in a period of carefully ... Rowe Price. When the Fed announced its plan to ... virtual free-fall and the central bank was throwing all possible ... small relative to other Fed actions, ...

Article: Fed Slashes Key Interest Rate, and Stocks Soar; ...
The Washington Post;  March 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... markets. The Fed is trying to ... one front, the central bank has begun redefining ... Thus, if the Fed's elaborate ... more. But the central bank gave indications ... worried that the central bank has cut rates too much. Fed Chairman Ben ...

Article: With Senate Demands, Fed's Role In Jeopardy; How ...
American Banker;  April 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... operations at the central bank. The amendments would force the Fed to disclose the ... a message to the central bank. The Senate voted ... amendment requiring the Fed to disclose how ... more power to the Fed. The central bank is no longer independent ...

Article: Fed Leaders Ponder an Expanded Mission; Wall Street ...
The Washington Post;  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... investment firms, the central bank abandoned 75 years ... banks. Inside the Fed and out, there ... s Day weekend, Fed leaders knew that ... perceptions of how the central bank would act in a crisis ... past practice. The central bank was created in 1913 ... idea was that the ...

Article: FED RAISES BENCHMARK INTEREST RATES CENTRAL ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 18, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... statement to mean the Fed may pause for a while ... rates again, since the central bank has more or less achieved ... officials worried that the Fed's efforts to squelch ... only real impact of the Fed's latest actions will ... Greenspan and other central bank officials have ...

Article: The Fed vs. Wall Street;Central Bank Likely ...
The Washington Post;  March 26, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... higher inflation-and the central bank appears to be at odds ... Tuesday, the 12-member Fed committee responsible ... question how long the Fed can stand up to Wall ... and-see policy. Central bank officials acknowledge ... into a tailspin, the Fed would be obliged to clamp ...

Article: Fed signals era of rate rises isn't over yetAfter jump to ...
International Herald Tribune;  December 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... As expected, the Fed raised the overnight ... percent. But the central bank's policy-making ... June 2004, the central bank did not refer to ... That implies Fed officials believe ... scheduled to retire as Fed chairman.The big ... was whether the central bank would ...