Bernanke on Fed Policy ... and TBTF; Executive Pay Potpourri; Cyprus...

03/21/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Bernanke on Fed Policy … and TBTF: The Federal Reserve issued its latest policy statement yesterday and, as expected, plans generally remain the same. The central bank will keep short-term interest rates low and continue buying $85 billion a month in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities indefinitely. But both the Journal and the Times posit the Fed is eyeing a wind-down. Per the Journal: "Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke … said the central bank...

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