Federal Reserve

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• Break up large firms whose very size poses a "grave threat" to ... Dodd unveils sweeping financial-regulation plan Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd yesterday proposed a plan to overhaul the rules regulating the financial-services industry and empower the Federal Reserve to break up large firms whose ... Philly.com Business - 5 hours, 12 minutes ago  
• Police the entire financial system for risks. Dodd's bill calls instead for ... Sen. Christopher Dodd introduces sweeping financial stability bill WASHINGTON – Eighteen months after Wall Street's brush with apocalypse, the Senate on Monday began to rewrite the nation's financial regulatory rules with the introduction of a sweeping bill designed ... SacBee -- Business - 5 hours, 14 minutes ago  
• Gain oversight over the largest, most interconnected financial firms, even nonbanks. The ... Plan’s highlights Key provisions of financial regulation legislation: ■ Federal Reserve would gain oversight over the largest, most interconnected financial firms, even nonbanks. The Fed could force large, interconnected firms to break ... Boston.com -- Top political stories - 6 hours, 28 minutes ago  
• Expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday ... Fed seen renewing low rates, extended period vow The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday and renew its pledge to keep borrowing costs very low for a long time, ... Reuters: Business News - 7 hours, 59 minutes ago  
• Unlikely to make any changes to its easy money policy for now, ... Tuesday Look Ahead: Fed Day Could be Positive for Stocks The Federal Reserve is unlikely to make any changes to its easy money policy for now, and that could be a positive for stocks. CNBC : Market Insider with Patti Domm - 9 hours, 49 minutes ago  
• Take on a greatly expanded role in financial regulation under new legislation ... Sen Dodd boosts Fed in new financial reforms Reuters - The Federal Reserve would take on a greatly expanded role in financial regulation under new legislation unveiled on Monday by a top Senate Democrat, in a push to ... Yahoo! News: Business - 14 hours, 15 minutes ago