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Fed chair needs chemistry, consensus building and communications skills

By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 13th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Fed chair needs chemistry, consensus building and communications skills

I’m writing about G. William Miller, whose term at the head of the nation’s central bank in the late 1970s was short and tumultuous.

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Editorial: Yellen could usher in era of transparency at Fed

By Editorial Board / Friday, August 2nd, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Yellen could usher in era of transparency at Fed

There is no doubt that Summers and Yellen both have the credentials to be a Fed chair and that President Obama faces a tough choice.

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Why Fed policy is driving up the cost of farmland in California

By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 1st, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Why Fed policy is driving up the cost of farmland in California

Even California, where real estate is otherwise depressed, has not been immune from price spikes.

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Fed presidents: European woes threaten U.S. economy

By Marlize van Romburgh / Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment

The U.S. central bank, which has grown its balance sheet from the roughly $800 billion it held steady at for decades to almost $3 trillion in response to the country’s financial crisis, will have to navigate the unwinding of that balance sheet cautiously when the time comes. That was the view from the three Federal Read More →

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