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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
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
Even California, where real estate is otherwise depressed, has not been immune from price spikes.
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Fed economist forecasts 2.5% growth this year
Zimmerman: Inflation is expected to be at around 1.5 percent in 2012 and 2013.
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Area banker tells Fed chair how grim it is
Santa Barbara resident and California Bankers Association President Rod Brown recently met with Ben Bernanke.
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Meltdown memories from 1987
Every market crash is different. But every market crash has echoes of past disasters.
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