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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The US central bank, a system of 12 Federal Reserve banks, each serving member commercial banks in its own district. This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the credit structure.
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- proper noun US the central
banking system of the United States
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
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Note: Except for my updated insertion of the term Federal Reserve for the original reference to the Bank of England, this is a verbatim quote.
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Note: Except for my updated insertion of the term Federal Reserve for the original reference to the Bank of England, this is a verbatim quote.
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Assessing what he calls the Federal Reserve's moves to "buy Wall Street," he offers a straight-forward overview of the current situation and a "peek behind the curtain" of free markets and Wall Street.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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One of those candidates, Texas Governor Rick Perry, stirred controversy Tuesday when he called Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke “almost traitorous” for his monetary policies.
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Some take him to task for his irreverence; he calls Federal Reserve officials "Fed Heads," Fed chairman Ben Bernanke
Market Muse: Music to Some, Noise to Others Jeff D. Opdyke 2010
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Some take him to task for his irreverence; he calls Federal Reserve officials "Fed Heads," Fed chairman Ben Bernanke
Market Muse: Music to Some, Noise to Others Jeff D. Opdyke 2010
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Some take him to task for his irreverence; he calls Federal Reserve officials "Fed Heads," Fed chairman Ben Bernanke
Market Muse: Music to Some, Noise to Others Jeff D. Opdyke 2010
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Also, when he calls the Federal Reserve "an institution" he fails to mention that it is a privately owned and controlled institution to which Congress, in 1913, delegated its power to Coin (create) money and regulate its value.
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*In the United States, the central bank is called the Federal Reserve, and as of this writing the central banker is Ben Bernanke.
More Sex Is Safer Sex Steven E. Landsburg 2007
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*In the United States, the central bank is called the Federal Reserve, and as of this writing the central banker is Ben Bernanke.
More Sex Is Safer Sex Steven E. Landsburg 2007
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