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Click on all images for a larger image Last week the Federal Reserve issued the latest FOMC minutes. Let's take a look at what they se...

With a week (more or less) between the Fed's rate cut hopefully we can gain a little more perspective on what their action means and why...

I'll do a market recap in the morning. Let's go back to the beginning of the year and look at every Fed policy statement. January 31...

WOW -- that is something I was not expecting in any way. Here's a link to the statement Here's the money parts: Economic growth was ...

I've been very critical of Bernanke over the last few weeks, largely because I viewed his cut in the discount rate as the first move in ...

The Fed released the minutes of the August 7 meeting. Because the Fed's perception of the economy is so incredibly important right now...

From the FOMC: Financial market conditions have deteriorated, and tighter credit conditions and increased uncertainty have the potential to ...

From the Federal Reserve: Readings on core inflation have improved modestly in recent months. However, a sustained moderation in inflation ...

Here is a link to the Fed Minutes from May 9, 2007. Let's see how the Fed saw the economy a little under a month ago: The information ...

Here's a link to the statement: Economic growth slowed in the first part of this year and the adjustment in the housing sector is ongoi...

Here are some bullet points on the economy that come from the FOMC minutes. 1.) Employment gains moderated in early 2007 2.) Industrial pr...

From the FOMC Minutes: Most participants continued to expect a gradual decline in core inflation over the next year or two, fostered by stab...

Here's the text of their statement: The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 5-1...

From Bernanke's recent Congressional testimony: I turn now to the inflation situation. As I noted earlier, there are some indications th...

From the FOMC All meeting participants expressed some concern about the outlook for inflation. To be sure, incoming data had suggested some...

From the Fed: Recent indicators have suggested somewhat firmer economic growth, and some tentative signs of stabilization have appeared in t...

Here's the money quote from the FOMC minutes: All meeting participants remained concerned about the outlook for inflation. Although re...