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							<title><![CDATA[QE Robs the Economy of Vitality]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I have seen the mess in Cyprus compared to the old joke about shooting birds on a branch. Someone might inquire how many birds are left on a branch after you shoot one. The ultimate answer, the incorporated home-spun wisdom, is that none will remain no matter how many were there...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Limp Recovery Questions Bernanke's High Self Regard]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On December 16, 2009, Time Magazine announced that Ben Bernanke was the Person of the Year for 2009. The subtext under the headline noted that, "The story of the year was a weak economy that could have been much, much weaker." The portrayal of the Fed Chairman in the accompanying piece...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Happened to All of That Money?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since the first onset of systemic crisis in August 2007, as the eurodollar market shrieked in abject terror at the prospects of collateral repudiation, central banks in almost every major market have undertaken radical expansionary policies. The Bank of England actually leads the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Fed's 'Not Seen Since 2009' Economy]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Late last week the Federal Reserve policymaking body changed the language in its monetary policy outlook. The FOMC noted in its June 20th statement that it "is prepared to take further action as appropriate". In the July press release, the wording changed slightly to make sure that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Europe Is In Recession, the U.S. Isn't Too Far Behind]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The global banking system in 2012 has seen a marked transition from the monetary concept that gained universal traction nearly 100 years ago. The United States in 1912 was the only economic power without a central bank, but by 1913 one had been created, though its creators, both bankers...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street Has Little Right Except for Target]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The "populist" protest movement "Occupy Wall Street" has certainly created enough buzz, partially from its disparate elements and lack of cohesive central message. It seems to be mostly anti-capitalism cloaked in the semantics of being against "greed" and for "justice", the usual straw...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bernanke Admits He Just Doesn't Know]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Snider</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Early on in his June 22, 2011, press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was asked about why the Fed had just lowered its growth outlook for 2011 and 2012. After attributing some of the reduction in expected economic growth to temporary factors that he feels should be...]]></description>
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