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A controversial plan to peg the battered Indonesian rupiah to the U-S dollar through a currency board is looming cl
oser.
The central bank governor was...

1. Wide of Ben Bernanke walking up to podium

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Res
erve:
"R and D (research and development) has become increasingly international, thanks to improved...

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U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says policy-makers must keep an eye on surging energy pri
ces.
In a speech at the 18th Annual Monetary Conference in Washington on...

1. Wide of US President Barack Obama and advisors in Cabinet Room

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US Presi
dent:
"As all of you know we have been busy on a whole host of fronts over the last...

Jun.19 -- International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath discusses global central bank policy, the economy and the trade war. She speaks from Sintra, Portugal, on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

The Federal Reserve will begin shrinking the enormous portfolio of bonds it amassed after the 2008 financial crisis to try to sustain a frail economy. The move reflects a strengthened economy and could mean...

HEADLINE:March 18: Stocks jump on Fed report

CAPTION: The Federal Reserve is keeping Wall Street's big rally alive _ and giving the Treasury market a boost as well. (Marc
h 18)
[Notes:ANCHO
R VOICE]
The...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the economic recovery is not yet complete and for that reason the Fed intends to keep providing significant support to boost growth and improve labor...

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The chairman of the U-S Federal Reserve says the threat of computer failures caused by the Year 2000 date change has largely gone - thanks to thousands of people around the cou
ntry.
But...

1. Wide shot of International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists walking into news conference

2. Cutaway of
press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Simon Johnson/IMF Chief
Economist
"In the United States,...

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U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivered a sober assessment of the U-S economy to Congress on Wednesday, saying that the sharp slowdown that began in the second half of...

1. Wide of Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox and Former Treasury Secretary John Snow testifying at the House Oversight and...

1. US Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Alan Greenspan talking to Senator Richard Shelby

2. Greenspan takes a
seat
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the US Federal Res
erve Bank:
"Economic...

1. Wide of old town in Tallinn

2. Sign in street advertising euro ho
tline
3. Clo
se of sign
4. Teller in bank coun
ting euro notes
5. Various of euro
notes being...

The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and signaled that it may step up its pace of rate increases because of solid U.S. economic growth and rising...

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and projected no rate hikes in 2019, dramatically underscoring its plan to be "patient" about any further increases.

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U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sent the stock market spinning again today (Wednesday) as he told Congress that caution seems in order given the recent powerful advance...

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The U-S Treasury Secretary and the Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday tried to assure Congress that serious efforts were underway to reform the global financial sy
stem.
Robert...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Wednesday that the central bank expects to keep raising a key interest rate at a gradual pace and also plans to start trimming its massive bond holdings this year.In her semiannual...

1. Pan Greenspan walks into hearing room

2. Close-up session being o
pened
3. Back view of Greenspan
testifying
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Greenspan, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman. "To be sure, over time the...

HEADLINE: Bernanke: Exec compensation must be monitored

CAPTION: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday called for banking supervisors to pay 'close attention' to compensation practices as they examine the soundness of...

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U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says that while inflation is in check the central bank should take preemptive action to prevent any threat to continued economic...

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In a surprise move, nations adopting the new European currency, the euro, have dropped key interest rates, effectively setting the rate that will be...

English/Nat

U-S prosperity is not threatened by the problems of Southeast
Asia.
That's the assessment coming from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan G
reenspan.
He told members of a Congress panel on...