Yellen says Fed has no authority on bitcoin issues
The Federal Reserve has no authority to regulate or otherwise deal with the crypto-currency bitcoin, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said Thursday.
The Federal Reserve has no authority to regulate or otherwise deal with the crypto-currency bitcoin, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said Thursday.
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Feb 27, 2014
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An entrepreneurial climate is more important than access to financing and banks in encouraging self-employment growth, according to rural economists.
Economics & Business
Feb 19, 2014
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If you think young people don't know how to manage money and pay down their credit cards, then you should think again. A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve ...
Economics & Business
Oct 8, 2013
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet was unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 27, 2013
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American workers—long unusually mobile—are increasingly staying put. There are a range of popular explanations for the slowdown in migration between states, including an aging population that is firmly entrenched and ...
Economics & Business
Mar 11, 2013
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Employment insurance is a vital safety net for the unemployed across North America, yet some take advantage of the system. Recent headlines have made much of a recent report from the U.S. Department of Labor that 11 per cent ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) underestimates the risks of defaulted mortgages, NYU economist Andrew Caplin concludes in a new study co-authored with economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Economics & Business
Oct 22, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Too central to fail instead of too big to fail: whether banks pose a risk to the financial system when they get into distress has more to do with their level of networking than with their ...
Economics & Business
Aug 3, 2012
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A staggering 320 tons of gold and more than 7,500 tons of silver are now used annually to make PCs, cell phones, tablet computers and other new electronic and electrical products worldwide, adding more than $21 billion in ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2012
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In its second quarterly report of 2012, the UCLA Anderson Forecast predicts U.S. GDP and job formation will remain weak in the near-term, mirroring conditions that have prevailed for the last two years.
Economics & Business
Jun 21, 2012
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