Word: bias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...courts stated basically 'we're not going to second guess administrators as long as there is no race and gender bias...we're not going to get involved in these matters,'" MacLeish said...
Harshbarger said class will cover issues he dealt with as attorney general, including health care fraud, gun and tobacco litigation, and the impact of race and ethnic bias...
Harshbarger said class will cover issues he dealt with as attorney general, including health care fraud, gun and tobacco litigation, and the impact of race and ethnic bias...
...where were we? The Fed put the markets at ease on June 30 by shifting back to a neutral bias on rate hikes, and the past two weeks have been just long enough to get everyone back on pins and needles again. Well, never mind. The Producer Price Index for June, which measures inflation before it hits the consumer, actually dipped an unexpected 0.1 percent, reported the Commerce Department on Wednesday. The stock markets, thus relieved anew about Alan Greenspan?s plans for August, did a little jig at the opening bell ? but then took a dive into negative territory...
...short-term takeaway is that those who were too bearish because they feared the mighty Fed got faked out again. Sure, the Fed must stomp on the brakes periodically. But remember, the Fed always favors prosperity long term--how could it not? By removing the bias, Greenspan has removed the speed bumps, and if you waited until the all clear was sounded, you missed a true romp in the averages...