Word: feds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...appearance of sluggishness overseas was compounded at home when the Federal Reserve Bank raised the discount rate a half point, to 7%. The move was a clear sign that the Fed, frightened by recent indicators, does not believe the new Administration's rosy assertion that inflation can be held in check without higher interest rates...
...matter of getting fed up with coming to practice and hearing 'We have to do this' and, at halftime, hearing 'We have to do that,'" Harvard Co-Captain Neil Phillips said...
...bailout might spark a run on S & L deposits. To prepare for that dire prospect, senior White House officials and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan met in the Roosevelt Room of the White House the night before Bush's plan was made public. Greenspan agreed that the Fed would stand ready to pump billions of dollars in emergency loans into threatened thrifts...
...once again, Ferry wouldn't allow the Crimson to take the lead. He fed Brickey for a layup and then hit another three-point basket to up the Blue Devil's margin to 10 points...
Private economists, skeptical about that rosy scenario, have been predicting slower growth this year and warned that the latest report from the Labor Department could lead the Fed to boost interest rates to restrain the economy and keep inflation in check...