http://www.yourstreet.com/news/federal-reserve-system YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, prodded Congress on Friday to enact legislation overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system to prevent a repeat of the banking and credit debacles that thrust the country into crisis. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752117/bernanke-urges-financial-regulatory-overhaul Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:08 -0700 The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are requesting to visit houses in teams rather than alone. Wayne Hatcher is regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Charlotte,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749474/official-census-takers-want-teams-after-ky-death Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:56:08 -0700 Dollar posts rise in value The dollar rose against most major currencies Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured markets that the U.S. central bank will wind down its extraordinary stimulus measures when the time is right. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745880/oklahoma-business-briefs Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:47:08 -0700 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank will be ready to tighten monetary policy and shrink its bloated balance sheet to prevent inflation once the economy improves. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743145/bernanke-fed-will-tighten-money-when-economy-improves Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:22:08 -0700 U.S. banks with heavy exposure to commercial property loans have been setting aside only 38 cents in reserves for every $1 in bad commercial real estate loans, according to an unpublished Federal Reserve report obtained by the Wall Street Journal. Considering that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740603/federal-reserve-bracing-for-commercial-fallout-as-u-s-banks-act-slowly-to- Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:00:08 -0700 He was accused of stealing co-workers' identities to apply for loans http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6738329/federal-reserve-employee-from-elm-park-pleads-guilty-in-1m-scheme Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:37:08 -0700 We Were Promised Jetpacks play the Black Cat on Monday night with Brakes and The Twilight Sad. MONDAY >> Something about Great Britain's rainy days and gray skies help produce more delightfully melancholy indie pop groups than anywhere else. And wouldn't you know it,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739534/weekly-music-agenda Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:28:08 -0700 Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now. READ MORE >> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746504/greenspan-expects-10-percent-unemployment Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:30:08 -0700 The current recession has been mislabeled a “man-cession,” a St. Louis Fed economist said Friday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735278/st-louis-fed-debunks-man-cession- Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:26:08 -0700 Nation Fed chairman testifies WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a skeptical Congress Thursday that the central bank is "well suited” to oversee colossal financial companies whose failure could endanger the entire economy. Read... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737889/business-briefs Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:00:08 -0700 An AP dispatch about a teacher and census worker who was found hanged with "FED" scrawled on his chest is starting to make the rounds on blogs and Twitter. Given all the heat about 9-12 protests/ the census /ACORN people are starting to leap to vague conclusions .... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734482/hanged-census-worker-next-week-s-political-outrage- Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:10:08 -0700 Signaling confidence in a recovery, the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to stretch out the pace of a program intended to lower mortgage rates and prop up the housing market. READ MORE >> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746698/fed-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:38:08 -0700 Fed up, Federline, federal tax evasion charges—things that start with "fed-" don't tend to be all that appealing, Fedders included. So we can't say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726355/that-s-rather-hideous-bushwick-building-lays-a-brick Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:18:08 -0700 PARIS (AP) — How far to go in limiting bankers' bonuses looms as one of the toughest issues at this week's summit of world leaders in Pittsburgh, with clear differences between the United States and Europe despite recent moves in each other's direction. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729819/us,-europe-split-on-approach-to-bonuses Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:44:08 -0700 Investors are now waiting to see what the rest of the Fed has to say this week during its two-day rate-setting meeting, which begins Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727902/monday-markets-stocks-down,-though-economic-indicators-are-up Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:47:08 -0700 Investors are now waiting to see what the rest of the Fed has to say this week during its two-day rate-setting meeting, which begins Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727928/monday-markets-stocks-down,-though-economic-indicators-are-up Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:47:08 -0700 Knoxville area retail gasoline prices on Monday fell to their lowest point since June, while oil prices fell for a third straight day before the Federal Reserve meets to discuss monetary policy, which for months has helped to drive oil prices higher. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728863/knoxville-gasoline-prices-lowest-since-june-oil-drops Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:12:08 -0700 A Trader work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. EPA World stock markets were modestly lower today as investors look to this week's Federal Reserve meeting for more clues about the strength of the U.S. recovery. A... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731259/global-markets-trade-lower-in-advance-of-u-s-fed-meeting Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:47:08 -0700 Even as President Obama vowed last week that he's "a strong believer" in the free market, he and his DC pals were moving to undermine it. The most troubling sign: The Wall Street Journal's story about a Federal Reserve plan to play a role in sett... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730460/an-odd-free-marketeer- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:51:08 -0700 With the economy starting to rebound but still fragile, Federal Reserve policymakers this week are expected to keep emergency programs to encourage spending and borrowing intact. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729464/fed-expected-to-keep-aid-flowing,-consider-limits Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700