http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:50:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134239 Reuters: China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury's first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/dutch-lawmaker-geert-wilders-will-sue-to-stop-ratification-of-european-bailout-fund/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/dutch-lawmaker-geert-wilders-will-sue-to-stop-ratification-of-european-bailout-fund/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:11:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133881 Washington Post: Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says he will file a lawsuit to block the Netherlands from ratifying the permanent European bailout fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/dutch-lawmaker-geert-wilders-will-sue-to-stop-ratification-of-european-bailout-fund/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133851 The Hill: President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) clashed during a White House meeting on Wednesday, with the Speaker telling the president that he was “not going to allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt,” Boehner’s office said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:12:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133375 The AP reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/lessons-from-byzantium/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/lessons-from-byzantium/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 21:24:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132839 National Review: The Byzantine Empire’s long run — 1,100 years — may seem remote from the 21st century, but a reading of its history offers at least three timeless lessons. Understanding some of the fatal weaknesses in the Eastern Roman Empire may help clarify the political and economic problems that America faces today and the choices we have in responding to them. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/lessons-from-byzantium/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:31:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132680 AP: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree: It would be a mistake to let interest rates on student loans double in July. Especially if they're going to be blamed for it in an election year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132550 The Hill (video): Krugman, meanwhile, described Paul as "living in the world that was 150 years ago." “History tells us that in fact a completely unmanaged economy is subject to extreme volatility, subject to extreme downturns. I know this legend that some people like that the Great Depression was somehow caused by the government or the Federal Reserve, but that's not true. The reality is it was a market economy run amok, which happens repeatedly," the Nobel Prize winning economist said. That prompted Paul to one-up Krugman, saying the Times columnist "wants to go back 1,000 years or 2,000 years just as the Romans and the Greeks and all other countries debased their currency." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/competing-currencies-should-be-legalized-real-inflation-rate-is-higher-than-feds-report/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/competing-currencies-should-be-legalized-real-inflation-rate-is-higher-than-feds-report/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131891 Daily Campus: In fact, notes Williams, if the annual inflation rate were calculated using the same method with which it was calculated in 1980, it would currently be over 10 percent. Furthermore, I fear inflation may worsen dramatically in the next few years. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/competing-currencies-should-be-legalized-real-inflation-rate-is-higher-than-feds-report/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/u-s-governments-ex-im-bank-gave-44-of-its-financing-to-just-3-companies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/u-s-governments-ex-im-bank-gave-44-of-its-financing-to-just-3-companies/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:28:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131048 CNSNews: Three corporations together received 44 percent of the Export-Import Bank’s $32.7 billion in assistance in 2011 – a total of $13.5 billion in federal financial aid. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/u-s-governments-ex-im-bank-gave-44-of-its-financing-to-just-3-companies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/irish-tax-rebellion-half-of-households-refuse-to-pay-eu-bailout-surcharge-after-thousands-protest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/irish-tax-rebellion-half-of-households-refuse-to-pay-eu-bailout-surcharge-after-thousands-protest/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:32:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130850 Irish Times: With the rate of payment of the charge at about 50 per cent local authorities are facing an unprecedented gap in funding. BBC: Thousands at Dublin household charge protest ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/irish-tax-rebellion-half-of-households-refuse-to-pay-eu-bailout-surcharge-after-thousands-protest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/how-huge-banks-threaten-the-economy-five-largest-banks-increase-control-to-52-of-assets/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/how-huge-banks-threaten-the-economy-five-largest-banks-increase-control-to-52-of-assets/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:40:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130394 Google): Since the early 1970s, the share of assets controlled by the five largest banking institutions in the U.S. has tripled to 52% from 17%. This has to change. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/how-huge-banks-threaten-the-economy-five-largest-banks-increase-control-to-52-of-assets/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129771 Wall Street Journal (via Google): Last year the Fed purchased a stunning 61% of the total net Treasury issuance, up from negligible amounts prior to the 2008 financial crisis. This not only creates the false appearance of limitless demand for U.S. debt but also blunts any sense of urgency to reduce supersized budget deficits . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/ireland-sets-may-31-date-for-eu-treaty-referendum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/ireland-sets-may-31-date-for-eu-treaty-referendum/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:51:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129643 AP: Bailed-out Ireland will stage a referendum on the European fiscal treaty May 31 . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/ireland-sets-may-31-date-for-eu-treaty-referendum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/obamas-world-bank-nominee-linked-to-soros/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/obamas-world-bank-nominee-linked-to-soros/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:33:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129639 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/obamas-world-bank-nominee-linked-to-soros/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/in-a-globalized-world-what-role-for-the-world-bank/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/in-a-globalized-world-what-role-for-the-world-bank/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:56:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129115 Washington Post: When President Obama names his pick to replace outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick, that nominee will take over an institution whose role in the global economy is becoming ever more unclear. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/in-a-globalized-world-what-role-for-the-world-bank/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ron-paul-fed-up-with-the-fed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ron-paul-fed-up-with-the-fed/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:31:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128564 Cong. Ron Paul: Yet if you think about what this 2% inflation target actually is, you realize that it is an explicit policy to devalue the dollar and reduce its purchasing power. And it adds up quickly over time. Two percent annual price inflation means that prices rise 22% within a decade, and nearly 50% within two decades. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ron-paul-fed-up-with-the-fed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:59:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128111 Reuters: Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/young-adults-see-their-pay-decline-down-11-over-past-decade-for-male-college-grads-aged-23-to-29/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/young-adults-see-their-pay-decline-down-11-over-past-decade-for-male-college-grads-aged-23-to-29/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:31:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127989 NCPA Policy Digest: In data compiled for a coming report, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that the average inflation-adjusted hourly wage for male college graduates aged 23 to 29 dropped 11 percent over the past decade to $21.68 in 2011. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/young-adults-see-their-pay-decline-down-11-over-past-decade-for-male-college-grads-aged-23-to-29/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/inflation-up-8-over-last-year-not-3-1-as-govt-reports/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/inflation-up-8-over-last-year-not-3-1-as-govt-reports/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:52:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127428 CBS: Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8 percent over the past year, according to the American Institute for Economic Research. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/inflation-up-8-over-last-year-not-3-1-as-govt-reports/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/china-holdings-of-us-debt-at-1-15-trillion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/china-holdings-of-us-debt-at-1-15-trillion/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:30:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127336 AFP: China's holdings of US Treasury securities fell 9.3 percent from September to December to $1.1529 trillion . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/china-holdings-of-us-debt-at-1-15-trillion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/bernanke-warns-lawmakers-country-headed-for-massive-fiscal-cliff/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/bernanke-warns-lawmakers-country-headed-for-massive-fiscal-cliff/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:11:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127244 The Hill: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned Congress against taking the nation over a "massive fiscal cliff" at the end of the year, asking lawmakers to come up with more gradual plans to implement major policy reforms. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/bernanke-warns-lawmakers-country-headed-for-massive-fiscal-cliff/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/beijing-wants-say-in-choice-of-world-bank-head/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/beijing-wants-say-in-choice-of-world-bank-head/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:37:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127234 Spiegel: Traditionally, the US gets to appoint the president of the World Bank. But China is keen to make its influence felt in the search for a successor to Robert Zoellick, who will step down in June. The next head may still be American, but he or she will need to get Beijing's blessing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/beijing-wants-say-in-choice-of-world-bank-head/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/tamar-snyder-when-restricts-forbids-lending/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/tamar-snyder-when-restricts-forbids-lending/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:10:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126024 WSJ.com: Judaism, Christianity and Islam have various prohibitions on charging interest—and various ways around them. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/tamar-snyder-when-restricts-forbids-lending/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/government-loses-money-minting-money/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/government-loses-money-minting-money/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:29:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126008 Big Government: Seriously. According to Time, the new Obama budget proposes using cheaper metals to manufacture pennies and nickels. Apparently, it cost the feds 2.4 cents to actually manufacture a penny and 11.2 cents to manufacture a nickel. So we’re losing money making money. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/government-loses-money-minting-money/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fleeced-by-the-fed-fed%e2%80%99s-zero-interest-rate-bails-out-wall-street-and-treasury-sinks-middle-class/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fleeced-by-the-fed-fed%e2%80%99s-zero-interest-rate-bails-out-wall-street-and-treasury-sinks-middle-class/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:43:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124364 Washington Times: The largest debtor and biggest beneficiary of the Fed policy, of course, is the federal government, which owes more than $15 trillion and is on track to owe $16 trillion before the year is out. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/fleeced-by-the-fed-fed%e2%80%99s-zero-interest-rate-bails-out-wall-street-and-treasury-sinks-middle-class/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/us-new-home-sales-fell-in-december-to-make-2011-worst-sales-year-on-record/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/us-new-home-sales-fell-in-december-to-make-2011-worst-sales-year-on-record/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124149 The Washington Post: The Commerce Department said Thursday new-home sales fell 2.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 307,000. The pace is less than half the 700,000 that economists say must be sold in a healthy economy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/us-new-home-sales-fell-in-december-to-make-2011-worst-sales-year-on-record/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ron-paul-the-fed-and-the-need-for-a-stable-dollar/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ron-paul-the-fed-and-the-need-for-a-stable-dollar/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:50:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124110 WSJ (full access via Google): The central bank should take note when a popular presidential contender calls for limits on its power . . . The Fed's responsibility is to create confidence in price stability and the dollar, thus providing the best monetary policy environment for full employment. Most central banks operate on this principle. Instead, the Fed has systematically undermined economic confidence by promising to maintain zero interest rates for privileged borrowers. That policy will have to stop if the U.S. is to again achieve impressive growth. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ron-paul-the-fed-and-the-need-for-a-stable-dollar/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/hungary-gives-way-in-dispute-over-contested-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/hungary-gives-way-in-dispute-over-contested-law/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:21:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123425 Yahoo! News: Hungary's prime minister yielded on Wednesday in a dispute with the European Union that threatens aid for his country, saying he was willing to change contested laws tightening government control over institutions including the central bank. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/hungary-gives-way-in-dispute-over-contested-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/children-dumped-in-streets-by-greek-parents-who-cant-afford-to-look-after-them-any-more/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/children-dumped-in-streets-by-greek-parents-who-cant-afford-to-look-after-them-any-more/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:11:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122758 Daily Mail: Youngsters are being dumped by their parents who are struggling to make ends meet in what is fast becoming the most tragic human consequence of the Euro crisis. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/children-dumped-in-streets-by-greek-parents-who-cant-afford-to-look-after-them-any-more/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/financial-crisis-lays-seeds-of-dystopian-future/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/financial-crisis-lays-seeds-of-dystopian-future/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:10:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122616 News from The Associated Press: The World Economic Forum warned Wednesday that the financial crisis that has gripped the global economy for the past few years is fueling resentment that could lay the seeds for a rising tide of protectionism, nationalism and social unrest. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/financial-crisis-lays-seeds-of-dystopian-future/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/fed-sends-nearly-77-billion-to-treasury/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/fed-sends-nearly-77-billion-to-treasury/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122580 WSJ.com: The Federal Reserve turned $76.9 billion over to the U.S. Treasury last year, close to the record amount transferred to the government's coffers in 2010, amid a strong profit generated from its expanding portfolio of securities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/fed-sends-nearly-77-billion-to-treasury/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/the-feds-housing-politics-the-central-bank-compromises-its-independence-with-rank-electioneering/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/the-feds-housing-politics-the-central-bank-compromises-its-independence-with-rank-electioneering/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:21:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122477 WSJ.com: These columns have defended the independence of the Federal Reserve from attacks on the right and left, but after last week the central bank is on its own. It's impossible to defend the Fed's rank electioneering as it lobbies for more political and taxpayer intervention in the housing market—just in time for the election campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/the-feds-housing-politics-the-central-bank-compromises-its-independence-with-rank-electioneering/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/ron-paul-debt-burden-threatens-american-families/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/ron-paul-debt-burden-threatens-american-families/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:54:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121956 Paul.House.Gov: It is especially a slap in the face to the American family when the Federal Reserve dilutes the dollars we work for in order to bail out profligate banks and governments in Europe. The already perilous state of our economy and our currency should not be further endangered in a futile attempt to save the Euro. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/ron-paul-debt-burden-threatens-american-families/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/why-european-loans-could-hurt-u-s-taxpayers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/why-european-loans-could-hurt-u-s-taxpayers/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:38:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121924 NCPA Policy Digest: Considering that the United States has a 17.75 percent share in the IMF, these lending commitments put the U.S. taxpayer at risk for an almost $20 billion loss should those countries be unable to repay the IMF. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/why-european-loans-could-hurt-u-s-taxpayers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fed-to-shine-light-on-interest-rate-plans/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fed-to-shine-light-on-interest-rate-plans/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121909 The Hill: The Federal Reserve will begin telling the public what it expects will happen to interest rates in the future, as the central bank continues to beef up its public communications. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fed-to-shine-light-on-interest-rate-plans/feed/ 0