The Fed Gets a Bubble Cop
In a speech on Thursday, Federal Reserve governor Jeremy C. Stein, who joined last year, focused on parts of the financial markets that show signs of overheating.
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Analysis: Even brief spending cuts could hit U.S. economy hard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy could take a big hit from automatic government spending cuts even if Congress only leaves them in place for a month or two.
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U.S., S&P Settle in For Bitter Combat
The U.S. government wants Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services to pay more than $5 billion���roughly what its parent company has earned in the past seven years���for giving its seal of approval to bundles of subprime mortgages that eventually crumbled, costing investors billions and helping sink the economy.
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RBS to be hit with about $630 million fines over Libor
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will be punished for its role in the global interest-rate rigging scandal with fines of around 400 million pounds ($627 million), sources familiar with the situation said.
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RBS braces for hefty Libor penalties
The Royal Bank of Scotland expects regulators to impose substantial fines and other sanctions to settle claims that it rigged global benchmark interest rates.
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