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Congress Mulls Expanded Fed Authority
Posted By Sheldon Richman
“Congress is moving to create strong new oversight of the financial sector that would likely give the Federal Reserve authority to examine the workings of a wide range of companies in an attempt to address one of the key failures that led to the financial crisis.” (Washington Post [1], Monday)
More power to the Fed?
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“Banking Before the Federal Reserve: The U.S. and Canada Compared” [2] by Donald R. Wells
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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/25/AR2009012501686.html?hpid=topnews
[2] “Banking Before the Federal Reserve: The U.S. and Canada Compared”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/banking-before-the-federal-reserve-the-us-and-canada-compared/
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