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Has the Fed done enough to instill confidence in the U.S. financial markets? (12 quotes)

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New York Times Editorial Board

No, the Fed's response was not adequate (4 quotes)

A week into the big bailout, banks are beginning to charge each other less for loans and companies are finding it easier to borrow short term. The Dow has been up and down, but so far this week, it is back above 9,000. So is the worst over? Probably not. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Oct. 22nd, 2008

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Should the Fed create an institution to buy out Wall Street's bad debts? (5 quotes)

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Michelle Malkin Columnist

No, it just makes the moral hazard probl (1 quotes)

Each new government intervention and allocation of taxpayer dollars was supposed to achieve “stability.” Each new package of goodies rewarding irresponsible behavior and bad financial decisions was supposed to prevent new ones. None did. And now, here we are. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Sept. 19th, 2008

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Should the Fed have bailed out AIG? (29 quotes)

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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

General Comments (10 quotes)

Meanwhile, the details of the Fed's AIG decision will have to be inspected, not least for what it does to the Fed's own balance sheet. We've been worried about the Fed's willingness to take on increasingly shaky assets as collateral. Read the Article

Quoted by Alex_Loomis on Sept. 17th, 2008

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