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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Monetary

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Federal Reserve: Recovery still 'modest' and 'moderate'
"Overall economic activity increased at a modest to moderate pace since the previous report," the Federal Reserve said in its latest Beige Book report, released Wednesday afternoon.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Bloomberg | Can the Fed Make Up Its Mind on QE?
When the Federal Reserve first introduced its either/or stance on quantitative easing, I wasn’t sure if it was a PR ploy or a serious plan.
Market Watch | Fed's Bloom Raskin: No delay on bank crisis rules
There should be no more delay on finalizing robust capital rules for U.S. banks, said Federal Reserve governor Sarah Bloom Raskin on Thursday.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Economist | Beyond goods and people
The datasphere is bursting with inflation indexes (inflation inflation?). The Bureau of Labour Statistics provides consumer and producer prices while the Bureau of Economic Analysis gives us all manner of deflators.