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...Dec. 17, he accompanied Lewis and another top executive to meet with Federal Reserve Bank chairman Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson, then the US Treasury secretary, to warn them that Bank of America was considering canceling the Merrill deal.

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...(if only short-term in the books of ardent dollar bears). The greenback, usually the remit of the US Treasury, received support from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in a speech. He noted that the Fed was "attentive to the implications of...

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...the deal because of Merrill's mounting losses. Moynihan was one of three executives who met with then-US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke about Merrill. The bank ultimately agreed to go through with the...

In this article: Kenneth D. Lewis, Bank of America, John Thain, Sandler O'Neill and Partners, and New York City

...said. U.S. Treasury prices were broadly steady on Tuesday, holding gains made after dovish comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday, as markets awaited more economic data and U.S. policymaker comments. [US/]

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...a subject the Fed has tended to avoid because it might unsettle fickle markets and because the Treasury Department tends to handle currency policies. Mr. Bernanke emphasized that the Fed was paying close attention to the currency's...

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...hand is doing. For example, the Treasury Department encouraged banks to use the bailout money to buy their competitors, and has pushed through an amendment to the tax laws which rewards mergers in the banking industry. Moreover, as the...

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...that can be reviewed by the time President Barack Obama and other leaders of the Group of 20 nations meet next summer, according to the Treasury official who briefed reporters before the talks Friday and Saturday in St. Andrews. Treasury...

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...in a way that would "help ensure that the dollar is strong". Analysts said the comments were significant, because remarks on the dollar were usually the remit of the US Treasury. But many doubted that the Fed was preparing the way to...

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Bond Report: Two-year Treasury yields hits low of 2009 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices headed towards a weekly gain, after yields on 2-year notes hit the lowest levels this year, as investors stepped away from riskier assets to...

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