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The Creature from Jekyll Island (A Second Look at the Federal Reserve) - Edward Griffin

You hear a lot of talk about the Federal Reserve today: “the Fed is supposed to be an inflation fighting institution.” But is it?[...] read more »
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Lawmakers Grill Bank CEOs About Use of Federal Funds

Recent reports show that banks are continuing to tighten their credit standards, despite receiving nearly $200 billion in TARP funds this year. Following media reports that TARP-assisted banks paid out extravagant bonuses to their executives. read more »
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Bush to Hold Global Financial Summit on Nov. 15

President Bush will host a summit on Nov. 15 in the Washington, D.C., area to discuss the global financial crisis and ways to prevent it from happeni[...] read more »
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Oil above $66 as global shares rise

Oil was above $66 a barrel on Wednesday, boosted by a surge in global stock markets on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks [...] read more »
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Federal Tax Brackets & Law Changes For 2009.

What changes in the tax law and brackets are set for 2009? read more »
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U.S. Rescue Aid Entrenches Itself - WSJ.com

Within a few weeks, some of the nation's biggest banks will start disentangling themselves from the government's grip by repaying billions in feder[...] read more »
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Those new credit card rules don't cover all abuses

The most sweeping and pro-consumer credit card regulation changes in 30 years are being passed today, but they don't go far enough fast enough.[...] read more »
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How to cope with credit card accounts while waiting for new regulations

Yeah, those credit card regulations are consumer friendly, but they don't kick in for 18 months. This story tells you what to expect in the meantime.[...] read more »
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Federal Income Tax, Married Filing Separately 2008, 2009

Your filing status is usually determined by whether or not you are married. If you are married then you have the option file a couple of different ways. You may either file jointly, separately, or as head of household. read more »
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The People's Stimulus: Get Your Money Back

Politicians are going to spend $800 billion dollars which they claim will stimulate the economy. For the same amount of money we could eliminate the [...] read more »
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New Federal Tax Breaks for 2008, 2009

Most taxpayers will be looking at all the possible savings and tax breaks they are eligible for in the coming tax season. There are some new ones as [...] read more »
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MonkeyBusinessBlog: Former Federal Reserve Bank President Bill Poole Aiming at Goldman Partnership!

Goldman is to be congratulated for seeing the problem ahead of others and protecting itself from the impending failure of AIG,” said William Poole, f[...] read more »
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2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets

Federal Income Taxes are usually a heated topic on both sides of the aisle. Filing for Federal Income Taxes in 2009 has some tax policy changes read more »
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Credit card balances fall for the 12th consecutive month in September

Consumers have spent the past year living frugally, new Federal Reserve data show -- and analysts say an anti-debt mindset isn't likely to change an[...] read more »
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WTO Warns, Gold Rises, IMF Talks, UK Loses Credibility

The World Trade Organisation predicts unemployment across industrialised nations will increase for at least one more year, possibly two. The WTO fore[...] read more »
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