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The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Is the Fed Smart, Dumb, or Both? One day, the market thinks the Federal Reserve chairman is the dumbest guy on Earth. The next morning, he's the master of the universe. The reality is somewhere in between -- but try telling that to traders who get whipsawed repeatedly.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Morgan Housel	Bernanke's Out of Bullets Ben Bernanke has spent the past year and a half firing as many bullets as possible to prop up the economy. After lowering the target on the Fed funds rate to a range of zero to 0.25%, he's finally out of ammunition.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Duprey	Is the Fed or Market More Panicked? An emergency interest rate cut ahead of the regular meeting shows just how jittery economic planners are.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: Hair-Trigger Ben and the Pointless Rate Cut Ben Bernanke and the Fed cut rates by half a point last month when the jobs report showed a loss of 4,000 jobs for August. However, the Labor Department's latest figures add up to an 89,000-job gain for that time.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Tim Hanson	The Best Thing to Happen to Stocks This Year The Fed decides to cut the federal funds rate 50 basis points, all the way down to 4.75%. The entire market jumped on the news. Investors, what does the cut really mean for your stocks?
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The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Mike Norman	Deja Vu for Fed? Despite yesterday's announcement by the Fed, history says economy may wobble for a while.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Seth Jayson	Back-Rub Ben and the Feel-Good Fed The latest Federal Reserve minutes imply the motivation for the interest rate cut was to soothe jittery markets.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Rich Duprey	Getting Burned by Bernanke His proposal to expand the Fed's power might incinerate the economy.
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InternetNews March 27, 2006 Paul Shread	Techs Edge Higher Ahead of Fed Tech stocks edged higher Monday ahead of the first Federal Reserve meeting under new chairman Ben Bernanke... Blue chips spent the day under water... Foundry Networks gained on an upgrade... etc.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: The Bizarro Market If and when the Fed tightens rates to try and rein in the current whack-a-mole inflation, it won't make stocks any more attractive.
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InternetNews December 11, 2007 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: S&P Back Below Support The stock market could remain range-bound for some time.
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Investment Advisor July 2008	Stop Relying on the Fed It seems odd that the Fed would be willing to write flood insurance to Wall Street and that Wall Street was, and continues to be, more than happy to accept such a generous gift from the Fed.
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The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Seth Jayson	Bernanke's Stagflation Proclamation Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks some surprising words to Congress, warning of the possibility for stagflation.
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BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 James C. Cooper	The Gray Area In The Fed's Blue-Sky Forecast Further rate increases may be needed to tame a spirited economy.
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The Motley Fool August 25, 2011 Alex Dumortier	Tomorrow's Market Decline Doesn't Matter Investors counting on Ben Bernanke will be disappointed.
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The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Tim Beyers	Thanks, Ben Bernanke Let's discuss three ways investors can take advantage of the Fed's actions right now.