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Congress may move to regulate financial planners


Is the Fed blowing bubbles?
Is the Federal Reserve forever blowing bubbles?

Wall Street reform: 'Clock is ticking'
The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.

Day 1 estimate: 120,000 iPads sold


Is the Fed blowing bubbles?
Is the Federal Reserve forever blowing bubbles?

Senate takes a stab at financial reform
The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.

Mortgage help: 170,000 get aid
More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.

Yellen in line for Fed No. 2
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is the leading contender to be the next vice chairman of the central bank, a senior Obama administration official told CNN Friday.

Health care: Going from broken to broke
A few nights ago in the historic Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., President Obama reassured a crowd of Senator Claire McCaskill supporters that health-care reform wouldn't just be good for their health, it would be good for the health of the country: "I said at the beginning of this thing ...


The Market At 2010-03-12 15:55:12 ET

10-Year: 3.697 +08+/32   GNMAs:    EUR/USD: 1.3758   USD/JPY: 90.4600

(14:30) Long end holding better after difting off

(12:27) Bounce losing some bouyancy after trying week's best levels

(11:19) Traders report move on "fat finger" in red Mar and June eurodollars

(10:40) Adding to gains as stocks stumble

(10:08) Rallying hard 10-yr jumps straight to 3.725% from 3.75%

(9:56) UofM drops with near-term inflation concerns ticking higher, outlook falls

(9:52) Stalled ahead of sentiment report

(9:23) Market quietly clawing back after flurry of volume on data

(8:34) Clocked ...

The Interest Rate Outlook

Last Updated: 2010-03-12, 16:00:19 ET

Too Legit to Commit?
The Federal Open Market Committee met this week, as all around global drama unfolded, Treasury official's (and former Fedsters) were grilled by lawmakers, and the market continued to mind its own business and trade wherever it felt like trading. All the while pundits and assorted talking heads felt it necessary to shout from the roof-tops and pound the "Politicized Fed"...