Financial News 06/06/2012: Exclusive Fed Spotlight

The Federal Reserve Has Created Over $2 Trillion In Less Than Four Years

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• Fed: Fed owns $853.6 billion in mortgage backed securities

• The Hill: The Fed's hands are gripped by election year politics
• BW: More central bank bond purchases ineffective per Fed official
• Huff Post: 3 Senators are attempting to restrict Fed independence
• BI: If unemployment does not decline, Fed stimulus a possibility

• NASDAQ: St. Louis Fed official says May jobs data insufficient

• FRB: Fed on board with CFPB, NCUA, FDIC & OCC per Dodd-Frank

• FRB: 06/07 release will add new credit-flow reporting per regulations

• Reuters: Chicago Fed official in favor of more debt monetization

• Bloomberg: Fed investigating JP Morgan for more moral hazard
  

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