But in the short term eyes are fixed on the Federal Reserve.

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Although a member of the UN observer mission reckons that loyalist forces include at least two combat brigades that have been held in reserve, apart from fixed-wing bombers and chemical weapons, activists report that much of the Sunni rank and file is in effect idle.

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After the collapse of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates in 1971 the Federal Reserve allowed the money supply to increase at 12% a year or more.

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Still, with the Federal Reserve buying bonds and pushing down yields on all fixed-income investments, investor appetite for junk bonds may continue unabated even if the opportunity for price appreciation is limited.

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Joining Cayne on the panel Wednesday will be former Bear chief executive Alan Schwartz, who negotiated the last minute deal with JPMorgan and the Federal Reserve, Paul Friedman, the former head of fixed income at Bear, Samuel Molinaro, the former chief financial officer, and Warren Spector, the former president.

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The loss was primarily the result of lower sales of individual fixed annuities due to the low interest rate set by the Federal Reserve.

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Again, these concerns may be fixed by the time the Ultra hits shelves, so we'll reserve final judgement for later.

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Generally, fixed- income is generally behind cross-border flows in the forms of reserve flows and safe haven moves, yet equity flows have played a role this time.

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It comes about because the Federal Reserve System, in its so far failed effort to stimulate the economy, has fixed the short-term interest rate at 0%.

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