[at Reuters] – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans addressed the rising tide of foreclosures in his closing address to a Fed conference on housing issues on Wednesday, but did not mention monetary policy or the economic outlook.

[at Reuters] – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans addressed the rising tide of foreclosures in his closing address to a Fed conference on housing issues on Wednesday, but did not mention monetary policy or the economic outlook.

[AP] – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Reserve Wednesday to step in to help individuals avoid opening corporate credit cards that come with fewer protections than cards meant for consumers.

[AP] – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Reserve Wednesday to step in to help individuals avoid opening corporate credit cards that come with fewer protections than cards meant for consumers.

[at Reuters] – Any new U.S. government spending to revive the stuttering economic recovery must be focused on reducing unemployment, a top Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday.

[at Reuters] – Any new U.S. government spending to revive the stuttering economic recovery must be focused on reducing unemployment, a top Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday.

[at MarketWatch] – Political uncertainty about taxes and the costs of hiring workers is holding back the U.S. economy, Dallas Fed chief Richard Fisher tells a Houston audience.

[at MarketWatch] – Political uncertainty about taxes and the costs of hiring workers is holding back the U.S. economy, Dallas Fed chief Richard Fisher tells a Houston audience.

[at MarketWatch] – Political uncertainty about taxes and the costs of hiring workers is holding back the U.S. economy, a Federal Reserve official said Wednesday. What is restraining the economy is not a shortage of current liquidity; rather, it is uncertainty, high household debt burdens and a lack of confidence in future income growth, said Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, in speech in Houston.

[at MarketWatch] – Political uncertainty about taxes and the costs of hiring workers is holding back the U.S. economy, a Federal Reserve official said Wednesday. What is restraining the economy is not a shortage of current liquidity; rather, it is uncertainty, high household debt burdens and a lack of confidence in future income growth, said Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, in speech in Houston.