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News release: “Central banks differ in their approaches to implementing monetary policy, both in good economic times and in bad, according to a study released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The study, entitled “Monetary Policy Implementation: Common Goals but Different Practices,” is the latest article in the New York Fed series …
Compact of Free Association: Proposed U.S. Assistance to Palau for Fiscal Years 2011- 2024, GAO-12-249T, Nov 30, 2011 Earned Import Allowance Program for Haiti, GAO-12-204R, Nov 30, 2011 Medicare Advantage: Enrollment Increased from 2010 to 2011 while Premiums Decreased and Benefit Packages Were Stable, GAO-12-93, Oct 31, 2011 Mental Health and Substance Use: Employers’ Insurance …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2011. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry provides consumers with an easy way to stop unwanted telemarketing calls…According to the Data Book, at the end of FY 2011 (September 30, 2011), the Do Not Call …
News release: “The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing coordinated actions to enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system. The purpose of these actions is to ease strains in financial …
News release: “Pending home sales rose strongly in October and remain above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, surged 10.4 percent to 93.3 in October from 84.5 in September and is 9.2 percent above October 2010 when it stood at …
News release: “Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.3 percent annual rate during the third quarter of 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, with output and hours worked rising 3.2 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) From the third …
Graphic: “Since 2007, the proportion of fourth graders eligible for free or reduced-price lunches through the federal governments school meals program has increased nationwide to 52 percent, from 46 percent…In 2011, 23 states had more than half their fourth graders eligible for subsidized lunches.” Related article: Line Grows Long for Free Meals at U.S. Schools …
The UK Cyber Security Strategy – Protecting and promoting the UK in a digital world, November 2011 “Our vision is for the UK in 2015 to derive huge economic and social value from a vibrant, resilient and secure cyberspace, where our actions, guided by our core values of liberty, fairness, transparency and the rule of …
Recent Studies Show EPA Air Rules Do Not Threaten Electric Reliability, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff, November 2011. “In November 2011, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and M.J. Bradley and Associates each released updated studies evaluating the effects of existing and upcoming EPA regulations to control pollution from power plants. These …
Cost Estimate for S. 1867, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, November 29, 2011 “S. 1867 would authorize appropriations totaling $662 billion for fiscal year 2012 for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for certain activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes. That total includes $117 …
“On March 21, 2011, AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”) and Deutsche Telekom AG (“Deutsche Telekom”) announced an agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile USA”) from Deutsche Telekom. On April 21, 2011, the parties filed applications seeking the Commission’s consent to the transfer of control of the licenses and authorizations held by T-Mobile USA …
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report(MMWR). Vital Signs: HIV Prevention Through Care and Treatment United States, Early Release November 29, 2011/60;1-6 “Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a chronic infection that leads to a progressive disease. Without treatment, most persons with HIV develop acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) within 10 years of infection, which results in substantial …
