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BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: The Fed Should Be in No Rush to Raise Rates Trading in the futures market already shows investors are betting the Fed will begin to lift its target interest rate within the coming year. But time is on Bernanke's side, and he won't want to jump the gun.
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The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Jared Cummans	Friday's ETF to Watch: Inflation Protected Bond (TIP) The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund offers exposure to inflation protected Treasuries, one of the most popular options for protecting against inflation.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy: Gentle Ben? The Federal Reserve's incoming chairman confronts a choice: Suffer now or later?
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