Karen Pierog

Position: Journalist

Articles

Fed's Kohn: Crisis has worsened too-big-to fail problem November 17, 12:42am EST 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The issue of large financial firms being perceived as "too big to fail" is bigger now than it was before the crisis, the Federal Reserve's number two official said on Monday.  Full Article 

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Fed's Kohn sees no asset bubbles building in U.S. November 17, 01:06am EST 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's low interest rate policy is meant to encourage investors to move into riskier assets in order to promote economic recovery, and there are no signs currently the policy is resulting in the build-up of a U.S. asset ...  Full Article 

Guantanamo detainee move not security risk-officials November 17, 01:27am EST 

* Moving detainees to Illinois prison stirs controversy * Security is a priority, say U.S. officials By Nancy Mayfield THOMSON, Ill., Nov 16 (Reuters) - Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed ...  Full Article