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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Bernanke Urges Firms to Raise More Capital </title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/5152008_Bernanke_Banks.asp</link><description>Speaking at the Chicago Fed's Conference on Bank Structure and Competition , Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he would strongly urge firms to continue raising new capital. "Recent events have also demonstrated the importance of generous capital cushions</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)</generator><item><title>RE:Bernanke Urges Firms to Raise More Capital </title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/5152008_Bernanke_Banks.asp#7812</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:7812</guid><dc:creator>Just4Laughs</dc:creator><description>I hope sovereign funds stop financing US debt. This will cause treasury prices to collapse and send interest rates through the roof. If this happens the US economy will fall into a prolonged recession where the housing market will recede by 40-50%. You think this is bad? Ironically it is the remedy for a better future.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7812" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>