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Fed's Lockhart does not mention economy, policy

Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:31pm EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 18 (Reuters) - Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, did not comment on the economy or monetary policy outlook in brief opening remarks at a conference in Nashville on Saturday.

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Lockhart was chairing a panel on banking and real estate. (Reporting by Kristina Cooke; Editing by Leslie Adler)



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