Federal Reserve System and Federal Trade Commission: Difference between pages

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US - consumer protection

(FTC).

The US Federal Trade Commission is established to:

Prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, or deceptive or unfair to consumers.
Enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process.
Accomplish this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.

Air Liquide gains FTC clearance

"Air Liquide's treasury team has scooped the award for European Treasury Team of the Year for its work on the financing to acquire Airgas.

The acquisition was successfully completed on 23 May 2016, following US Federal Trade Commission clearance."

The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p32 - Deals of the Year.

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-''US Banking.''
+''US - consumer protection''
-Often referred to as the Federal Reserve or simply 'the Fed,' the central banking system of the United States which sets, implements and supervises monetary policy.
+(FTC).
+The US Federal Trade Commission is established to:
+*Prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, or deceptive or unfair to consumers.
+*Enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process.
+*Accomplish this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.
+<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Air Liquide gains FTC clearance'''''</span>
+:"Air Liquide's treasury team has scooped the award for European Treasury Team of the Year for its work on the financing to acquire Airgas.
+:The acquisition was successfully completed on 23 May 2016, following US Federal Trade Commission clearance."
+:''The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p32 - Deals of the Year.''
 == See also ==
-* [[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]
+* [[Antitrust law]]
-* [[Fed funds]]
+* [[Cartel]]
-* [[Federal Reserve Bank]]
+* [[Competition ]]
+* [[Competition & Markets Authority]]
+* [[Supply side policy]]