Buy Japan Realty Stocks as Demand Increases, Merrill Lynch Says Investors should buy shares in Japanese real-estate companies because demand for offices and houses is likely to increase as the central bank keeps borrowing costs near zero, said Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch & Co.

Rep. Bachmann appears with Rep. Jackie Speier (CA) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA) on CNBC to discuss the need for increased transparency in the Federal Reserve, as well as the accusations that Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke strong-armed the Bank of America into buying Merrill Lynch.