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NEW SEC Chairman Cox Wants More Regulatory Authority Over Investment Banks

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM

Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said he needs more authority to have mandatory supervisio...

NEW New York Sues UBS Over Auction Rate Securities

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he is suing UBS AG for misleading investors into buying auction-rate securities just five months befor...

NEW Treasury Secretary Paulson Pleased Housing Bill Passed House Quickly

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a housing bill including provisions for the creation of a new GSE regulator and a liquidity backsto...

NEW NY Fed's Geithner Says Judgment on Regulatory Bill Should Be Held

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM

"The U.S. and global financial systems are going through a very challenging period of adjustment. The critical imperative today is to help facilitat...

NEW Thursday 7/24 ... Yee Hah Anyone?

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 2:06 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/23 ... Recouping

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 12:55 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/23 ... Falling more now

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 12:13 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/23 .... Fell Out Of The Channel

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 12:02 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/23 .... Flirting with the edge...

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 11:09 AM

NEW Wednesday 7/23/2008 ... A Corner Turned?

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 9:46 AM

NEW Wednesday 7/23/08 .... Don't You Look At Those Treasuries!

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 9:24 AM

NEW Wednesday 7/23/08 .... Pre-Post Update

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 8:24 AM

NEW Preview: Fed's Beige Book to Confirm Broad-Based Softness in Economy

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists largely agree that the Beige Book document to be released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve won't receive extended attention from market...

NEW Treasury's Paulson Says it Was Easy to Recommend President Sign Housing Bill

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Although he is not pleased with some parts of the housing bill , U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said it was easy for him to recommend to P...

NEW Plosser Says Rate Hike is Inevitable Even if Housing Prices Continue to Fall

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in a Bloomberg Television interview, noted hawk Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Chuck Plosser said the Fed may have to hike rate...

NEW Wednesday's Events: Canadian CPI, DOE Oil, Fed's Beige Book

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Canadian CPI tops the economic news of the day as markets receive the Fed's Beige Book and the Department of Energy's weekly oil inventories. In the...

NEW Mortgage Rates Fall in Response to Speculation about Overnight Bank Rates

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Rates for both short- and long-term mortgages tumbled last week according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The Mortgage Bankers As...

NEW U.S. Fed's Beige Book is Downbeat, But Few Surprises

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Economic conditions across the U.S. "slowed somewhat," according to the Fed's Beige Book on Wednesday. Five of the 12 districts were said to have ...

NEW MBA Mortgage Applications Move Down in Week Ending July 18

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States declined in the week ending July 18, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers' Assoc...

NEW Wednesday 7/23/08 ... At A Glance

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 6:48 AM

NEW Wednesday 7/23 Bounce!

Wed, Jul 23 2008, 1:28 PM

NEW Tuesday 7/22/08 ... rebound

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 12:06 PM

NEW Tuesday 7/22/08 .... Falling More

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 11:13 AM

NEW Tuesday 7/22/08 .... Falling

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 8:03 AM

NEW Tuesday 7/22/08 ... At A Glance

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:05 AM

NEW Fed Discount Meeting Minutes See Fed Majority Take a Wait-and-See Approach

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

The Federal Reserve Board Discount rate meeting minutes from May 19 and June 23 show that ten out of twelve reserve banks voted to leave the disco...

NEW House Prices Falls Less Than Expected in May, According to OFHEO

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. house prices fell 0.3% month-over-month in May following April's 0.8% pullback, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) re...

NEW Banks, Trade Groups Say that SEC Order Does Not Go Far Enough

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

Less than a week after Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox invoked the Commission's emergency powers to regulate short sell...

NEW Fed's Plosser Calls for a Reversal in Monetary Policy

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

Inflation in the U.S. is "too high" and inconsistent with the goals of the Federal Reserve, whose accommodative policy must be reversed , said Char...

NEW Tuesday's Events: OFHEO Housing Index; Fed's Plosser

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

Canadian retail sales and employment insurance data tops the economic news for the day as U.S. markets will receive the OFHEO's housing market inde...

NEW Tsy Secretary Paulson Says Fannie and Freddie Vital to Financial System

Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking at the New York Public Library, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are vital to the U.S. financial sys...

NEW Monday 7/21/08 ... Worst Rates Of The Year

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 9:35 AM

NEW Monday 7/21/08 ... An End To The Carnage?

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 9:08 AM

NEW Treasury's Ryan Expects GSE Legislation to Pass Soon

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in Boston at the Managed Funds Association Seminar on Sound Practices for Hedge Fund Managers, Acting Undersecretary for Domestic Finance A...

NEW Fed Watch: Bernanke Testimony Focuses on Growth, FOMC Minutes Released

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

Current Rate: 2.00% Next Rate Decision: Aug. 5 Market Expectations: The OIS implied rate suggests markets are 16% priced in for a 25bp hike at t...

NEW The Week Ahead: U.S. Housing Data and Canadian Inflation

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

According to economists and strategists, the U.S. housing market is going to be the top news in the U.S. Along with new and existing home sales, t...

NEW Treasury Secretary Paulson Campaigns for GSE Bailout Plan

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in multiple interviews over the weekend, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson continued to push for his plan to provide an unlimited line...

NEW Scotiabank Says Measures Will Not Prevent U.S. Economic Slowdown

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

According to Scotiabank's Global Outlook released Monday, sharp monetary policy easing, a generous fiscal stimulus package and massive liquidity i...

NEW Could FDIC also be a "Predatory lender?"

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday morning that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ,) rather than being part of the solution to t...

NEW Monday 7/21/08 ... AT A GLANCE

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 6:59 AM

NEW Monday 7/21/08 ... Pleased To Announce

Mon, Jul 21 2008, 1:40 PM

NEW Friday 7/18/08 ... Moving Down Again

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 12:53 PM

NEW Bouncing off the lows, but it still ain't pretty...

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 11:11 AM

NEW New Lows...

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 9:12 AM

NEW Near the lows of the day....

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 8:59 AM

NEW Friday 7/18/08 ... More Back And Forth

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 8:49 AM

NEW Friday 7/18/08 .... What?!

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 7:44 AM

NEW Friday 7/18/08 .... At A Glance

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 7:10 AM

NEW Bad News is Good News as Market Reacts to Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Earnings

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 7:00 AM

Two Wall Street giants and their investors are betting that one of the Streets most baffling rules of thumb will prevail as the stock market prepare...

NEW Fed's Stern Says Fed Can't Wait for End of Crisis to Raise Rates

Fri, Jul 18 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary Stern (voter) said that the Federal Reserve can't wai...