Mon, May 19 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at a conference on Saturday, Dennis Lockhart, Atlanta Fed
President (non-voter) said inflation levels were 'elevated' and that a
slowing U....
Mon, May 19 2008, 7:00 AM
Economists are expecting a quiet week despite a handful of
market-moving reports . Markets will receive FOMC minutes
from the April monetary policy...
Mon, May 19 2008, 7:00 AM
We can all breathe a sign of relief.
The housing crisis is over .
At least that was the headline on the editorial page of the Wall
Street Jour...
Mon, May 19 2008, 7:00 AM
According to the Conference Board, the index of U.S. leading
indicators improved 0.1% month-over-month in April, matching the 0.1%
rise in March.
...
Mon, May 19 2008, 6:13 AM
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Fri, May 16 2008, 7:00 AM
The first monthly reading for consumer confidence in May failed to
show any improvement despite the beginning of the fiscal stimulus
tax rebates ...
Fri, May 16 2008, 7:00 AM
Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist at Global Insight, said
the decline in single-family starts "certainly makes sense given the
level of...
Fri, May 16 2008, 7:00 AM
The rate of housing starts during April was 8.2
percent higher than in March. April�s rate was 1,032,000 and the revised
March estimate was 954,00...
Thu, May 15 2008, 9:21 AM
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Thu, May 15 2008, 7:47 AM
Thu, May 15 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at the Chicago Fed's Conference on Bank Structure and
Competition , Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he would strongly
urge firms to continu...
Thu, May 15 2008, 7:00 AM
Weakness in U.S. industrial production is consistent with
recessionary levels , economists said following the 0.7%
decline in Thursday's report f...
Thu, May 15 2008, 3:21 PM
Wed, May 14 2008, 11:54 AM
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Wed, May 14 2008, 7:00 AM
There is a need for investment banks to be regulated
like commercial banks, according to former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker
testifying before the Co...
Wed, May 14 2008, 7:00 AM
The lower-than-expected core CPI report released
Wednesday should allow the Fed to cut rates once again
rather than worry about rising inflation...
Wed, May 14 2008, 7:00 AM
Weekly mortgage applications in the United States
rose in the week ending May 9, according to data from the Mortgage
Bankers' Association (MBA) on...
Wed, May 14 2008, 7:00 AM
There is an elevated amount of reluctance from banks
to lend, according to Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, speaking
Wednesday at the Boston F...
Wed, May 14 2008, 2:04 PM
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Tue, May 13 2008, 12:11 PM
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Tue, May 13 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets Conference, Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the current
state of the U.S. economy,...
Tue, May 13 2008, 7:00 AM
Delivering opening remarks at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets
Conference, Dennis Lockhart , head of the Atlanta Federal
Reserve (non-voter) sai...
Tue, May 13 2008, 7:00 AM
Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher (voter) speaking at
the Hilton Midland Plaza in Texas said that the current economic
slowdown will...
Tue, May 13 2008, 7:00 AM
Even as the House of Representatives passed two housing rescue
bills and the Senate wrestles over a bill of its own,
criticism is raining down o...
Mon, May 12 2008, 10:25 AM
Mon, May 12 2008, 9:39 AM
Mon, May 12 2008, 7:43 AM
Mon, May 12 2008, 7:00 AM
It is going to be a blockbuster week for data in the
U.S. with the release of tier one data. Markets will receive April's CPI
report, retail sales...
Mon, May 12 2008, 7:00 AM
Another program to aid in the subprime mortgage crisis has been
announced by Fannie Mae .
Under the new rules Fannie will refinance mortgages at ...
Mon, May 12 2008, 1:40 PM
Fri, May 9 2008, 12:36 PM