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At the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Wall Street’s most powerful denizens will try to appear responsible, thoughtful and part of the solution Read the rest here: Bank chiefs aim to defuse heated backlash

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Businesses and governments have rushed to raise tens of billions of dollars from bond markets amid fears that interest rates are set to jump More: Rate rise fears spark rush to issue bonds

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The US economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, disappointing expectations that it might add jobs last month, in a sign that companies continue to be cautious about hiring Read the rest here: US job losses grow in December

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Tom Hoenig, president of the Kansas City Fed, on Thursday warned against keeping rates too low for too long. Read more: Fed warned on interest rates

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If the financial crisis continues to ease, there is a danger that politicians will relax and minds will wander from the need for new financial rules, warns Clive Crook See more here: Beware the crisis around the corner

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The US slapped China with another trade penalty, hitting it with anti-dumping duties on $91m of steel grate imports Link: US to tax Chinese steel grating imports

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The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it is lowering from $11 to $10.50 the maximum amount that consumer reporting agencies are allowed to charge consumers for an extra copy of their credit report. The Commission announced the reduction in the amount from 2009 to 2010 under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires the FTC each year to revise the cap originally set by statute based on the change in the Consumer Price Index. Read the original: Federal Trade Commission: Lower Price Cap for Extra Credit Report Copies and Continued Crackdown on Mortgage Relief Scams

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The number of Americans claiming jobless benefits has risen for the second week running as the US economy continues to wrestle with persistent unemployment See the article here: US jobless claims show unexpected rise

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With markets normalising and growth returning, the Federal Reserve confirmed its intention to shut down emergency liquidity schemes in early 2010 and taper off asset purchases by March 31 as part of a long rolling exit from unconventional policy More: Fed narrows its range of tools

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US retail sales jumped for the second month running in November, as demand picked up for petrol, electronics and appliances, offering hope that consumer spending could gather momentum as the economy recovers Read more: November US retail sales jump by 1.3%

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Confidence among US chief executives has rebounded in the last quarter, as CEOs expect capital spending and sales to pick up in the next half year, according the Business Roundtable See original here: US chief executive confidence climbs

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The proportion of US borrowers who have got behind on mortgage payments will fall in 2010 for the first time since the financial turmoil began in a sign that the nation’s housing crisis is abating, the credit bureau TransUnion forecasts Here is the original post: US mortgage delinquencies to fall in 2010

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An upbeat Ben Bernanke dampened market speculation that Friday’s much stronger-than-expected jobs report could lead to a rapid recalibration of Federal Reserve policy See the original post: Bernanke sees slow jobs growth

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Should governments manage the transition to a new era, or let the market do it, with the risk of massive financial disturbances. Soon they may not have a choice, writes Jeffrey Garten View post: We must get ready for a weak-dollar world

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Consumer spending rise faster than incomes as Americans shrug off unemployment fears in favour of shopping, lifting hopes that consumers will help propel the recovery Excerpt from: US data offer hope for growth

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Fed officials have expressed concerns that near-zero interest rates could fuel ‘excessive risk-taking in financial markets’ but believe the possibility of such an outcome is ‘relatively low’ Read more from the original source: Fed sees risks in low rates policy

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The political class on both sides of the Atlantic must come to terms with the fact that success over the next decade will be defined by saving money, not spending it More here: Deficit attention

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11/20/09 1pm – Stock Market & Economy Update – Hold GLD, SLV – Economy Getting Worse minipulation in dollar this morning www.philstockworld.com From: econbustsoon Views: 99 17 ratings Time: 06:14 More in News & Politics See the original post here: 11/20/09 1pm – Stock Market & Economy Update – Hold GLD, SLV – Economy Getting Worse

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Germany’s new finance minister has echoed Chinese warnings about the growing threat of fresh global asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollar Continued here: Germany warns US on market bubbles

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Aided by the economic downturn, this year marked the Pentagon’s best recruiting effort since 1973, when the US military became an all-volunteer force Read this article: Army beckons in hard times

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Consumer sentiment and trade data released sparked concerns that the US economic recovery is likely to stagnate in the coming quarter. Go here to read the rest: US consumer sentiment falls unexpectedly

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Central banking: As the Fed seeks to guide America’s recovery, the policy hawks and doves must make nuanced judgments – and the two species are not as distinct as some think Read the rest here: US Federal Reserve: An eclectic aviary

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The Federal Housing Administration, the government agency that insured $360bn of US single-family mortgages last year, said its insurance reserves had fallen below its congressionally mandated threshold to their lowest level ever Read the original here: Defaults pose risks to US housing agency

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China may be chief beneficiary of the financial crisis and the latest challenger to US hegemony but a dependence on exports limits Beijing’s room for manoeuvre Here is the original post: US: Decline but no fall

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Former Federal Reserve officials, bankers and academics voiced opposition to a plan that would strip the US central bank of its supervisory role as Congress paused for breath for the Veterans Day holiday More here: Plan to end Fed supervisory role draws fire

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Some of the same financial troubles that have pushed California toward economic disaster are wreaking havoc in nine other states and posing a threat to the nascent recovery, according to research released Excerpt from: Nine states pose fiscal threat to US recovery

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The unemployment rate shot up to 10.2 per cent in October, its highest level in over 26 years as the economy shed another 190,000 jobs Read the original here: US jobless rate surges above 10%

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US jobless rate surges above 10%

Beijing issues stinging rebuke after Washington slapped anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn of Chinese steel pipe imports. Read this article: China brands US ‘protectionist’

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The US hit China with another big trade action as it slapped ­preliminary anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn worth of Chinese pipe imports View post: US slaps duties on Beijing steel pipe imports

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Manufacturing activity expanded in October at its fastest rate since April 2006, bolstering the view that the economy has returned to sustainable growth and indicating that the job market may be stabilising Read the original here: US manufacturing expansion strengthens

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If we stick to the zero interest rate policy for too long, we risk a degree of economic instability much more extreme and costly than the recent financial crisis, writes Wolfgang Münchau More here: We must not be too late with starting the Big Exit

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People who support our government engaging in “stimulus” activities are fools. While it sounds good to “stimulate” the economy and there are supposedly jobs created and saved with stimulus dollars, the truth is that these government programs are at best very wasteful, and at the worst downright fraudulent. Continued here: Our government defrauds us: Cash For Clunkers

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Beijing will lift a ban on American pork imports and relax restrictions on wind power components and government procurement rules, even as China confirmed it was investigating potential dumping of US-made cars Excerpt from: China and US move to defuse trade row

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Economists and policymakers are considering a targeted jobs tax credit to combat unemployment, which is projected to keep on rising for several months, peaking at around 10.3% in early 2010 See more here: US weighs tax credit as jobless cure

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The chain of events leading from a collapse in stock prices on Wall Street to a Great Depression has leapt from history with an entirely fresh verisimilitude, writes Peter Clarke See the article here: How to avoid a repeat of the Great Crash

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The conflict pits the Chamber of Commerce against almost every big White House initiative, including its plans to tackle climate change, healthcare reform and financial regulatory reform See more here: US business group in dispute on reform

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Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, placed capital at the centre of his recipe for improving the financial system’s safety, putting banks on notice that they faced a possible capital surcharge or higher equity buffers Read more: Fed chief warns banks on capital

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Sales of existing homes in the US soared to the highest level in more than two years last month as expiring the first-time home buyer tax credit succeeded in stimulating activity in the market Visit link: US home resales hit 2-year high

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When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to virtually zero in December last year, it told the market it expected to keep them there for quite a while. View original post here: Fed weighs language on rates guidance

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The number of US workers claiming jobless benefits climbed last week, as the labour market continues to signal that its recovery will be slow Read the original post: US jobless claims climb more than projected

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Investors do not lack for suspicions that some funds’ handsome profits were due to more than skill. But that does not indict hedge funds in general: it is a useful and legitimate industry Go here to read the rest: Hedge-trimming

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The cost of living in the US rose modestly last month in spite of a fall in food prices, signalling that inflation remains in check Read more: US consumer prices tick up in September

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Barney Frank faces a difficult task in the next few weeks of shepherding two key regulatory reform bills through the committee and past a vote on the House floor Read more: Financial bills take stumbling steps

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The dollar wobbled after minutes from the Fed’s last policy meeting showed some committee members favoured increased asset purchases to speed recovery See the original post here: Dollar hit on Fed’s signal of low rates

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Federal Reserve policymakers remained cautious on growth even as they marked up their forecasts at the past meeting – with some officials favouring increased asset purchases to speed recovery, minutes revealed Here is the original post: Minutes show Fed cautious on growth

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America’s leaders should commit now and in detail to implement deficit reduction once the economy has strengthened. Vague promises will not work, says Roger Altman See the original post here: How to avoid greenback grief

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Politicians everywhere see strong currencies as national virility symbols, but the effect of a cheaper dollar would be to help American exporters while making imports to the US dearer Read the original: A strong US needs a weakened dollar

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For 14 years US Treasury secretaries have taken up the mantra as though it were an essential part of the office. So, sure enough, Tim Geithner, like his recent predecessors, believes “in a strong dollar”. Read more here: US mantra of strong dollar loses its value

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California cut a bond sale to $4.14bn from $4.5bn and boosted the yields in a sign that investors are growing wary of the debt of cash-strapped US states, cities and other public borrowers. Original post: California cuts size of bond deal

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Efforts to shield non-financial companies from the effects of more stringent derivatives rules could open up dangerous loopholes in new legislation Read more here: Regulators warn of derivatives law loopholes

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