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The US Federal Reserve banks paid a record $46.1bn to the US Treasury in 2009 as aggressive bond purchases and lending to fight the financial crisis swelled its net income by 46.8 per cent Visit link: Fed paid record $46.1bn to US Treasury

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Greater domestic appetite for industrial supplies and consumer goods widened the US trade gap in November, commerce department figures showed Read the original here: US trade gap widens to $36.4bn in November

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NewswireToday (newswire) - 01/12/2010 Sandton, Gauteng South Africa - While there are incredible opportunities in business and investment in Africa, challenges still hold the rush back. One of those challenges is access to rich, contextual information. See original here: AfriBiz Launches OpenBizMarket to Reveal the Real Picture of Business in Africa

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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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Is it really plausible to suggest that record low mortgage rates did not contribute much to the rise in US house prices asks John Cassidy Read the original here: Is Ben Bernanke descended from the Bourbons?

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First-time claims for jobless benefits ticked up last week but are continuing to hover around levels needed for the US economy to create jobs for the first time in two years Read the original here: Claims signal unemployment bottoming

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Ben Bernanke has called for reform of financial regulation, arguing that it was lapses in regulatory oversight rather than loose monetary policy that stoked the US housing bubble Read the original: Fed chief calls for tougher regulation

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The US Treasury will become the majority shareholder of GMAC, the former lending arm of General Motors, as part of a restructuring announced on Wednesday. Read more from the original source: US Treasury takes majority stake in GMAC

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The subprime fallout threatens urban renewal in Baltimore, writes Sarah O’Connor Read more: Home of ‘The Wire’ fears return of the blight

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The US International Trade Commission ruled to impose tough new duties on Chinese steel piping imports in a move that will heighten tension between America and its biggest trading partner Originally posted here: US slaps duties on Chinese steel

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The task of investors is to seek to curb conflicts between their own interests and those of managers, not to establish a perfect balance of rewards for society as a whole View original post here: Investors should focus on high pay

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Whatever the proper dose of Keynesian medicine may be, state governors are now swimming even more strongly against the federal tide Read more from the original source: Unstimulated US states

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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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The recession makes younger Americans more conservative in their attitudes towards debt and employment, aligning their views more closely with those of their parents’ generation, says study Link: Job-hopping reined in for young Americans

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Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers not to strip the US Federal Reserve of the powers and independence it needs to promote growth and price stability at the start of what promised to be a contentious confirmation hearing in the Senate Continue reading here: Bernanke fights for Fed powers

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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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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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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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US retail sales rebounded in October as demand for cars continued to climb even after the expiration of government sponsored incentives Read more here: US retail sales rise 1.4% in October

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States have cut budgets in previous down-cycles – such as in 2001-02 – but the extent of the current measures is larger, as states both try to stem prison admissions and release inmates early See original here: US states free prisoners to cut budget deficits

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Although unemployment remains painfully high, the UK’s labour market is not only performing better than in past recessions, but it is also so far functioning relatively well by international standards See the rest here: UK labour market outperforms

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Investors who re-embraced risk in the past six months have done well as rallying stock markets and falling credit spreads have rewarded faith Go here to read the rest: Corporate default rates

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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%

A large drop in employment has outpaced a fall in the numbers choosing to stop seeking work, propelling the headline jobless rate skyward Read more: US unemployment

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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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The next dose of pain for US state and local governments, which are struggling to balance their budgets in the wake of a national recession, could come from rising costs for the pensions of teachers, firefighters and sanitation workers across the country Read more: Public pensions may stress US state finances

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Pending home sales hit their highest level since December 2006 as renters enter the housing market ahead of the expiration of the first time home-buyers credit Continued here: US tax credit boosts pending home sales

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US tax credit boosts pending home sales

The Fed and other policymakers seem unaware of the monster bubble they are creating. The longer they remain blind, the harder the markets will fall, writes Nouriel Roubini See original here: Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust

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Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust

The likely shape of the US recovery remains an open question, with the central uncertainty being how vigorously private demand will expand as government props for growth begin to fade. Excerpt from: Forecast of muted US revival in 2010

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US GDP numbers were a good enough reason to halt the return of risk aversion, but the key to whether risk appetite can return depends on US employment data, writes John Authers Read more here: Short View: GDP grows, but pain remains

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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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China and US move to defuse trade row

The US economy grew by 3.5 per cent in the third quarter of this year as an aggressive array of stimulus measures brought an end to the longest period of contraction since the Great Depression See the original post here: US economy grows by 3.5%

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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 latest book on the financial crisis of 2008 is an extraordinary achievement that will be hard to surpass as the definitive account, writes John Gapper Follow this link: Breaker of the curse

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Breaker of the curse

The repurchase market is at the heart of financial market’s plumbing – reforming it is where the rubber meets the road for regulators Go here to see the original: Clear repo pipeline key to global finance flows

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Clear repo pipeline key to global finance flows

Lawmakers voted to support the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which would regulate mortgages, credit cards and many other financial products Originally posted here: US lawmakers back diluted consumer bill

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The plain truth is that the debt limit does not affect the deficits or surpluses; the critical revenue and spending decisions are made during the congressional budget process, writes Bruce Bartlett Read the original here: Why Congress must now abolish its debt limit

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Why Congress must now abolish its debt limit

The Federal Reserve has rejected a recommendation that bonuses for finance executives should be paid according to a single global formula Excerpt from: Fed rejects global formula for bonuses

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Most sectors in most parts of the US are now seeing either stabilisation or growth, but the rebound remains weak, the Federal Reserve ‘beige book’ survey reported Read the rest here: Fed reports weak economic rebound

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Kenneth Feinberg is due to deliver his verdict in the next few days on the remuneration proposals of companies that have received government bail-out money Here is the original post: Feinberg reluctant to revoke contracts

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New residential construction continued to climb in the US last month, but the increase was smaller than expected as the looming expiration of government sponsored housing incentives has cast a cloud over the market. Original post: US housing starts growth slows

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What the US housing market needs is more buyers, but with high unemployment, there are fewer buyers to be found Follow this link: US housing

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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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Foreclosure activity among US properties rose to the highest level on record in the third quarter, as bold government stimulus measures failed to keep homeowners from defaulting. See the original post: US foreclosure activity surges 23% in third quarter

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Imagine a world with a small current account deficit in the US, a somewhat larger deficit in the eurozone and a not too excessive Asian surplus. In the short term, a fall in the dollar’s exchange rate would help get us there, writes Wolfgang Münchau See the original post: The case for a weaker dollar

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The US trade gap unexpectedly narrowed in August, due to a rise in exports of services and a slump in demand for oil, commerce department figures showed View post: US trade gap unexpectedly narrows in August

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The Federal Reserve has begun conducting small-scale tests of trades called ‘reverse repos’ on Wall Street that would enable it to drain cash from the financial system once it decides to roll back its current extraordinarily loose monetary policy. Continued here: Fed begins testing ‘reverse repo’ trades

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Income inequality pressures have been overshadowed by the financial crisis. But will soon be centre stage, writes Matthew Slaughter Read more: Time to tackle America’s widening inequality

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