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By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
September 21, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the central bank may ease beyond its current plan to buy mortgage-backed securities if the labor market doesn’t show signs of greater strength.
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By Shamim Adam and Jennifer M. Freedman, Bloomberg |
September 21, 2012
The World Trade Organization cut its forecast for commerce growth this year to 2.5 percent as the euro-region debt crisis drags down the global economy and the U.S. slows, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said.
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By Shobhana Chandra and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
September 10, 2012
Wages are stagnating as the job market cools, restraining the consumer spending that is needed to sustain the U.S. economic recovery.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate was unexpectedly driven down by Americans leaving the labor force, boosting the odds of additional Federal Reserve easing to spur a faltering recovery.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate declined as more Americans left the labor force, indicating the U.S. labor market is stagnating.
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By Press Release |
August 16, 2012
The SEC announced fraud charges against former College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Donnan conducted an $80 million Ponzi scheme that included other college coaches and former players among its victims.
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By Toni Hansen |
August 5, 2012
It's a relatively slow week for economic reports, but traders will keep an eye on trade data as well as the Treasury budget announcement.
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By John Detrixhe and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
June 25, 2012
Treasuries are beating all other U.S. fixed-income securities for the first time in three quarters as investors around the world seek the safest assets.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
June 21, 2012
Graham Tuckwell, who created a $125 billion market in exchange-traded gold in less than a decade, is struggling to convince regulators and investors he can do the same for industrial metals.
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
June 12, 2012
Senate Democrats are seeking to increase the budgets of regulators in spending plans that clash with House Republicans’ efforts to rein in the Dodd-Frank Act.
