It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress- April 3, 2008 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke acknowledged yesterday for the first time that the United States may be in a recession, projecting that the economy could shrink during the first half of this year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/262877214/AR20... Paulson Urges Joint Effort on Conservation- April 3, 2008 BEIJING, April 3 -- Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. called Thursday for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation on energy conservation and for Beijing to cut import duties on environmental technology.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/263388127/AR20... Bernanke Speaks to Congress About Econony- April 2, 2008 SPEAKER: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE: Chairman Schumer, Vice Chairman Maloney, Representative Saxton, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before the Joint Economic Committee. In response to deterioration in the near-term outlook for the e...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/262697536/AR20... Opposition To Treasury's Blueprint Gains Steam- April 1, 2008 Senior Treasury officials identified three immediate targets yesterday for their plan to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory structure, including streamlining the approval process for securities that contributed to the crisis now roiling Wall Street. But their hopes for a few quick changes...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261437431/AR20... Under the Treasury's Plan, Fed Would Lose a Key Power- April 1, 2008 Conventional wisdom has it that the Federal Reserve is a big winner in the Treasury Department's plan to overhaul how the financial system is regulated.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261948048/AR20... Dreams End With Collapse of Tinker Bell Market- April 1, 2008 What in the world is going on here Why is Washington spending billions to bail out Wall Street titans while leaving struggling homeowners to fend for themselves Why are the Federal Reserve and the Treasury acting as if they're afraid the world may come to an end, while the stock market seems much...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261948049/AR20... |