McCain, Obama Clash on Economy- June 11, 2008 ST. LOUIS, June 10 -- Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain outlined on Tuesday sharply different approaches on how to revive the nation's economy and provide aid to struggling workers, giving voters a clear choice on the issue that Americans say they are most concerned about.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/310625685/AR20... Bernanke's Inflation Concerns Intensify- June 10, 2008 CHATHAM, Mass., June 9 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled deepening concern over inflation last night and said that the central bank will "strongly resist" any tendency for Americans' expectations of price increases to become unhinged.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/310625687/AR20... News Puts Economy Atop Political Agenda- June 7, 2008 A historic leap in oil prices, tumbling stocks and the biggest jump in unemployment in over two decades pushed economic issues back to the forefront of the political debate yesterday. The cascade of grim economic news brought prompt responses from the presumptive presidential nominees, Sens. Barack...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306363612/AR20... Record Oil Spike, High Jobless Rate Sink Stock Market- June 7, 2008 A soaring jobless rate, an unprecedented jump in oil prices and a sliding dollar sent tremors through financial markets yesterday and cast fresh doubt on how soon the U.S. economy would be able to break out of a pattern of feeble growth and financial instability.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/307399174/AR20... Fed Official Says Rescues May Create More Risks- June 6, 2008 In a sign of widening skepticism within the Federal Reserve system of the central bank's rescue of Bear Stearns, the president of a regional Fed bank said yesterday that such actions may make financial crises more common.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306061782/AR20... Investors' Growing Appetite for Oil Evades Market Limits- June 6, 2008 Hedge funds and big Wall Street banks are taking advantage of loopholes in federal trading limits to buy massive amounts of oil contracts, according to a growing number of lawmakers and prominent investors, who blame the practice for helping to push oil prices to record highs.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306061779/AR20... Despite Interest Rate Cuts, Foreclosures Hit Record High- June 6, 2008 Even though lower interest rates have made many adjustable-rate mortgages more affordable, foreclosures continue to reach new heights as more than 1 million homeowners face losing their home, according to industry figures released yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306061780/AR20... Rating Agencies Agree to Changes- June 6, 2008 NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street's three major credit-rating agencies reached an agreement Thursday with the New York state attorney general's office to change the way they evaluate mortgage securities that have roiled financial markets for the past year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306061784/AR20... In Construction Slump, Latinos Lose the Most- June 5, 2008 The unemployment rate among Latinos is rising faster than the rate for non-Hispanic workers in the United States, as the steep decline in the construction industry eliminates hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to a national study released yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/304656695/AR20... Chairman Bernanke Delivers Remarks at Harvard University- June 4, 2008 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers remarks on the economy, June 4, 2008.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/306061786/AR20... |