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NEW Wednesday's Events: Bernanke Part II, U.S. CPI, DOE Oil, Cnd Mfg Shipments

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 7:00 AM

Another action-packed day follows Tuesday's excitement as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers the second of his two- day annual testimony, this time...

NEW Wednesday 7/16/08 ... A couple of BAD days

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 6:59 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/16/08 ... At A Glance

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 6:56 AM

NEW Wednesday 7/16/08 ... Gearing up for Tomorrow

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 4:23 PM

NEW Wednesday 7/16/08 ... Heavy Reading?

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 1:04 PM

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... Congress Railing... Spreads Curtailing...

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 12:01 PM

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... If and Only If

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 10:43 AM

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... Action-Packed Day, Positive Price, Gappy Spread

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 8:36 AM

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... rising now

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 8:08 AM

NEW BERNANKE

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 8:00 AM

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... Don't Get Antsy...

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:39 AM

NEW Tuesday's Events: Bernanke's Semi-Annual Testimony, PPI

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

The Bank of Canada's rate decision and semi-annual testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are the main events of what is looking to be an action...

NEW June All-Items PPI Soars 1.8%, Core Contained at 0.2%

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. Labor Department's seasonally-adjusted core measure of producer price inflation grew at 0.2% month-over-month in June, the same pace as t...

NEW Economists Call Core Inflation 'Tame' Despite Soaring Energy Prices

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists say the main story in June's producer price index is that core prices, which exclude food and energy, remain contained despite soaring c...

NEW Bernanke says U.S. Economy is Facing Numerous Challenges

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

Appearing before the Senate Banking Committee at the semiannual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said ...

NEW U.S. President Bush Asks Congress to Do More

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

In a press conference on Tuesday, U.S. President George W. Bush thanked members of Congress for its positive response to the housing bill but ur...

NEW Paulson Says GSEs Need a Strong Regulator

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking to the Senate Banking Committee as part of the Humphrey- Hawkins testimony, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said government-sponsored ent...

NEW Bernanke Expected to Focus on Inflation at Semi-Annual Testimony

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

A hawkish testimony and mostly unchanged rhetoric are expected from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, as the head of the U.S. central bank del...

NEW Bernanke Says Housing Crisis is Central Issue to Economy

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 7:00 AM

In a question and answer session with the Senate Banking Committee at the Humphrey-Hawkins testimony, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said th...

NEW Tuesday 7/15/08 ... Busy Day

Tue, Jul 15 2008, 6:27 AM

NEW Monday 7/14/08 .. Doing better

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 11:04 AM

NEW Monday 7/14/08 ... Under a bit of Pressure

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 10:55 AM

NEW Monday 7/14/08... Another Day...

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 8:47 AM

NEW Monday 7/14/08 ... Good Monday After A Bad Friday

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:38 AM

NEW Fed is Moving into Consumer Protection Role on Mortgages

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking at the Federal Reserve open meeting on mortgage rules , Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the new rules will be aimed at protecti...

NEW Paulson and Bernanke Come to the Rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. government flew to the rescue of GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the weekend with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announcing that t...

NEW Bold, Creative, Aggressive Policy Action Needed for GSEs to Survive

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist at Global Insight, said " Bold, creative, aggressive policy action is needed for the GSEs to survive ...

NEW Action-Packed Week for U.S. and Canadian Markets

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

According to strategists and economists, markets will be looking for some direction next week with the release of major economic reports. In the U.S...

NEW Regulators Hasten to Assure Depositors that their Money is Secure as IndyMac is put into Receivership

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

Federal regulators and Bush Administration officials spent the weekend reassuring bank depositors nationwide that their deposits are secure and, a...

NEW Preview: Inflation Focus at Bernanke's Semi-Annual Testimony, Say Experts

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

A hawkish testimony and mostly unchanged rhetoric are expected from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, as the head of the U.S. central bank del...

NEW Monday 7/14/08 ... At A Glance

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 6:59 AM

NEW Monday 7/14/08.... Strong through the close

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 3:11 PM

NEW Friday 7/11/2008 ... Another Hopeless Pun

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 12:51 PM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... Down Enough To Go To The Bar...

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 10:43 AM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... Down Enough To Be Worried

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 9:59 AM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... Fallen A Bit...

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 9:51 AM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... So far, so good

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 9:03 AM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... Consumer Sentiment In

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 8:12 AM

NEW Friday 7/11/08 ... At A Glance

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:05 AM

NEW Friday's Events: Canadian Employment Report, U.S. & Canadian Trade Data

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM

The Canadian employment report kicks off Friday's events followed by the release of the new housing price index and international securities transac...

NEW Government Considering a Fannie Freddie Takeover

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM

For the third day this week the stocks of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae took a hammerin' on Wall Street and for the second day major newspapers are...

NEW U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentument Rebounds for First Time Since January

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM

The preliminary consumer sentiment survey from Reuters and the University of Michigan rebounded for the first time since January, reaching a score...

NEW U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Shrinks to -$59.8 Billion

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. monthly trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in May to -$59.8 billion, with April's deficit figure downwardly revised to - $60.5 billion from...

NEW Treasury's Paulson Says Goal Is to Back Fannie & Freddie in "Current Form"

Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM

Releasing a statement on Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that the focus was to back Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "in their current ...

NEW Thursday 7/10/08 ... Keep Floating

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 10:23 AM

NEW Thursday 7/10/08 ... Trying to Stay Positive

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 9:28 AM

NEW Thursday 7/10/08 ... Who's At The Door?

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 8:49 AM

NEW Thursday 7/10/08 ... Full Text

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 8:13 AM

NEW Thursday 7/10.08 ... Paulson and Bernanke testifying now

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 8:02 AM

NEW Bernanke Calls for Consolidated Supervision of Banks

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 7:00 AM

Testifying before the House Committee on Financial Service, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called for the consolidated supervision of invest...