Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 31, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumers turned less optimistic in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the bumpy economic recovery.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumers turned less optimistic in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the bumpy economic recovery.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will likely not raise interest rates until at least late 2014, much later than it had said previously, as it nurses a still-sluggish economic recovery.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The euro zone debt crisis is escalating and could derail the global economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday as it called for urgent action to restore confidence.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose at the weakest pace in seven months in December and first-time claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, signs the economic recovery is shaky despite a recent pick-up in growth.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales rose at the weakest pace in seven months in December and first-time claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, signs the economic recovery remains shaky despite a pick-up in growth.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 11, 2012
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve should stick to its super-easy monetary policy to fight unemployment and spur a “painstakingly slow” economic recovery, even if doing so pushes inflation temporarily higher, a top Fed official said on Wednesday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 6, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam.
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ISELIN, New Jersey (Reuters) – Three top Federal Reserve officials aggressively pushed on Friday for more stimulus for the U.S. housing market, saying that other government policymakers as well as the central bank should be looking at ways to help the sector in order to speed the economic recovery.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, offering the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery was gaining steam.
