Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics
Real Time Economics offers exclusive news, analysis and commentary on the economy, Federal Reserve policy and economics. The Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip and Sudeep Reddy are the lead writers, with contributions from other Journal reporters and editors.
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Posted 7 hours ago
The Federal Reserve funds itself, making money on the buying and selling and holding of U.S. government and mortgage-backed securities, among other things. After paying its expenses, any profits go
Posted 8 hours ago
Canada s top finance official visited New York Monday, delivering a triumphant message that flagged the relative health of his nation s economy and public and private finances.In his remarks, Cana
Posted 10 hours ago
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) unveiled a sweeping financial-regulation bill Monday. The following is the fact sheet for the legislation provided by Senate Banking Committee.Two years ago today, Be
Posted 12 hours ago
Growth of 2.5% is looking a whole lot stronger than 5.9%.After Friday s reports on retail sales and inventories, real gross domestic product looks on track to grow between 2.0% and 2.5% this quarter
Posted 13 hours ago
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.China: At the New York Times, Paul Krugman says that the U.S. has no reason to fear China. What you have to ask is, What would happen if China tried t
Posted 1 day ago
Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) spoke with the Wall Street Journal about the bill Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) plans to introduce Monday to overhaul financial market r
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) spoke with the Wall Street Journal on Sunday about the bill he plans to introduce Monday to rewrite financial market regulations. Mr.
Posted 3 days ago
House prices across the globe still have room to fall, but the U.S. may be in better shape than other developed nations, according to an International Monetary Fund research article.In the article, Pr
Posted 3 days ago
The Obama administration is considering a Maryland regulator awarded Consumer Advocate of the Year and a Massachusetts economics professor known for his Social Security expertise to join Janet Y
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In 1976, the Federal Reserve established its Consumer Advisory Council at the direction of Congress to advise the central bank on its responsibilities tied to consumer issues. Fed Chairman Ben Bernank
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