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MarksJarvis: International news unsettling, but Americans remain confident
It was a maybe, maybe not week. Investors didn't think they needed to worry about sequestration; then they thought maybe they should. The outcome of Italy's elections looked foreboding for Europe's stability, but then investors thought, with time,...Tags: Mario Draghi, Budget Control Act of 2011, Credit Ratings, Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Fan mail, of a sort, for the 'sequester'
There’s little agreement about anything regarding the “sequester” except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday. As The Times’ editorialized Thursday: “The irony is...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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U.S. economy grew late last year, but barely
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy barely grew late last year, thanks largely to a plunge in federal defense spending that in part was likely preparation for the budget cuts under the so-called sequestration. The nation's gross domestic product, or the...Tags: Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budgets and Budgeting, Gross Domestic Product, European Debt Crisis
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The Fed's not-so-golden rule
RICHMOND, Va. -- A display case in the lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank here might express humility. The case holds a 99.9 percent pure gold bar weighing 401.75 troy ounces. Minted in 1952, when the price of gold was $35 an ounce, the bar was worth about...Tags: Elections, Richard Cordray, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress
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Column: The Fed's not-so-golden rule
A display case in the lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond might express humility. The case holds a 99.9 percent pure gold bar weighing 401.75 troy ounces. Minted in 1952, when the price of gold was $35 an ounce, the bar was worth about $14,000....Tags: Washington, DC, The Washington Post, Elections, Richard Cordray, U.S. Congress
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Sequester madness
Nothing short of a miracle — or a sudden onset of rational behavior inside the Capital Beltway — is going to prevent mandatory, across-the-board federal spending cuts from going in effect Friday. It's also clear the public sector workforce...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Tea Party Movement, Martin O'Malley, Parties and Movements, Government Health Care
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MarksJarvis: Economic jitters come rushing back as Italians vote against austerity
Our European vacation from stock market angst has ended abruptly, with Italy's elections this week showing investors worldwide that they may have jumped too quickly at the conclusion that Europe's debt crisis had been tamed. Much of the financial...
Tags: Mario Draghi, Stock Activities, Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...Tags: Washington, DC, Government Debt, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Financial Markets
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Fed policymakers increasingly divided over monetary stimulus
WASHINGTON -- An increasing number of top Federal Reserve officials are worried about the downside of their economic stimulus efforts, raising the possibility that the central bank could curb its monthly bond purchases sooner than financial markets are...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance
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Take the money and run!
"Fortunately, there may be a middle-ground in which Democrats can raise revenues from higher earners and Republicans can avoid rate increases. There are some relatively simple tax changes that could be enacted for tax year 2013 to raise the same amount of...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Mitt Romney, Fiscal Cliff, Personal Income
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G-20 moves to allay fears of 'currency war'
WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics
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The vendetta against S&P
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's suit against the rating agency Standard & Poor's makes for riveting headlines and lousy history. We want to blame the financial crisis and Great Recession on greed and dishonesty. The charge that S&P rigged bond...
Tags: Washington, DC, Business Enterprises, Credit Ratings, U.S. Department of Justice, Financial Markets
Mar 3, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 23, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 11, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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