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Webcast at 3pm: National Briefing on Our Budget and Economy
Read moreBe sure to join America Speaks this afternoon from 3 - 4:30 pm for a National Briefing on Our Budget and Economy. A panel of experts, including Maya...
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Iceland Ash Blanket Settles Over World Economy
Read moreAirline traffic may not be the only thing slowed by Iceland’s volcanic eruptions. The slow-moving, fragile economic recovery may take a hit as well...
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IMF Says our Economies are Looking Better, but the Outlook is still Fragile
Read moreAccording to the IMF, we are entering a new phase of the economic and financial crisis: the world has averted a depression, a recovery is taking hold...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: Taking off on Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress last week...
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Market Watch Update: April 12-16
Read moreU.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early...
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Interest Rates and the Fiscal Outlook
Read moreA great debate is breaking out over concerns for our growing debt, and it is centered around interest rates on Treasury securities. A fear held by...
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Sovereign Risk Jitters
Read moreFor budget and market watchers, the month of March has been a little scary. It is not easy to come out of the deepest recession and financial crisis...
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Bank Failures Pass 200 Mark
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks ( State Bank of Aurora, First Lowndes Bank, Bank of Hiawassee...
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Four More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Statewide Bank, Old Southern Bank, The Park Avenue Bank...
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Four More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Centennial Bank, Waterfield Bank, Bank of Illinois, Sun...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times chided Jim Bunning for holding up a bill that...
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‘Line’ Items: Commissions, Summits, Caps and Dogs
Read moreCommission Coming – The White House says President Obama will create a fiscal commission by executive order within days. Meanwhile, Republicans still...