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    • Fed's Yellen: Interest Rates at Appropriate Level

        San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said Tuesday the current level of U.S. interest rates should boost the economy in the second half of 2008.

    • Economy Sluggish, Inflation Higher: Fed Survey

        The U.S. economy will barely expand in the second quarter and the chances of it shrinking have risen, following sluggish growth early in the year, said a Philadelphia Federal Reserve survey released Tuesday.

    • Retail Sales Show Strength Outside of Auto Sector

        Retail sales weakened modestly in April, but outside the hard-pressed auto sector they showed more resiliency than anticipated.

    • Bernanke Says Crisis Not Over; Prices Worry Others

        U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the credit crisis is not over, even as his colleagues revealed growing concerns about inflation that could signal a pause in interest rate cuts.

    • Fed's Pianalto Says Inflation 'A Key Risk'

        Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Tuesday that although core U.S. price measures were climbing faster than she wanted, Fed monetary policy was compatible with low inflation.

    • UK Inflation Jumps, Curbing Rate Cut Expectations

        Soaring food and fuel bills pushed up Britain's inflation rate by its biggest amount in nearly six years, further denting expectations of interest rate cuts despite a slowing economy.

    • UK Home Prices Face Widespread Declines in April

        UK housing sentiment slumped to record lows in April, underscoring continued weakness in the sector and piling pressure on the Bank of England at a time when snowballing inflation could force it to keep interest rates on hold.  

    • Dimon: Credit Crunch Over, Not Recession Threat

        JPMorgan Chase Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon Monday told bank investors that while the current credit market crunch may soon be over, the U.S. economy could still face a deep and extended recession

    • Fed's Evans Indicates Fed May Cut Rates Further

        Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said that U.S. interest rates are "accommodative" and at the right level given a weak growth outlook, but then indicated that the Fed could still be open to cutting rates further.

    • Inflation, Housing Data Lead Busy Economic Week

        It's a busy week on the economic calendar, with the consumer price index, data on housing starts and the Philly Fed index all expected.

    • China's Yuan Breaches 7.0 vs Dollar on Strong CPI

        The yuan breached the closely watched 7.0 mark versus the dollar on Monday after the central bank fixed its reference rate at a post-revaluation high and the government reported higher-than-expected consumer price inflation for April.

    • White House Open to Deal on Housing Rescue Bill

        The White House Friday set out terms for a possible deal on a housing market rescue plan, as a sweeping package backed by the House was on its way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate

    • Boats, Motor Homes Get Caught in Credit Squeeze

        General Electric's decision this week to no longer lend consumers money to buy motorhomes and boats was more bad news for the recreational vehicle and boat industry.

    • Trade Gap Narrows More than Expected in March

        The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in March on a record plunge in the value of imports, even as average oil prices surged to a new record, a Commerce Department report on Friday showed.

    • China Says to Tighten Control of Capital Flows

        China intends to strengthen its supervision and control of cross-border capital flows in order to protect stability in the financial system, Vice Premier Wang Qishan said on Friday.


Economic Calendar
05/13 - 08:30 AM
June
1.1%
N/A
1.1%
05/13 - 08:30 AM
May
0.6%
N/A
1.3%
05/13 - 08:30 AM
August
0.5%
0.2%
0.4%
05/13 - 08:30 AM
July
-0.2%
-0.2%
0.2%
05/13 - 10:00 AM
March
0.1%
0.5%
0.5%
05/14 - 08:30 AM
April
0.2%
0.2%
05/14 - 08:30 AM
April
0.3%
0.3%
05/14 - 10:30 AM
Wk 5/17
N/A
5654K
05/15 - 08:30 AM
May
1.0
0.6
05/15 - 08:30 AM
Wk 5/17
N/A
365K
05/15 - 09:00 AM
March
N/A
$72.5B
05/15 - 09:15 AM
April
-0.2%
0.3%
05/15 - 09:15 AM
April
80.2%
80.3%
05/15 - 10:00 AM
May
-20.0
-24.9
05/16 - 08:30 AM
April
912K
927K
05/16 - 08:30 AM
April
940K
947K
05/16 - 10:00 AM
May
63.0
62.6
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