<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Economy</title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest Economy &amp;amp; Government news, headlines, blogs, and video.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Watching for Signs of a Too-Strong US Economy</title><description><![CDATA[Markets will be hyper-focused on the economy for any sign it is strong enough to prompt the Fed to start pulling back.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764914</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764914</guid> </item>  <item><title>Oil Prices, Dollar May Set Off on New Relationship</title><description><![CDATA[The US oil boom could realign one of the market&#039;s more reliable barometers: the negative relationship between oil and the dollar.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764681</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764681</guid> </item>  <item><title>More Homeowners Become Accidental Landlords</title><description><![CDATA[Realtors say they are one more cause of today&#039;s low inventory.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764601</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764601</guid> </item>  <item><title>Summer Travel Forecast: Better, but No Blowout</title><description><![CDATA[The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764421</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764421</guid> </item>  <item><title>Despite Overseas Weakness, US Durable Goods Rise</title><description><![CDATA[Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected, a sign of resilience in the factory sector.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764511</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764511</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hot Trend in Automobiles: Not Owning One</title><description><![CDATA[The percentage of households without a car has doubled over the past two decades, a study finds.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100762511</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100762511</guid> </item>  <item><title>Finally, Clarity From the Fed! Or Maybe Not ...</title><description><![CDATA[&quot;Talking Squawk&quot; has everything from your Ben-Bernanke-to-English-Dictionary to the Back-to-the Future move at P&amp;G.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764338</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764338</guid> </item>  <item><title>Immigration Bill 'Could Create DMZ' Like Korea</title><description><![CDATA[Could the reform bill create a Korea-like demilitarized zone in North America?]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761353</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761353</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bank’s Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills</title><description><![CDATA[Bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens regulations of the financial industry. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100764324</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100764324</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed's Bullard Wants Faster Inflation Before Tapering QE</title><description><![CDATA[Inflation needs to move closer to target before the Federal Reserve shifts towards a tapering of its bond purchase program, James Bullard told CNBC on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100763999</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100763999</guid> </item>  <item><title>Cramer: Bernanke Worried About These 2 Laggards</title><description><![CDATA[Bernanke would never admit to it, but Cramer is convinced he’s worried about these two laggards.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100763070</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100763070</guid> </item>  <item><title>Record High New Home Prices Have Room to Grow  </title><description><![CDATA[Supplies are at levels not seen since the frenzy of the last housing boom.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761763</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761763</guid> </item>  <item><title>US New Home Sales Rise; Mortgage Rate Ticks Up</title><description><![CDATA[Sales of new homes rose to the second highest level since 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761058</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761058</guid> </item>  <item><title>Jobless Claims Get Better, but Remain at High Level </title><description><![CDATA[Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a 340,000.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761212</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761212</guid> </item>  <item><title>Not One, But Two Perfect Storms Could Be Brewing</title><description><![CDATA[Have not one, but two Pandora&#039;s Boxes get opened on Wednesday?]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761577</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761577</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Manufacturing Growth Slips to Seven-Month Low</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May, a new survey showed. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100761328</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100761328</guid> </item>  <item><title>Assessing Just How Much Bond Investors Lost</title><description><![CDATA[As Treasury yields have surged in the month of May, just how much have bond investors lost?]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760992</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760992</guid> </item>  <item><title>Why Housing Won't Drive the Recovery</title><description><![CDATA[Housing is good but not great, according to a group that is one of the industry&#039;s leading voices.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100759004</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100759004</guid> </item>  <item><title>Forget Fed Hawks, Focus on Bernanke: Alan Blinder</title><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would not risk a premature withdrawl of the stimlus that has underpinned the U.S. economic recovery]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100759944</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100759944</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed Mulls Tapering as Soon as June: Minutes</title><description><![CDATA[The Fed could begin slowing its efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as summer.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100758771</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100758771</guid> </item>  <item><title>Homes Selling at Fastest Pace Since Boom</title><description><![CDATA[The sales pace is back to what it was during the housing boom in 2005 and 2006. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100758136</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100758136</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Home Sales at Highest Level in More Than 3 Years</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, highest in 3 1/2 years as inventories jump.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100758047</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100758047</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bernanke: Too Soon to Taper Bond Buys</title><description><![CDATA[Markets were expecting Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to strike a dovish tone in Congress, and he did not disappoint.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747262</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747262</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed Hawks, Doves Divided Over Improved Labor Market</title><description><![CDATA[As the Fed mulls reducing asset purchases, the improved labor market is spurring debate between Fed &quot;hawks&quot; and &quot;doves.&quot; ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100757508</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100757508</guid> </item>  <item><title>Rallies End Sometime, but This One May Not End Soon</title><description><![CDATA[Rallies have to end sometime for sure, but history suggests the current one doesn&#039;t have to end anytime soon.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100755032</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100755032</guid> </item>  <item><title>Mortgage Applications Sink as Interest Rates Jump</title><description><![CDATA[Applications for home mortgages dropped last week for a second-straight week, the Mortgage Bankers Association says.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756994</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756994</guid> </item>  <item><title>Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Hit $2 Billion: Expert</title><description><![CDATA[Rescuers desperately search for survivors after a 2-mile-wide tornado carved a path of destruction in Oklahoma.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100753925</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100753925</guid> </item>  <item><title>It's Back: Shadow Banking Hits Post-Crisis Highs</title><description><![CDATA[ What Warren Buffett once called &quot;financial weapons of mass destruction&quot; 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More Like 'Gradual': Goldman</title><description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs&#039; replacement for renowned investor Jim O&#039;Neill says there will be a &quot;gradual rotation&quot; and money will come back into stocks.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100753086</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100753086</guid> </item>  <item><title>Economy Is on the Move Again—And So Are Americans</title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the brightening economy, Americans are relocating again. Here are some tips to prepare for moving day. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751721</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751721</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>