Economy - In Focus

  

Geithner outlines principles that will guide regulatory reform

11/20/2009

In an address to the Joint Economic Committee, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed Capitol Hill to quickly develop a new framework for financial industry regulation.

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Congressman proposes legislation that would allow government to dismantle too-big banks
-11/18/2009
Democratic Representative Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania suggested this week that the federal government should be able to dismantle financial firms that are big or interconnected enough to pose...  Read the full story

Fed chief speaks in New York, urges cautious optimism
-11/17/2009
In remarks delivered to the Economic Club of New York on Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that economic activity will likely pick up in 2010.

Bernanke was quick to note,...  Read the full story

Commercial real estate recovery may be slow
-11/10/2009
Economic experts are suggesting that the market for commercial real estate is in torpor and may depress widespread economic recovery.

Negative sentiments by Janet Yellen, San Francisco...  Read the full story

China-U.S. trade talks may result in business opportunities for American companies
-11/02/2009
The 20th session of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade resulted in a liberalization of China''s imports of wind energy equipment and pork.

The JCCT, a forum for bilateral trade talks...  Read the full story

Economic growth picked up last quarter
-10/29/2009
Stock markets and other financial entities got a pleasant surprise Thursday in the form of a higher than expected Gross Domestic Product report for the third quarter of 2009.

Federal...  Read the full story