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Economy Watch: Economy Sees Uptick, Chicago Fed Says
In the broad uptick, the Federal Reserve of Chicago reported that its National Activity Index (CFNAI) increased to +0.44 in February, from 0.49 in January.
Economy Watch: Cypriot Bailout Done (Probably)
Over the weekend, the Cypriot parliament worked on a plan to confiscate a percentage of deposits over 100,000 euros in the most troubled of the country’s banks to raise the money demanded by lenders, so that the 10 billion-euro bailout may proceed.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Strange Days in the Euro Zone
Strange days in the euro zone, but at least the US housing market has legs.
Economy Watch: Homebuilding Sees Healthy Uptick in February
The Federal Open Market Committee offered its thoughts about the U.S. economy once again on Wednesday, and came out more optimistic than it’s been in a few months.
Economy Watch: Bailout Terms for Cyprus Cause Big Upset
The euro-zone crisis has been somnolent lately, but over the weekend it returned to mini-panic mode in a hurry when word broke that as part of Cyprus’ bailout, the EU wants depositors in the island nation’s banks to pay a 6.75 percent tax on their deposits up to 100,000 euros, and a higher tax on deposits higher than that.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Surprisingly Good Week
Another surprisingly good week for the economy.
Economy Watch: World’s Middle Class to Expand Mightily by 2030
The middle class in the developing world will indeed be developing quite rapidly in the next two decades, according to the United Nation’s Human Development Report 2013.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Healthy in February
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that U.S. retail and food services sales for February increased by 1.1 percent compared with January, and 4.6 percent compared with February 2012.
Economy Watch: Job Openings Up Since Early 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ JOLTS said that there were 3.7 million job openings on the last business day of January, little changed from the last business day of December.
Economy Watch: Bank Failures Slow Almost to Halt
The rush of U.S. bank failures that began with the financial panic more than four years ago has crawled to a trickle.