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PODCAST: Economy Watch Weekly with Dees Stribling
For the week ending Feb. 18, there was plenty happening, including a battle in Washington over the federal budget, opposing views on inflation, and the administration formally suggesting a slow process of winding down Fannie and Freddie.
Economy Watch: Multifamily Starts Hot, Single-Family Starts Not
An increase in multifamily starts offset a drop in single-family housing starts in January; and analysts are worried about inflation, although the Fed isn’t.
Economy Watch: The Winners and Losers of Retail
Retail didn’t see quite the jump in January for which many were hoping; Borders finally files for bankruptcy; and Family Dollar may go private.
Economy Watch: Battle of the Budgets Begins
The Obama administration released its version of the fiscal 2012 federal budget to compete with the House Republicans’ version, but neither side is willing to make cuts to non-discretionary spending.
Economy Watch: Beginning of the End for Fannie and Freddie?
Though lacking in details, the Obama administration has released a plan that calls for the gradual dissolution of Fannie and Freddie. And one consumer index for January turns out optimism about the job market.
PODCAST: Economy Watch Weekly with Dees Stribling
For the week ending Feb. 11, jobless claims were down, the industrial sector was up, and a lot of people kicked around ideas about what to do with big issues like the GSEs and the federal budget.
Economy Watch: Lenders Getting Back in the Foreclosure Groove?
The pace of foreclosure filings rose modestly in January; the industrial sector is getting its legs; and Ron Paul spouts off about Bernanke and the Fed.
Economy Watch: More U.S. Homeowners Underwater in Fourth Quarter
The housing hangover continues; the House holds hearings on the future of the GSEs; and Bernanke beats his drum about the perpetually ballooning deficit.
Economy Watch: U.S. Home Prices Flat Between 2009 and ’10
Home prices have yet to hit bottom; small businesses are a bit less trepidatious; and the Fed attempts to define nonbanks that are too big to fail.
PODCAST: Economy Watch Weekly with Dees Stribling
For the week ending Jan. 28, the economy is chugging along in all areas, except one. Jobs. Employment continues to lag behind, with the public sector still taking it on the chin.