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States such as Michigan, Arizona and Florida that have been hard hit by unemployment and foreclosures are introducing new programs to help homeowners who can’t manage their mortgage payments.
The federally funded programs offer new help to homeowners who may have been disappointed by other federal government assistance programs.
The Michigan State Housing [...]
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States offer mortgage aid
January 13th, 2011 by Financial Writer
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more...Mortgage-Bond Slump ‘Won’t Be Fun’ for Housing: Credit Markets
December 13th, 2010 by Financial Writer
A slump in government-backed mortgage securities that’s sent yields to the highest level since May is threatening a recovery in the U.S. housing market, which had been bolstered by record-low borrowing costs.
Yields on Fannie Mae-guaranteed securities that most affect loan rates jumped as high as 4.21 percent today, an increase [...]
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Government plans three new measures to bolster economy
December 6th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Canada’s Conservative government will introduce three new measures in coming weeks to bolster the country’s economy”>
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Canada’s Conservative government will introduce three new measures in coming weeks to bolster the country’s economy
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Paul Vieira, Financial Post · Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010
The federal Conservative government plans to introduce three new measures in the coming weeks aimed [...]
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Consumer spending lifts U.S. growth
November 17th, 2010 by Financial Writer
U.S. economic growth edged up as expected in the third quarter, but not enough to chip away at high unemployment or change perceptions of more monetary easing from the Federal Reserve next week.
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.0% annual rate as consumer spending rose at its quickest pace since 2006 and businesses continued to [...]
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Volcker: Fed Must Not Sow Seeds of Inflation
September 23rd, 2010 by Financial Writer
Paul Volcker, special adviser to President Barack Obama, said on Thursday that while the Federal Reserve’s purchases of long-term Treasuries are “understandable,” the central bank must be careful not to set the stage for future inflation.
The former Federal Reserve chairman, known for slaying inflation in the 1980s by hiking interest rates well into the double [...]
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Defying Others, Germany Finds Economic Success
August 15th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Germany has sparred with its European partners over how to respond to the financial crisis, argued with the United States over the benefits of stimulus versus austerity, and defiantly pursued its own vision of how to keep its economy strong.
Statistics released Friday will buttress the German view that they had the formula right all along. [...]
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Unemployment report portrays stagnant job market
August 6th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Private business added only 71,000 new net jobs in July as payrolls fell for a second straight month nationally, the Labor Department reports.
The employment picture in the U.S. remained bleak last month as the nation’s payrolls fell for a second straight month, with private-sector businesses adding a disappointingly scant number of new jobs. The jobless [...]
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Slow growth of UK economy is likely to be as good as it gets
July 12th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Official figures show recession was deeper than believed and double-dip downturn is a real threat
On the face of it, today’s official bulletin on the state of the economy was a bit of a damp squib. The delay in publishing the third estimate of growth in the first three months of 2010 had raised speculation that [...]
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U.S. Retailers’ Sales Rise at Fastest Pace in 4 Years
July 7th, 2010 by Financial Writer
U.S. retailers’ sales are growing at the fastest pace in four years, a sign consumers may be overcoming concern about unemployment and depressed home values.
Sales probably expanded at an average monthly rate of 4 percent in the first five months of the retail fiscal year that began Jan. 31, the biggest gain since 2006, the [...]
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Yen, Dollar Advance on Speculation Economic Recovery Sputtering
June 24th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The yen and the dollar gained against most major counterparts as signs the global economic recovery is faltering fueled demand for the safest currencies.
The Japanese currency remained the top performer among the most-traded currencies even after data showed U.S. jobless claims declined last week. Stocks fell on concern Europe’s debt crisis is worsening. Federal Reserve [...]
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