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MARKETS

Market Up After Seesaw Session

Investors shrug off inflation; sluggish growth seen

Feb 20, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The Dow rose 90.04 points to 12,427.26 today in roller-coaster trading despite rising fears of inflation, MarketWatch reports. US consumer prices rose 0.4% last month in what one investment officer called “a nagging problem for the Fed.” The Nasdaq climbed 20.90 to 2,... More »

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inflation • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • interest rate • crude oil • S&P 500

Inflation Spikes, Cut in Jeopardy

Fed may have hands tied, as CPI soars past expectations

Feb 20, 08 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Core inflation bounded ahead of expectations in January, which is bad news for anyone betting on a big rate cut from the Fed–and for the Fed itself. The consumer price index rose 0.4%, with core CPI rising 0.3%, putting the year-over-year figures at 4.3% and 2.... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • Consumer Price Index • core inflation • US economy • interest rate cut

Fed Battles to Balance Rate Cuts, Inflation

Officials fret over steep drop hampering possible recovery

Feb 8, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Inflation worries have some Fed officials hinting that interest-rate cuts may slow down, sparking concerns among investors who expect the central bank to trim rates 75 more basis points at its March 18 meeting, reports the Wall Street Journal. Rates have been reduced 2.25% since September—to 3%--in... More »

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inflation • Federal Reserve • recession • interest rate cut

MARKETS

Rally Fizzles on Inflation Fears

Comments by Fed official dampen spirits

Feb 6, 08 3:26 PM CST
(Newser) - An early rally fizzled late over inflation fears, and stocks ended down today. The Philly Fed chief raised inflation worries when he said the Fed had to concentrate on "price stability" when considering future rate cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 65.03 to 12,200.... More »

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inflation • stock market

China Exports Inflation to US

Coinciding factors exert upward pressure on prices

Feb 1, 08 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of pumping out cheap consumer goods, China is driving up American price tags, the New York Times reports. As costs rise domestically, prices down the supply chain rise at the same time that recession threatens in the US. “China has been the world’s factory,”... More »

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China • inflation • shoes • imports • exports • Chinese toys • clothing

Unrest in Financial World Gives Gold a New Luster

Investors looking for safe haven have driven futures up 42% since Aug.

Jan 31, 08 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Mainstream investors looking for a hedge against inflation and a volatile stock market have taken a shine to gold, driving prices for the precious metal to historic highs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Gold futures have risen more than 42% since mid-August. The latest Fed interest-rate cut bumped prices in... More »

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China Storms Wallop
Winter Crops

Worst storms in 50 years wreak 'catastrophic' impact on food supply

Jan 31, 08 6:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Winter storms battering China have hit crops hard, the AP reports. "The impact on fresh vegetables and on fruit in some places has been catastrophic," said a Communist Party official, who added that emergency plans were in place to ensure a food supply to people and protect what... More »

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China • inflation • crops • snowstorm

China Economy Adrift as Snow Keeps Falling

Inflation spirals as weather highlights precarious conditions

Jan 30, 08 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - As more snow fell today across China, the unusual inclement weather continued to highlight how vulnerable the country's economy is to disruption. The snow has prevented deliveries of food and fuel—particularly coal—and dozens of factories remain closed. State television announced that the government would mount an "all-out... More »

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China • inflation • Beijing • Shanghai • snowstorm

Mugabe Foe Briefly Arrested Ahead of Rally

Zimbabwe opposition leader rounded up in nighttime raid

Jan 23, 08 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's main opponent was arrested in the middle of the night ahead of a planned rally today in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, reports the Mail and Guardian. He was later released without charge. Police have banned Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change from holding a demonstration,... More »

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inflation • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai

Bernanke Backs Quick Bailout

Fast, temporary stimulus would buoy flagging economy, Fed chief tells Congress

Jan 17, 08 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The country needs a federal stimulus package ASAP, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the House Budget Committee today, advocating immediate legislation designed “so its effects on aggregate spending are felt as much as possible within the next 12 months.” But he said the package should be “... More »

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Congress • inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • recession • budget deficit • House Budget Committee • economic stimulus package • financial crisis

Retail Sales In Surprise Swoon

Sales drop 0.4% in Dec.; consumers finally slowed by housing woes, gas prices

Jan 15, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail sales fell 0.4% in December, an unexpected drop that capped off retailers’ worst year since 2002 and is sure to fuel rampant recession fears. “Consumer spending slowed down pretty dramatically,” one economist tells Bloomberg. “We are kind of flying very close to a stall speed.... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • consumer spending • Department of Commerce • retail sales

Bernanke Hints at Hefty Interest Rate Cuts

Fed hopes to thwart troubled markets, unemployment

Jan 10, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Reserve may make "substantive" cuts to interest rates later this month in the face of rising economic difficulties, Ben Bernanke said today. Citing troubled financial markets and rising unemployment, the Fed chairman implied that it might drop its target short-term interest rate by .5% from 4.25%.... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • US economy • short term interest rate • interest rate cut

Goldman Predicts Recession

Wall Street's top firm sees two unhappy quarters ahead

Jan 10, 08 12:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Goldman Sachs is predicting that the economy will slide into a recession this year—which has Wall Street worried, because Goldman’s been right about everything else. The investment firm forecasts a mild pullback extending over two quarters, driving up already-growing unemployment. “If we don't get job growth we... More »

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inflation • Goldman Sachs • Federal Reserve • recession • unemployment • consumer spending • US economy • interest rate cut

Fed Remains Open to More Rate Cuts

Minutes from last meeting display growing concern about markets

Jan 2, 08 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Fed officials will consider deeper rate cuts and a "substantial further easing of policy" if the turmoil in the credit and housing markets continues, according to minutes of last month's meeting. Officials displayed surprise at the extent of the housing crisis and acknowledged that market strains "could persist... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • US economy • interest rate • discount rate • Federal Open Market Committee • housing crisis • interest rate cut

Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation

Even Ahmadinejad's own party finds fault with his policies

Dec 27, 07 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Skyrocketing inflation in Iran is sparking criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—even from within his own conservative party, the AP reports. Prices for food and homes have surged in recent months. Ahmadinejad, who ran in 2005 on promises to use oil revenue to boost the economy, blames his predecessors for... More »

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Iran • inflation • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

MARKETS

Stocks Climb After Rough Day

Contrary instincts make for roller-coaster session

Dec 18, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The market was up and down all day today as investors divided on whether to applaud cash injections and welcome good earnings reports or fret over bad housing numbers and inflation concerns. The Dow ultimately climbed 65.27 to 13,232.47, the Nasdaq added 21.57 to 2,596.... More »

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inflation • Goldman Sachs • Nasdaq • Best Buy • S&P 500

Global Food Prices Soar

Wheat and rice futures reach new highs; costs sure to be passed on
to consumers

Dec 17, 07 4:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Expect another surge in the cost of breakfast cereal: The benchmark price for wheat rose above $10 a bushel for the first time today, further fueling the inflation in global food costs that kicked in last summer. Benchmark prices for rice futures also hit a new high, and corn and... More »

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inflation • Chicago Board of Trade • food prices • commodities

Stocks Plunge to End Off Week

Big consumer price inflation builds concern rate cuts are over

Dec 14, 07 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - The Dow dived 178.11 points today to 13,339.85 after a 0.8% spike in the consumer price index, the biggest since September 2005, sparked concern that the era of rate cuts might be over. Inflation was “the 800-pound gorilla in the room,” one strategist told... More »

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inflation • Citigroup • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • US dollar • S&P 500 • consumer confidence index

Consumer Prices Jump Most in 2 Years

CPI surge on rising energy costs sparks inflation worries

Dec 14, 07 9:36 AM CST
(Newser) - November’s consumer price index spiked 0.8%—the biggest rise since September 2005—as soaring energy costs pushed up prices on an array of  goods and services. The increase, higher than the 0.6% anticipated, reignites inflation worries, causing experts to predict that further Fed rate cuts are unlikely,... More »

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inflation • Consumer Price Index • energy prices • core inflation • gas prices • oil price

China Looks
to Buy American

Seeks investments to adjust yuan growth;
US official set for talks

Dec 10, 07 7:27 PM CST
(Newser) - China, increasingly being called upon to more rapidly adjust the growth of the yuan against the dollar, is looking to expand its investment in US assets as a way to funnel its powerhouse currency out of the country, Bloomberg reports today. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visits Beijing Wednesday for a... More »

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China • inflation • Henry Paulson • Beijing • currency exchange • trade surplus • yuan • credit crisis • US dollar • US exports

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