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Where’s Our Recovery? Job Growth and Productivity Falter
Sluggish job growth in May could be a sign that the economic recovery is losing momentum.According to the ADP May Employment Report, a mere 38,000 jobs were added in the private sector on a seasonally...
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Is QE3 On the Horizon?
Now that QE2 (quantitative easing 2) is winding down – and with the economy sputtering – will Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke call for a new round of stimulus in the form of QE3? The answer...
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Stagflation Rears Its Ugly Head
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed by 0.5 percent in July, according to a Labor Department report. That came after a decrease of 0.2 percent the previous month. Rising inflation cuts consumers’...
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Bernanke: No QE3
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a long-awaited speech in Jackson Hole, WY, announced no new steps the Fed will take to prop up the shaky U.S. economy. Rather, he expressed optimism that the...
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QE3 A Boon to CMBS
If history repeats itself, QE3 will be good for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). The Fed’s third round of quantitative easing – which is purchasing $40 billion of residential...
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