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Is a little bit of inflation just what the doctor ordered to keep unemployment down?
My colleague Dylan Matthews wrote today on one of the mysteries of global economics in the last few years: The combination of weak economic growth out of Britain yet decent performance on employment. Economists think of this as a “productivity … Continue reading
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Is a little bit of inflation just what the doctor ordered to keep unemployment down?
My colleague Dylan Matthews wrote today on one of the mysteries of global economics in the last few years: The combination of weak economic growth out of Britain yet decent performance on employment. Economists think of this as a “productivity … Continue reading
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Tagged doctor, down, inflation, just, keep, little, ordered, unemployment
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Banks Loosen Standards on Down Payments
Aside from rising home prices and reports of bidding wars, here’s one sure sign the housing market is improving: banks seem to be loosening standards for down payments.
Seoul shares seen down after Wall St decline, eyes on KEPCO
SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) – Seoul shares may open lower on Wednesday after Wall Street fell on renewed speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve could move to scale back its monetary stimulus. Korea…
Obama pushes to hold down student loan interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday pushed his plan to tie federal student loan interest rates to the market, and criticized a Republican plan passed by the House of Representatives that he said would cost borrowers more.
Obama pushes to hold down student loan interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday pushed his plan to tie federal student loan interest rates to the market, and criticized a Republican plan passed by the House of Representatives that he said would cost borrowers more.
US STOCKS-Wall St down in late selloff but still set for strong May
* Indexes: Dow off 0.4 pct; S&P 500 down 0.5 pct; Nasdaq down 0.3 pct
Britain’s FTSE falls as stimulus doubts slow down rally
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Friday and was heading for its second consecutive weekly loss as investors took profits on a year-long rally on concerns about a scaling…
Hong Kong shares start down 0.1 pct, Chinese utilities weak
HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares started Wednesday afternoon trading lower after a severe rainstorm forced the cancellation of the morning session, with Chinese power producers again…
BRIEF-Best BUY shares down 4 pct premarket after results
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc : * Shares down 4 percent premarket after results