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Gasoline pushes inflation up in January
WASHINGTON - Gasoline prices jumped in January, leading overall consumer prices higher and offering a reminder of the risks energy costs pose to the economic recovery. | Video
Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls
WASHINGTON - Home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector. | Video
Bernanke says recovery slow but small banks climbing back
WASHINGTON - The weak economic recovery has made it harder for banks to make money from loans but the financial conditions of smaller institutions appear to be solidifying, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
Fed primary dealer survey: First hike likely in 2014
NEW YORK - U.S. primary dealers on average saw the highest probability of the first U.S. interest rate increase in the first half of 2014, according to a January survey conducted by the New York Federal Reserve that was released on Thursday.
Philly Fed factory activity gains in February
NEW YORK - The pace of factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region gained momentum in February as new orders picked up, a survey showed on Thursday.
Core producer price rise largest in 6 months
WASHINGTON - Producer prices outside food and energy recorded their largest increase in six months in January, but are unlikely to ignite inflation pressures given the slack in the labor market.
Manufacturing, housing data flag underlying strength
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing output rose in January and a gauge of factory activity in New York state hit a 1-1/2-year high in February, showing a solid underpinning for the economic recovery.
Fed's Fisher to Wall Street: QE3 is "fantasy"
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher had a message for Wall Street on Wednesday: don't expect more from the U.S. central bank.
Some at Fed saw more bond buying before long
WASHINGTON - A few Federal Reserve officials in January believed another round of bond buying by the central bank would be needed before long to support the U.S. economy while others withheld judgment to await more data.
February NY Fed manufacturing growth highest in 1-1/2 years
NEW YORK - A gauge of manufacturing in New York State picked up in February to its highest level in more than 1-1/2 years, though the pace of new orders slowed, the New York Federal Reserve said in a report on Wednesday.
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Mid-Atlantic headwinds for U.S. employment
The Philly Fed's latest reading on jobs could bode poorly for the official February employment numbers, say analysts at Harris Bank.
Muniland needs defenders when Meredith Whitney talks her book
The biggest problem at the time of Whitney's 2010 call was that no muniland market professionals stepped up to refute her "opinions." One reason: They thought her view was so outlandish no one would believe it. Will they be ready for her second assault?
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