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Bernanke Asks Congress to Accelerate Authority to Pay Interest
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 12 hours 29 minutes ago
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke asked Congress to accelerate the date when the Fed can pay interest on reserves, a power that would give it better control over interest rates and more leverage to battle the credit crunch. Bernanke In the letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi May 13, Mr. Bernanke noted Congress gave the [...]
Enron is at it again
Houston Chronicle/A business blog with Loren Steffy | 14 hours 49 minutes ago
Richard Barrett knew it was too good to be true. Almost two years ago, he got a check for more than $17,600 from Enron's bankruptcy estate. He quickly cashed it. Now, Enron wants it back. Dave Rossman/Special to the Chronicle...
Customer rejects National Power's apology
Houston Chronicle/A business blog with Loren Steffy | 15 hours 22 minutes ago
National Power Co. has apologized to customers for jacking up rates that were supposed to be fixed, but not all customers are willing to give the company another chance. Spring resident Larry Turner, whom I mention in today's column, says...
Sen. Dodd Praises Fed Chief As Activist
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 16 hours 54 minutes ago
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) had high praise for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, saying the central bank chief has been a responsive advocate for consumers during the recent credit turmoil. Dodd 0;I thought Ben Bernanke, I don't want to use the word progressive' and ruin his career, but he's been an activist on [...]
Fed and Bubbles: First, Heal Thyself?
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 17 hours 36 minutes ago
Federal Reserve officials have been chatting more about what to do about bubbles, but some are arguing that the central bank should look more closely at its own role in creating bubbles through both supervisory and monetary policy. Policymakers have basically reaffirmed the orthodox view that as far as monetary policy goes, they shouldn 7;t use [...]
Four Steps to a Solid Partner Relationship
BusinessWeek/Today's Tip | 18 hours 9 minutes ago
Like any relationship, partner/agent relationships can be a roller coaster. What may start off as a love fest can easily deteriorate into hard feelings and anger when expectations are not met by one side or the other. To keep the...
TAF Might Deserve a Place as a Fed Fixture
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 19 hours 21 minutes ago
The Federal Reserve 7;s five-month-old program to auction billions in cash to banks hasn 7;t been a credit crisis cure-all, yet economists say it warrants a permanent place in the Fed 7;s toolbox.Fed officials this week publicly praised the program, known as the Term Auction Facility, and one official pushed back against a controversial paper questioning the program 7;s [...]
Economists React: Let s Not Kid Ourselves on Housing
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 20 hours 9 minutes ago
Economists and others weigh in on the unexpected 8.2% increase in housing starts last month. The headline increase in starts means nothing; it is all due to a rebound in the hugely volatile, but essentially trendless, multi-family sector, where starts plunged 35.1% in March and then jumped 36.0% in April. Almost every time multi-family starts drop [...]
Secondary Sources: Eye of the Storm, Governance, Superclass
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics, The | 20 hours 49 minutes ago
A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Eye of the Hurricane: Paul Kasriel and Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust write that the current lull in the economic crisis may just be the calm before the storm. 0;The economy is in the relative calm of the eye of the business-cycle hurricane. The mortgage credit problems [...]
BizLinks and Open Comments | 5.16.08
Houston Chronicle/A business blog with Loren Steffy | 21 hours 24 minutes ago
No ships coming to new Port of Houston cruise terminal -- a bruising from no cruising. FAA Probes American's Inspections ($) Team Icahn: Who's Running for Yahoo's Board Companies Cutting Hours Aggressively Bernanke: Banks Must Foresee Risk Candidate for...
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The online destination for news about the Tampa Bay job market.