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Recession risk casts dour outlook in Britain (The Globe and Mail)
LONDON — Ten years ago, Britain tried to talk itself into a recession – and failed. The worry is that it might succeed this time.
2008-07-11 05:50:45 -
Recession risk casts dour outlook in Britain (The Globe and Mail)
Plummeting house prices a ‘self- reinforcing element,' economist says
2008-07-11 06:04:27 -
Australia Dollar Rises to 25-Year High, Kiwi Gains on U.S. Woes (Bloomberg.com)
July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's dollar climbed to the highest in 25 years and the New Zealand dollar gained amid speculation credit-market turmoil will deepen, reinforcing the two nations' rate advantage over the U.S.
2008-07-11 08:18:37 -
Tips to Survive the Economic Slowdown (ABC News)
Housing trouble continues as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac falter.
2008-07-11 10:16:11 -
Treasury scraps bidding of regular T-bonds (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of the Treasury has scrapped the scheduled sale of regular Treasury bonds in the second half of July to prevent over-borrowing in light of its recent decision to sell Retail Treasury Bonds (RTBs).
2008-07-11 09:14:23 -
Rethinking Money Market Funds (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Lately money market funds have become dangerous — not for investors, but for the financial companies that run them.
2008-07-11 09:37:54 -
How Fallout Could Affect Main Street (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The swooning stocks of two giant mortgage companies have consumers wondering about the effect on those buying or selling homes.
2008-07-11 09:38:22 -
Pearlstein: Fannie and Freddie (Washington Post)
Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online Friday, July 11 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial crisis and government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2008-07-11 10:09:57 -
How to Get a Mortgage in Today's Market (Today's News-Herald)
(ARA) - Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act. Not only do interest rates remain relatively low, in many markets you can get much more house for your money than you could just a few years ago.
2008-07-11 10:22:17 -
Decade of No Returns, Part II (GoldSeek.com)
"... Giving money to stockholders now looks like so 20th century, it's downright Victorian...!" EVEN AFTER their dividend checks, US stock investors earned less than zero thanks to inflation in the 10 years to July 2008.
2008-07-11 10:34:29 -
Survival tips in bear territory (Southwest Iowa News)
People wince these days when they open their 401(k) statements or see the national financial news.
2008-07-11 09:50:33 -
Barron's(7/14) Bountiful Barrels: Where To Find $140 Trillion (Zawya)
The near-doubling in oil prices in the past year to $144 a barrel is leading to a huge transfer of wealth to petroleum-producing countries -- and that has implications for global interest rates, currencies and stock markets around the world.
2008-07-11 10:00:20 -
How to Get a Mortgage in Today's Market (Today's News-Herald)
(ARA) - Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act. Not only do interest rates remain relatively low, in many markets you can get much more house for your money than you could just a few years ago.
2008-07-11 10:22:17 -
Mortgage Lender IndyMac Bites Dust, Assets Seized (CBS4 Miami)
IndyMac Bank's assets were seized by federal regulators on Friday after succumbing to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures. The bank is the largest regulated thrift to fail and the second largest financial institution to close in U.S. history, regulators said.
2008-07-11 10:23:53 -
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac woes scare Wall Street (San Francisco Chronicle)
Investors shuddered and government policymakers sounded a red alert Friday as they contemplated a collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant mortgage-holding agencies that more than any other institutions have shaped the modern American housing market....
2008-07-11 10:03:36