Wall Street Journal: Business: Economy
- Many Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure Won't Return: NAR
Monday - 04/20/2015 - 12:50 PMLess than one-third of families who lost their homes to foreclosure or other distress events in the past decade are likely to become homeowners again, according to an analysis by the National Association of Realtors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - BOJ Chief Says He Sees Progress On Higher Inflation
Sunday - 04/19/2015 - 10:38 PMThe Bank of Japan’s leader said his institution is making real progress in its efforts to raise Japanese inflation back toward desired levels.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - G-20 Warns of Threats to Global Economic Recovery
Friday - 04/17/2015 - 03:01 PMThe world’s top finance leaders warned that currency volatility, low inflation and high debt levels threaten to undermine an already uneven global economic recovery.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Greece Creditors Grim on Prospects of Deal
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 11:28 PMGreece’s international creditors signaled they are losing hope that Athens will do what is needed to unlock bailout funds before it runs out of money, and Greek government bond prices plunged.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Saudi Stock Market to Open to Foreign Investors in June
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 04:56 PMSaudi Arabia said it would open its stock market to direct foreign investment on June 15, a move that will give qualified international investors access for the first time to the Middle East’s largest market.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - IMF Chief Warns Greece Against Payment Delays
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 01:43 PMIMF Director Christine Lagarde said she has warned Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis against delaying payments to the fund.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - IMF Warns on Surprise Fed Rate Move
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 08:32 PMSooner-than-anticipated increase could send tremors through global financial system, International Monetary Fund says.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Where Luxury Homes Sell the Fastest
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 06:46 PMAn analysis of home listings over a two-month period identifies San Jose, Calif., as the place where home buyers need to act quickly.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canada Manufacturing Shipments Fall 1.7%
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 04:13 PMCanadian factory shipments fell 1.7% in February, well off expectations for a small gain, reflecting lower sales of motor vehicles and a drop in the production of aerospace products and parts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Greece Talks Far From Over
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 03:11 PMNegotiations are nowhere near the point where bailout money can be disbursed.
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- America's Neighbors See Bounce in U.S. Growth
Sunday - 04/19/2015 - 08:51 PMBank of Canada Gov. Stephen Poloz and Bank of Mexico Gov. Agustín Carstens think the U.S. economy is poised to bounce back after a disappointing first quarter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lagging Growth Plagues Economic Policy Makers
Sunday - 04/19/2015 - 09:30 PMSix years after tackling the global financial crisis, the world’s top economic policy makers are struggling to exit crisis-management mode and lift growth out of a long-term funk.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Consumer Prices Rise
Friday - 04/17/2015 - 09:11 AMU.S. consumer prices increased for the second consecutive month in March after falling through much of the winter, a sign that U.S. inflation may be stabilizing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sluggish Housing Starts Belie Builders' Confidence
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 07:37 PMU.S. home building is off to a slow start this year, though builders remain upbeat amid improving weather, steady job creation and low interest rates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - China to Unveil Massive Pakistan Spending
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 05:36 PMBeijing aims to spend $46 billion on infrastructure projects in Pakistan as part of China’s plan to open new trade and transport routes across Asia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Putin: Growth Could Return in 2 Years
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 05:03 PMVladimir Putin said Russia has seen the worst of the economic troubles caused by Western sanctions and plunging oil prices, striking an upbeat tone in his annual call-in program.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Industrial Production Falters as Oil Sector Weighs
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 08:22 PMU.S. industrial output fell in March and posted the first quarterly decline since the recession ended, signs that a retrenching oil industry and stronger dollar are limiting production.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rural Banking Surges in China
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 04:04 PMThe number of Chinese villagers with a bank account has surged in recent years, as Beijing’s increasing focus on rural development has prompted state-owned banks to spread their networks into the hinterland.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brazil Sees Economy Shrinking 0.9% in 2015
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 05:02 PMBrazil’s economy will contract 0.9% in 2015 and grow 1.3% in 2016, according to forecasts for the country’s 2016 budget proposal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ECB's Draghi Says Stimulus Is Working
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 04:06 PMThe ECB president welcomed signs that a new stimulus program is aiding the eurozone’s recovery.
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- Congress Steps Away From Spending Curbs
Sunday - 04/19/2015 - 11:38 PMThere are signs the era of spending restraint is easing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - IMF Official Says Greek Talks Need Several Weeks
Friday - 04/17/2015 - 09:20 PMTalks over fresh emergency financing for Greece likely will take several more weeks, even though cash-needy Athens requires a deal to help it meet debt payments due in June, an International Monetary Fund official said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - April Consumer Sentiment Index Rises
Friday - 04/17/2015 - 10:34 AMConsumer optimism rebounded in early April, according to data released Friday. Households remain cautious about their outlook for income gains.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - With Plan to Fix Spain's Economy, Political Upstart Surges in Popularity
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 04:57 PMCiudadanos leader Albert Rivera says entrepreneurship and research and development, not large infrastructure projects, should be Spain’s economic engine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - IMF Ex-Director Rato Held by Police
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 05:44 PMRodrigo Rato, a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is being held by Spanish police as part of a continuing probe into alleged money-laundering activities, state-owned media reported Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As Fed Officials Fret Over Data, Chance of June Rate Hike Lessens
Thursday - 04/16/2015 - 04:42 PMA patch of soft economic data has created uncertainty inside the Federal Reserve about when to start raising short-term interest rates, reducing the probability of a move by midyear.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fannie, Freddie to Lower Fees
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 08:39 PMThe Federal Housing Finance Agency is set to direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce mortgage fees on some borrowers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - China Forced to Rely on Old Tools
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 06:14 PMChina’s faltering growth is leading the government to turn to its well-thumbed playbook of infrastructure spending, easier credit and the browbeating of local officials—despite questions of whether that will be enough.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Economic Data Boost Russia's Confidence
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 01:25 PMRussia got some unexpectedly upbeat economic news Wednesday, with industrial output picking up in March from the month before while weekly inflation slowed to the lowest rate in more than six months.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Japan Tops China as Largest U.S. Bondholder
Wednesday - 04/15/2015 - 04:36 PMJapan has overtaken China as the largest foreign owner of U.S. government bonds, for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
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