Goldman Sachs Says U.S. Economy May Be `Fairly Bad'
By Wes Goodman, Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the U.S. economy is likely to be “fairly bad” or “very bad” over the next six to nine months.
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Norway to announce new money market measures
Reuters
The Norwegian central bank said it would announce on Wednesday measures to enhance the efficiency of Norwegian money markets.
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Japan Considers Stimulus, Wealth Fund
BY TAKASHI NAKAMICHI, WSJ.com
TOKYO—Japan's ruling party unveiled an economic stimulus plan Wednesday totaling more than $57.6 billion that also calls for Japan to consider making use of its $1.07 trillion in foreign reserves to create a sovereign wealth fund.
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IMF Lifts Euro-Zone Growth Forecast
BY GEOFFREY T. SMITH, WSJ.com
FRANKFURT—The International Monetary Fund Wednesday raised its forecast for economic growth in the euro area this year and next, but warned that Europe in general is still facing a "gradual and uneven" economic recovery.
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Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., Former Goldman Investment-Banking Head, Dies at 87
By Christine Harper and Ambereen Choudhury, Bloomberg
Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., a senior director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the Wall Street firm once led by his father and his younger brother, has died. He was 87.
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China Stiffens Opposition to Rapid Yuan Appreciation
By Zijing Wu and James G. Neuger, Bloomberg
China stiffened its opposition to a rapid appreciation of the yuan, setting the stage for a confrontation over exchange rates at this week’s international monetary meetings in Washington.
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Treasury Releases Two-Year Retrospective Report On The Troubled Asset Relief Program
Press Release
On the heels of the recent expiration of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on October 3, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the release of a "Two-year Retrospective" report on TARP.
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Roubini: 40% chance of double-dip recession
By Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch
There is a 40% probability of a double-dip recession, but you don't need one for the global economy to feel like it is in a deep, continuing recession, said Nouriel Roubini, the famous pessimist and economics professor at New York University on Wednesday. He said external shocks, such as another Greek credit crisis, perhaps with problems in Spain, Portugal or Ireland, could trigger the shock needed for a double-dip recession. "You don't need another Lehman story, you don't need a major loss," said Roubini at an American Enterprise Institute event. "You can have death by a thousand cuts."
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Q&A: Chicago Fed’s Evans Elaborates on His Call for Aggressive Fed Action
By Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ.com
Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is calling for strong action by the Fed to charge up the economy, including a new program of U.S. Treasury bond purchases and possibly an audacious public declaration by the central bank that it wants inflation to rise for a time beyond its informal 2% target.
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Report: Fed reduces auto bailout loss forecast to $17B
Autoblog
The federal government spent roughly $86 billion in taxpayer money to bail out the auto industry. That's a lot of Monopoly money, folks, and when the industry we know and love was at its weakest point, early projections suggested that that the U.S. government and American taxpayers would never see $30 billion of that money. But as the economy slowly crawls back to life and cars and trucks are beginning to move with greater regularity, those forecasts are being adjusted downward.
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U.S. Sustainable Business Spending to Reach $60B by 2014
Environmental Leader
The U.S. sustainable business market will double over the next four years, reaching $60 billion in 2014 up from $28 billion in 2010, according to a new report from analyst firm Verdantix.
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