Chicago Fed Symposium Sees 3% GDP Growth in 2011
By Gary Siegel, The Bond Buyer
Next year should be better economically, according to participants in the 24th annual Economic Outlook Symposium, as gross domestic product will show more growth, inflation will rise to levels closer to what is considered “normal” and the jobless rate will dip.
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Merkel rebuffs IMF call to raise euro zone fund
By Jan Strupczewski, Reuters
Euro zone finance ministers meeting on Monday face IMF pressure to increase the size of a 750 billion euro ($1,006 billion) safety net for debt-stricken members to halt contagion in the single currency bloc.
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E-bonds would end the crisis - FT.com / Comment / Opinion
By Jean-Claude Juncker and Giulio Tremonti, FT.com
In spite of recent decisions by European fiscal and monetary authorities, sovereign debt markets continue to experience considerable stress. Europe must formulate a strong and systemic response to the crisis, to send a clear message to global markets and European citizens of our political commitment to economic and monetary union, and the irreversibility of the euro.
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Conference Board ETI Gains to 99.0 in November
By Gary Siegel, The Bond Buyer
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 99.0 in November from a downwardly revised 97.6 in October, originally reported as 98.1, and is up 9.3% from a year ago, the group announced Monday.
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Madoff trustee sues HSBC for $9 billion
By Hibah Yousuf, HSBC
The court-appointed trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's former investment firm has filed a lawsuit against HSBC for $9 billion for allegedly aiding the most massive Ponzi scheme in history.
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Bernanke Says Fed May Take More Action to Curb Joblessness
By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the economy is barely expanding at a sustainable pace and that it’s possible the Fed may expand bond purchases beyond the $600 billion announced last month to spur growth.
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Fed Lending Benefited Banks Far and Wide
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, The New York Times
HOW the truth shines through when you shed a little light on a subject. Such is the message from the massive document drop the Federal Reserve made last week. The Dodd-Frank law forced the Fed to disclose the recipients of $3.3 trillion from emergency lending programs put in place during the crisis days of 2008, so the taxpayers who paid for those rescue efforts now know whom they were helping.
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Brazil credit measures to hurt bank ratings
By Walter Brandimarte, Reuters
Recently announced measures to curb Brazil's fast credit expansion will negatively impact the ratings of the country's banks, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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The Banker Awards 2010
The Banker
The Banker's panel of judges salutes the best banks in 149 different countries based on their performances over the past year.
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Flowers cools on Spanish bank deal amid crisis
Reuters
J.C. Flowers has cooled its interest in investing in a Spanish caja until Spain has restored faith in its finances, the head of the U.S. private equity firm said on Monday.
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