Home mortgage applications fall to 15-year low
By DEREK KRAVITZ, Associated Press
Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell last week to a 15-year low, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades.
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German Ifo business morale plummets in August
By Annika Breidthardt, Reuters
German business morale posted its steepest drop this month since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in late 2008, raising fresh doubts about the broader European economy as it grapples with a crippling debt crisis.
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Bernanke Not Planning Policy Announcement: Influential Research Firm
By: John Melloy, CNBC
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will not hint at a third round of quantitative easing [cnbc explains] at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole, Wyo., summit this week, according to Medley Global Advisors, an influential research firm.
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Tax deal with Swiss banks agreed by UK authorities
BBC News
The Swiss government has agreed to tax money held by UK citizens in Swiss bank accounts for the first time, while still hiding their identity.
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Durable-goods orders climb 4.0% in July
By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch
Orders for U.S. durable goods jumped 4.0% in July, mainly because of higher demand for autos and commercial aircraft, the government reported Wednesday.
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Moody's Cuts Japan's Credit Rating
By WILLIAM SPOSATO - WSJ
TOKYO—Moody's Investors Service downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating Wednesday, but assigned it a stable outlook and said there was little chance of a crisis in Japan's debt market any time soon.
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BNY Mellon Clearing Joins CME Group for OTC Clearing
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon Clearing, LLC announced today that it has joined CME Group as a clearing member firm in order to clear over-the-counter interest rate swaps on behalf of its institutional clients. As a result of recent regulatory changes, it is...
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SocGen CEO Oudea struggles to banish Kerviel demons
Reuters via Yahoo! News
Societe Generale boss Frederic Oudea is having to work harder to keep his promise of a new dawn after the bank's devastating trading scandal in 2008.
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No Agreement on Bank of America Capital Needs
Wall Street Journal Blogs
It's amazing how divergent the views are on the health of Bank of America.
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Moody's Ex-Staffer Says Ratings Rife With Conflicts
ABC News
The former Moody's analyst who filed comments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is critical of internal systems at his former employer but is not holding his breath for regulators to save it.
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The Rich Can Afford to Pay More Taxes
By BRUCE BARTLETT, NY Times
The issue is not whether the wealthy should pay more, but how best to accomplish it, an economist writes.
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