<![CDATA[Wash Post U.S. Economy]]>

<![CDATA[Wash Post U.S. Economy]]> en-us 30 washingtonpost.com 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif <![CDATA[ Bernanke to hold news conferences 4 times a year ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403753.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403753.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:32:33 EDT MARTIN CRUTSINGER <![CDATA[ Oil settles lower, below $106 per barrel ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032400989.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032400989.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:25:53 EDT CHRIS KAHN <![CDATA[ Business events scheduled for the coming week ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403908.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403908.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:25:47 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032304477.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032304477.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:51:43 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ In blow for BofA, Fed rejects its dividend plan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301198.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301198.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:28:28 EDT PALLAVI GOGOI and SAMANTHA BOMKAMP <![CDATA[ Bernanke says bank overhaul will help small banks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032302141.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032302141.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:38:50 EDT MARTIN CRUTSINGER <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/22/AR2011032203623.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/22/AR2011032203623.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:16:57 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Volatile week underscores bull market's fragility ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003087.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003087.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:58:41 EDT

]]> DAVID RANDALL and MATTHEW CRAFT <![CDATA[ San Fran set to implement tough local-hire law ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031901953.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031901953.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:44:18 EDT ROBIN HINDERY <![CDATA[ Fed deems several major banks healthy enough to boost dividends ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805406.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805406.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:03:00 EDT Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Japan earthquake's aftermath: Economists more pessimistic about long-term impact ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031802072.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031802072.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:52:07 EDT Howard Schneider <![CDATA[ Obama's trip seeks to engage with Latin America ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800583.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800583.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:14:32 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031804836.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031804836.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:01:17 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Investors cheer dividend increases at large banks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031802299.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031802299.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:31:54 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Yen tumbles vs dollar after G-7 intervention ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801945.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801945.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:47:34 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Why inflation hurts more than it did 30 years ago ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800553.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800553.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:33:48 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Stocks higher after G-7 pledge to restrain yen ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801034.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801034.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:47:23 EDT CARLO PIOVANO <![CDATA[ U.S., other industrialized nations join in currency intervention to help yen ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701642.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701642.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:50:02 EDT Howard Schneider and Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ G-7 countries announce joint currency intervention ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704765.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704765.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:06:33 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704167.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704167.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:16:08 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Stronger economic reports help stocks rebound ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701106.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701106.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:51:21 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Strong economic data points to more hiring ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031702725.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031702725.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:32:14 EDT AP <![CDATA[ U.S. stocks fall on fears of nuclear disaster in Japan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601729.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601729.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:51:03 EDT Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Leading indicators rise 0.8 percent in February ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701640.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701640.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:05:03 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ U.S. advisers didn't report early signs of trouble at Kabul Bank, probe finds ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502249.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502249.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:57:00 EDT Ernesto Londono and Rajiv Chandrasekaran <![CDATA[ Dollar at record low against yen ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601799.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601799.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:23:19 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604181.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604181.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:54:37 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Nuclear crisis rocks Japanese, global markets ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502649.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502649.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:52:03 EDT

]]> Neil Irwin and Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post staff <![CDATA[ Higher prices for food are about to get worse ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601782.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601782.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:24:21 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Current account deficit falls in fourth quarter ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601463.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601463.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:01:45 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Fed firm on bond-buying policy as global economic risks intensify ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503494.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503494.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:57:00 EDT Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ U.S. stocks fall despite 5.7% jump in Nikkei ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:44:03 EDT

]]> Ariana Eunjung Cha and Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Oil hovers at $97 as traders eye Japan disaster ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500571.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500571.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:56:48 EDT ALEX KENNEDY <![CDATA[ In Brazil, Obama will ask what S. American economy can do for U.S. ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505100.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505100.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:56:05 EDT Zachary A. Goldfarb <![CDATA[ Japan disaster another worry for global economy ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503473.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503473.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:01:44 EDT ERIKA KINETZ <![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031504187.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031504187.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:14:16 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Fed says economic recovery on firmer footing ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500443.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500443.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:13:59 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Yen gets boost from Japan worries ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501911.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501911.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:07:26 EDT AP <![CDATA[ Japan crisis puts world financial markets on edge ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501609.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501609.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:53:04 EDT AP <![CDATA[ How Fed policymakers hold power over your purse ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503694.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503694.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:53:18 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Treasuries climb as official says Obama to seek spending freeze ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504857.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504857.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:07:01 EDT Susanne Walker <![CDATA[ U.S. Stocks Drop as S&P 500 Falls to Lowest Level Since January ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504642.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504642.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:41:01 EDT Rita Nazareth <![CDATA[ Japan boosts US debt purchases, but it is likely to scale back foreign holdings after crisis ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501966.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501966.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:01:02 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Japan boosts holdings of US debt in January ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501961.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501961.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:58:59 EDT

]]> AP <![CDATA[ Worried investors buying traditional safe havens: dollar, Swiss franc and even yen ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501938.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501938.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:08:00 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Fed meets as risks widen; policymakers aim to guard against inflation while fostering growth ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506149.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506149.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:15:01 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Fed meets as economic risks widen ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402480.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402480.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:11:00 EDT AP <![CDATA[ As Fed faces widening risks, it aims to guard against inflation while also fostering growth ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403486.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403486.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:20:02 EDT

]]> The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Emmett J. Rice, Federal Reserve governor and father of U.N. ambassador, dies at 91 ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031300243.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031300243.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:27:04 EDT Matt Schudel <![CDATA[ U.S. markets shrug off Japan quake ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103900.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103900.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:37:01 EST Jia Lynn Yang and Ariana Eunjung Cha <![CDATA[ Obama, McConnell, agree _ and disagree _ on budget ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103223.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103223.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:55:01 EST STEPHEN OHLEMACHER <![CDATA[ Quake and tsunami a blow to fragile Japan economy ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104404.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104404.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:39:55 EST

]]> PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER <![CDATA[ AP national news calendar ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104732.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104732.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:57:10 EST The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Business events scheduled for the coming week ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104187.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104187.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:20:15 EST The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Stocks sink amid concerns out of China and Europe, continued turmoil in Arab world ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031006196.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031006196.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ February budget deficit highest ever for any month ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031003506.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031003506.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:40:01 EST

]]> MARTIN CRUTSINGER <![CDATA[ Who'll pay bigger fees for your debit card use? ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031003950.html?wprss=rss_business/economy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031003950.html?wprss=rss_business/economy Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:10:49 EST ALAN FRAM