<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - U.S. Economy</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/economy?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><description>U.S. Economy</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[The Week Ahead]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11163-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11163-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em>April 25-29, 2005</em>    25  Monday <br>Senate Judiciary panel holds hearing on    patent system. ]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Worries Not Resonating on Hill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6118-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6118-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Both parties face risks if they fail to pivot their attention to economic issues, but the stakes are especially high for Republicans as an election year approaches.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman  and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Consumer Prices Outpace Gains in Wages]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6010-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6010-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Consumer prices rose in March at the fastest rate since October, outpacing gains in most workers' wages, as households paid more for energy, clothing, hotel rooms, medical care and other items, the Labor Department reported yesterday.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Producer Prices Rise, But Pace Is Reassuring]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2398-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2398-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Energy costs surged last month, but the prices paid by businesses for other finished goods remained relatively unchanged, the government reported yesterday, easing some of the recent concern over building inflation pressures.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Starts Fade After Busy February]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2397-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2397-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. builders broke ground on tens of thousands fewer homes than expected in March, the biggest one-month drop in residential construction activity in 14 years, according to government figures released yesterday.]]></description><author> Daniela Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Consensus on The Global Economy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials from the world's leading finance ministries and central banks concur that financial turmoil triggered by a plunge in the U.S. dollar could erupt sometime in the future unless strong steps are taken to shrink "global imbalances."]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Tancredo Suggests DeLay Resign]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57531-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57531-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) said yesterday that it "may be a productive move" for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) to step aside while charges against him are investigated, but added that  he believes the accusations are  "trumped-up charges" by Democrats.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economists Uncertain  Of Energy Costs' Impact]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55145-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55145-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although economists agree that surging energy costs in March and early April dampened economic growth, they say it is unclear whether the U.S. economy has cooled only briefly or has begun a more serious slump.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson  and Justin Blum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade Gap Hits Yet Another Record]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48303-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48303-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. trade deficit rose to an all-time high of $61 billion in February, the Commerce Department reported, dealing a fresh blow to hopes that the gap will start to shrink soon in response to the decline in the dollar.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46042-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46042-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record monthly gap of $61 billion in February, the Commerce Department reported today, leading some analysts to revise downward their estimates for the country's economic growth.]]></description><author> Fred Barbash</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenspan Sees Upside to Energy 'Price Frenzy']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28497-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28497-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that surging energy prices reflect the tightest oil and gas markets in decades but should stimulate the development of more alternative fuel sources and conservation methods over time.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Drops for Second Week]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28154-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28154-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Consumer confidence fell for the second week in a row as Americans continue to face record-breaking gas prices at the pump, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort survey.]]></description><author> Claudia Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer Jobs Added Than Expected in March]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20166-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20166-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. employers added 110,000 jobs to their payrolls in March, the smallest increase since July, as businesses continued their reluctance to hire in the face of surging energy prices and rising interest rates.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Picks Fed Official As Economic Adviser]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20164-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20164-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush will nominate Federal Reserve Governor Ben S. Bernanke to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the White House said yesterday, a move that would help fill out the president's economic team as it undertakes an ambitious second-term agenda.]]></description><author> Neil Irwin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Job Growth Disappoints]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18262-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18262-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. employers added a disappointing 110,000 jobs to their payrolls in March, the smallest increase since July, as businesses continued their reluctance to hire in the face of strong economic growth and rising profits.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Comfort Index Hits New 2005 Low]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10363-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10363-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Consumer confidence has reached a new low for the year in the wake of soaring gasoline prices across the nation, with the latest Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort Index standing at -13, three points below its 19-year average.]]></description><author> Claudia Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Energy Costs Ratchet Up Inflation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61847-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61847-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rising energy costs pushed consumer prices up in February at the fastest rate in four months, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, reinforcing concerns that inflation may be poised to take off in a way that would roil the U.S. economy and shake financial markets.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Prices Increase Fuels Fears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59326-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59326-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rising prices for gasoline, fuel oil and natural gas pushed U.S. consumer inflation up in February to its fastest rate in four months, the government reported today.]]></description><author> Nell Henderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partisans Differ Over Economic Outlook]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57513-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57513-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[During the past fifteen years, Republicans have consistently held a rosier view of economic conditions than Democrats, but at no time has this perceptions gap been greater than in the past year, according to a historical analysis of weekly data from The Washington Post-ABC News consumer confidence survey.]]></description><author> Claudia Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade Gap Expands]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28621-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28621-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_business/specials/economy</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 15:02:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. trade deficit widened in January to $58.27 billion, the second-highest monthly gap on record and the latest sign that the fall in the dollar has not yet started to shrink the chasm between imports and exports.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item></channel></rss>