| US STOCKS-Futures flat, caution about credit, economy http://www.reuters.com/arti... Economy Articles Reuters - NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday after the previous session's sharp sell-off, with investors cautious about the outlook for the U.S. economy and deteriorating credit markets. U.S. stocks dropped on ... |
| US Economy Officials Loosen Their Lips http://www.newsday.com/busi... Economy Articles Newsday - WASHINGTON - Could the nation's top economic officials be abandoning the colorless, cryptic language of Fedspeak in describing the state of the economy? Well, it seemed that way at times during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Federal ... |
| Glum Fed Chief Deplores 'Sluggish' U.S. Economy http://www.theledger.com/ar... Economy Articles The Ledger - Describing economic activity as "sluggish" and the housing market as "deteriorated," Bernanke gave a sober assessment of prospects to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. The comments increased worries on Wall Street about the future, and ... |
| Pakistan: Inflation, shortages stalk economy http://news.uk.msn.com/Arti... Economy Articles MSN UK News - Atiq-ur-Rahman dismisses the gusty northwesterly wind blowing past his tatty barber's shop. It is an economic chill that troubles him and threatens to undermine the tigerish economy _ just as Pakistanis prepare to vote in parliamentary elections ... |
| Bank of Japan to monitor global economy, markets more closely - UPDATE http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's central bank will assess the downside risk to the economy more closely as global financial markets have continued to display signs of instability and the global economic outlook is still uncertain, Bank of Japan ... |
| Indian PM confident economy can sustain 9 pct growth - UPDATE http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - NEW DELHI (Thomson Financial) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he was confident that the country will be able to sustain 9 percent economic growth despite a possible global slowdown. "I am confident that this year too we will be ... |