Sep
6
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President Barack Obama has called for a new comprehensive infrastructure plan as part of efforts to to jump-start the spluttering US economy. The plan will invest about $50bn (£32.5bn) in roads, railways and airports as well as high-speed rail and the creation of an infrastructure bank.
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Sep
6
The U.S. Economy and “Global Imbalances
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A Discussion and Talk With Robert Blecker, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Economics, Department of Economics, American University; Owen F. Humpage, Ph.D., Senior Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Susan Helper, Ph.D., AT&T Professor of Economics and Chair, Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Duration : 1:43:5
Sep
3
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) — Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, talks with Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman, Michael McKee and Melissa Long about the August U.S. jobs report released today and the outlook for the economy. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:3:2
Sep
3
The American economy is moving in the right direction, but needs to be accelerated, the US President Barack Obama, said on Friday.
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Aug
31
Washington, Sept 1 (PTI) As the United States formally ended its combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama said restoring the country’s economy is his most urgent task.
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Aug
31
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Diane Swonk, chief economist for Mesirow Financial Inc., and Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc., talk with Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hays about the outlook for the U.S. economy and Federal Reserve monetary policy.
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. central bank “will do all that it can” to ensure a continuation of the economic recovery and that more securities purchases may be warranted if growth slows. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:13:37
Aug
29
Economic recovery has slowed down in the United States. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says he’s ready to take action if conditions get worse. His proposals involve cutting interest rates to increase economic growth. But some experts say his ideas are not working, and the problem could lie with those in control of the money.
Duration : 0:2:13
Aug
29
US economy grows 1.6% in Q2
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The US economy grew at a 1.6% annual rate in the second quarter, less than previously calculated as companies reined in inventories and the trade deficit widened.
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Aug
26
Weak data trigger US recession fears
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The odds of the US economy slipping back into recession have risen as new data point to a worsening housing slump and the manufacturing sector slowing markedly amid high unemployment and weak consumer spending.
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Aug
26
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) — Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, talks about the U.S. deficit, economic outlook and tax policies.
Baker speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:4:1