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U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high.
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One Sure Winner as We Fight Deflation
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The 1 Equation Investors Need to Know to Understand the World Today
4 Global Transitions/4 Global Experiments = 1 Unusual Market Confused about the markets? Don't be. All you need is the above equation to understand ...
Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - As evidence mounts that China's economy is losing momentum, economists are fast abandoning their rosy recovery forecasts and ...
Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image
By Lauren Tara LaCapra SALT LAKE City (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an ...
Carney praises Canadian economy but warns of ‘a tougher world’
Mark Carney is not about to reflect just yet on his legacy at the Bank of Canada through financial crisis and recession. “It was busy.
China data, U.S. Fed remarks send stocks into a tailspin
The rupee breaches the psychological level of 56 to a dollar intra-day
Lessons China and Brazil Can Teach Each Other
They may both be "BRICs", but China and Brazil face opposite problems and should take tips from each other, according to a report by Capital ...
The case for 4% inflation
Laurence Ball, 24 May 2013 Since the double-digit inflation of the 1970s, central banks have sought to reduce inflation and keep it low.
How a Big-Bank Failure Could Unfold
All the talk of safeguards and international cooperation is likely to prove ineffectual if a huge international bank fails, two economists ...