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1:41pm
Mar 13, 2013
US retail sales record healthy growth
Figures up 1.1% in February – well ahead of economists’ forecasts
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WORLD
Mar 12, 2013
Ryan unveils plan for deep spending cuts
Republican’s budget slashes social programmes by $4.6tn
Mar 12, 2013
US jobs data point to continued stimulus
Jolts figures show hires rate unchanged at 3.1% in January
Mar 12, 2013
US investors warn on bank settlement
Retaliation could limit return of private capital to home loans
Markets Insight
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MARKETS
Mar 12, 2013
Dollar is the only serious reserve player
Strong markets and recovering growth will ensure the currency’s dominance
From
MARKETS
Mar 11, 2013
SEC charges Illinois with securities fraud
State misled municipal bond investors on health of pension system
From
WORLD
Mar 11, 2013
Pressure mounts on US over IMF reform
Academics and policy makers urge Congress to ratify 2010 deal
- Editorial Reform the fund
- Lawrence Summers World stuck in vicious cycle
Mar 8, 2013
US jobs data show economic renewal
Fall in unemployment rate to 7.7% adds to growing sense of optimism
Mar 7, 2013
US household wealth highest since 2007
Debt levels also rise as household asset values swell
Mar 7, 2013
Pension woes weigh on Illinois budget
Governor slams legislators over $96bn unfunded pension liability
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COMPANIES
Mar 7, 2013
Holder says some banks are ‘too large’
Suspicion among lawmakers who believe some are ‘too big to jail’
Mar 6, 2013
Jobs start to go as US sequestration cuts in
Across-the-board budget reductions claim early victim
Mar 6, 2013
US companies add 198,000 jobs
Private labour market resilient ahead of federal budget cuts
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COMMENT
Mar 5, 2013
Detroit’s bleeding
Michigan’s governor is right to announce radical surgery
Mar 5, 2013
US services grow at fastest pace in a year
Index rises to 56 as new orders and exports accelerate
Mar 5, 2013
Fannie and Freddie set for reduced role
US to create utility to handle new mortgage-backed securities
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Swiss franc takes centre stage
The dollar-franc rate gives truer picture of US strength