DailyFX Forum - Wall Street Journal - Economy http://forexforums.dailyfx.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:39:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forexforums.dailyfx.com/images/dfx2009/misc/rss.jpg DailyFX Forum - Wall Street Journal - Economy http://forexforums.dailyfx.com Bernanke: Fed Actions Help Lending http://forexforums.dailyfx.com/wall-street-journal-economy/70405-bernanke-fed-actions-help-lending.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:20:03 GMT Bernanke said the Fed's purchase programs for Treasury and mortgage-related securities have been successful in lowering key borrowing costs.

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More... ]]> Wall Street Journal - Economy Wall Street Journal http://forexforums.dailyfx.com/wall-street-journal-economy/70387-10-cut-reduces-redefault-rate.html Recession Jobs Losses Top 5 Million http://forexforums.dailyfx.com/wall-street-journal-economy/70386-recession-jobs-losses-top-5-million.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:10:12 GMT The U.S. shed 663,000 jobs in March, pushing... The U.S. shed 663,000 jobs in March, pushing total losses since the recession started 16 months ago past five million. The jobless rate rose to 8.5%.

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