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Bernanke, Bair Defend Markets Overhaul
Policy makers face a daunting task in successfully reshaping financial markets but must succeed to prevent future crises, Fed Chief Ben Bernanke and FDIC Chief Sheila Bair told an investigative panel.
- Deal Journal: Bernanke's financial crisis testimony

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Jobless Claims Edge Down
The unemployment claims survey continued to paint a sluggish picture of the economy, while productivity of U.S. workers fell in the second quarter more than previously thought
- More From Real Time Economics
Factory Growth Buoys Markets
Growth in manufacturing activity accelerated last month in both the U.S. and China, defying mounting signs of a global slowdown and cheering investors.
- World-Wide Factory Activity by Country
- Measures Weighed to Spur Economy
- More From Real Time Economics
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Euro-Zone Growth Jumps
The strongest rise in consumer spending since the start of the financial crisis helped drive the euro zone's strong growth in the second quarter.
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ECB Raises Growth Forecast
The European Central Bank raised its central forecast for 2010 economic growth in the euro zone after leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record-low of 1%, as expected.
- Consumers Drive Euro-Zone Growth
- Interactive: Global Interest Rates
- Preview: Asia's Independent Central Banks
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Swiss Economy Shows Growth
Swiss gross-domestic-product growth accelerated in the second quarter to hit its highest growth rate in 2½ years, setting the stage for another strengthening of the Swiss franc.
Tech Rebound Spreads to Oakland
The Bay Area's technology recovery has been so robust that the optimism has even spread to Oakland, which hasn't been a traditional start-up hub.
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China's Rebound Eases Slump Fears
China's manufacturing rebounded in August, countering weakness in some other Asian economies and suggesting the region's growth won't slow down.
- Heard on the Street: China Comes Down Slowly
- China Real Time: PBOC on Yuan, Global Economy
- Preview: Full Speed Ahead for China
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U.K. Home Prices Fall
Mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society said house prices fell for the second straight month in August but that overall price declines are likely to be "relatively modest."
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Crude Follows Stocks Higher
Crude-oil futures settled higher, helped by improving data on U.S. manufacturing and rising equities markets that trumped fears about increasing oil supplies.
Older Work Force Has Ugly Wrinkle
The graying of America's work force is a fact of (longer) life. But it is amplified by changing work habits among different age groups.
Pakistan's Growth to Tumble
Fed Faced Slew of Questions
Home Prices Rise; Outlook Dims
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German Retail Sales Fall
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Euro-Zone Manufacturing Slows
Measures Weighed to Spur Economy
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Spain Reaches Out to China on Bonds
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Australia GDP Beats Estimates
Weber Stumbles on Way to Head ECB
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India Economy Expands 8.8%
Axel Weber's Dilemma
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U.K. Consumer Lending Growth Slows
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Australia Trade Deficit Smallest Since 2002
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Euro-Zone Unemployment Holds
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Consumer Spending Grows Modestly
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IMF Expands Loan Options
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Measures Fail to Contain Yen
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Euro-Zone Confidence Improves

Real Time Economics

August Sales: How Retailers Fared
Many large retailers reported their August sales numbers this week, with most of them coming out the morning of Thursday, Sept. 2.
Fed's Pianalto: Multiple Solutions Needed for Housing Crisis
The housing crisis needs multiple, coordinated policy solutions, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto said.
Secondary Sources: Climate Change, Home Ownership, Jobs
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
Bankruptcy Filings Fell Last Month
Fed, FDIC Team Up to Examine Future of Housing Finance
Fisher: Improved Fiscal, Regulatory Policies Should Activate U.S. Economy
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America Shops: U.S. Retail Sales
Since the start of the recession in 2007, U.S. consumer spending has taken a hit. Track adjusted estimates of spending, based on data from the monthly and annual Retail Trade Survey and administrative records.

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Southeast Asia Links Up to Compete

Capital
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Parsing Republicans' Economic Playbook

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Parsing Republicans' Economic Playbook
Polls suggest Republicans have a good chance of taking the House of Representatives this fall and a slim shot at the Senate. So what would they do to revive the U.S. economy?
- News Hub: GOP's Plan for the Economy?
Tony Blair -- the Money Men's Friend
At last there is a politician prepared to defend the money men; a leading statesman, no less, ready to go so far as to say that "credit default swaps and derivatives are not in themselves a bad thing."
- In Memoir, Blair Defends Iraq War
Financial Rules Are No Good Without Regulation
Sweden's HQ Bank boasted that it was "a creative and ideas-driven bank." Perhaps a little too creative. Its doors remained firmly shut, following a decision by regulator to put it into involuntary liquidation.
Do the French Believe Their Forecasts?
With the summer vacation period coming to an end, and a new policy-making season beginning, this is a good time for a reality check on the French government's economic forecasts.
If Sweden Is Worried About U.S., We All Should Be
If the central bank of Sweden, a country enjoying a near 4% economic growth rate, is worried, so should be the rest of us.