18 results for "MARTIN CRUTSINGER"
A divided Fed wrestles with when to slow bond buys
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:55 PMThe Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy.
Fed weighed slowing its pace of bond purchases
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:05 AMSeveral Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June - if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials appeared at odds over...
Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 9:05 PMChairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs.
Lew: IRS actions "unacceptable and inexcusable"
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 8:15 AMTreasury Secretary Jacob Lew says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups was "unacceptable and inexcusable" and he has directed the agency's acting director to hold people accountable.
Lew taps government retiree pension fund
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 5:29 PMTreasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.
Bernanke forecasts gains from computer technology
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:04 AMFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.
Lew tells Congress of steps to avoid debt default
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:38 AMTreasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Friday that the administration will begin taking steps next week to avoid a default on the nation's debt until Congress votes to raise the government's borrowing limit.
Gauge of US economy's future health up in April
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7:13 AMA measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market.
US housing starts fell in April but permits surged
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 5:37 AMU.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, one month after topping the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. But most of the decline was in apartment construction, which tends to vary sharply from month to month.
US Treasury takes step to avoid hitting debt limit
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:57 PMThe federal government says it will temporarily suspend sales of U.S. Treasury securities to state and local governments at noon on Friday, the first step to avoid breaching the nation's borrowing limit.
