Global Pullback Could Affect Currency Markets
Central banks around the world are moving to further slash interest rates as they seek to contain the damage from the bursting of the biggest credit bubble in history.
The Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark rate for the second time in two weeks at a pivotal meeting in [...]
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For the Next President, the Fastest Transition Ever
From an economic summit to a Detroit bailout, Obama or McCain will have to jump right on the U.S. economic crisis.
The winner on Tuesday, Nov. 4, won’t get much of a chance to rest on his laurels—or rest at all, for that matter. The calendar may show 11 weeks until Inauguration Day, but the President-elect [...]
Central Banks Slashing Rates As Investors Flee
The Bailout: House Jitters?
Congressional leaders say changes to the Paulson plan will draw enough votes, but they were confident on Monday, too
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) speak to the press after the House of Representatives voted down the bailout package on Sept. 29, 2008 in Washington, DC Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
On Thursday night, Oct. [...]
The Bailout: Senate Is Next
A vote is scheduled for Wednesday night on a modified Paulson plan, with tax breaks and more FDIC protection for depositors
After a seemingly quiet day in Washington—at least by the standards of recent weeks—the saga of the Treasury’s stalled $700 billion rescue package for the financial sector took another surprising turn early on Tuesday [...]
Futures Rise On Hopes For Reviving Bailout
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a partial rebound from Wall Street’s worst slide in more than 20 years, as investors bet that Washington will work to revive a plan to stabilize the U.S. financial system.
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Obama Urges Bailout Bill’s Passage
RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Tuesday to return to the negotiating table to work on a financial rescue deal and offered a new proposal he said could help attract support.
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Wild Times in the Credit Markets
Think stocks are volatile? The dislocations in the credit markets are even more serious, and they pose a greater threat to the economy
With the financial system bailout plan derailed by the House of Representatives on Sept. 29, the resulting plunge in equities made headlines around the world.
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Washington Tries to Wrap Up the Bailout
White House and party leaders must sell a revised financial rescue to Congress, with a wary eye on market reaction
Is the deal finally on?
Lawmakers from both parties once again announced the broad framework of a pact on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28, to rescue U.S. financial markets. Many details of Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.’s [...]
The Credit Crunch and Small Business
By John Tozzi
How directly will small business lending be affected by the ongoing financial crisis and forthcoming bailout? The evidence is mixed. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress that the $700 billion plan was needed “in order to avoid a continuing series of financial institution failures and frozen credit markets that threaten American families’ financial [...]
The Financial System Bailout: Deal or No Deal?
Congressional leaders announce a pact in principle, but face unhappy rank-and-file Republicans. Can John McCain swing them? Does he want to?
The deal is on. No, it’s off. No, it’s on again.
It was a day in Washington that would have tried the patience of Monty Hall. After several days of nearly nonstop negotiations, congressional leaders scrambled [...]
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