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Policy makers boosted foreign currency holdings by $413...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/cVNWmtAp4fU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/10/dollar-reaches-breaking-point-as-banks-shift-reserves.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Soros Aims To Invest $1 bln In Green Tech</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/PzIxQwpIF6E/soros-aims-to-invest-1-bln-in-green-tech.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:52:39 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5d9076c970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Billionaire George Soros said on Saturday that he would invest $1 billion in clean energy technology as part of an effort to combat climate change. 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The 48 surveyed...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/UbBNIAm9J1E" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/10/us-jobless-rate-may-exceed-6-until-2013-poll-shows.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Thirty-Year Mortgage Rates Drop to Near-Record 4.87%</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/XuK_Iv6RY3w/thirty-year-mortgage-rates-drop-to-near-record-487.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:22:53 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5ce8bbd970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed U.S. home loans fell for the second consecutive week, pushing borrowing costs to near record lows. The average U.S. 30-year rate dropped to 4.87 percent from 4.94 percent last week. 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For the chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., the 26-year high jobless rate is also an...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/3Giyi9l9ic0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/10/unemployment-becoming-leading-indicator-for-pimcos-new-normal.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>More US jobs lost than expected</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/_xeMMEOWSyc/more-us-jobs-lost-than-expected.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:26:05 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5b75e88970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The US economy lost 263,000 jobs in September, which was more than had been expected, according to official non-farm payrolls figures. The jobless rate rose to a fresh 26-year high of 9.8% from August's figure of 9.7%. 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A U.S.-funded study involving more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand found that a combination of ALVAC, made by...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/cvlkNyXyhuQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/sanofi-aventis-study-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-for-first-time.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Obama Says Financial Regulations Must Be Strengthened Globally</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/2e42dW-vV-8/obama-says-financial-regulations-must-be-strengthened-globally.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:51:24 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5dafdea970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said tougher financial regulations are needed worldwide to protect consumers, provide economic stability and prevent future crises. » Bloomberg [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ] Leading Senator Pushes New Plan to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/2e42dW-vV-8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/obama-says-financial-regulations-must-be-strengthened-globally.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>It's Business as Usual Again for Wall Street's Casino Capitalists</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/yqD8lpruxgc/its-business-as-usual-again-for-wall-streets-casino-capitalists.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:29:24 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5d6313c970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[One year after the bankruptcy of US investment bank Lehman Brothers, governments are divided over what lessons should be learned from the crisis. But the more the economy recovers, the less desire there is to implement radical reforms -- and many...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/yqD8lpruxgc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/its-business-as-usual-again-for-wall-streets-casino-capitalists.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Hedge Fund Liquidations Decline</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/PdFQn10xu-8/hedge-fund-liquidations-decline.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:25:23 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5d62bc1970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The number of hedge fund liquidations declined in the second quarter, as gains in the industry picked up pace, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. » Trade Blog [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/PdFQn10xu-8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/hedge-fund-liquidations-decline.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>U.S. Proposes Ban on Flash Trading</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/W_oj-tPusMM/us-proposes-ban-on-flash-trading.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:23:22 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a57fa5d4970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The S.E.C. on Thursday proposed banning what are known as flash orders, which use powerful computers to glimpse at investors’ orders. The practice is often associated with a controversial corner of finance called high-frequency trading, which has...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/W_oj-tPusMM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/us-proposes-ban-on-flash-trading.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Stiglitz Says Banking Problems Are Now Bigger Than Pre-Lehman</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/B1vocL8zVU0/stiglitz-says-banking-problems-are-now-bigger-than-pre-lehman.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:21:14 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5c11b6b970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize- winning economist, said the U.S. has failed to fix the underlying problems of its banking system after the credit crunch and the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. “In the U.S. and many other countries, the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/B1vocL8zVU0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/stiglitz-says-banking-problems-are-now-bigger-than-pre-lehman.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>White House Econ Advisor: High Unemployment For Years To Come</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/NowWZDjm78w/white-house-econ-advisor-high-unemployment-for-years-to-come.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:41:11 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5be2185970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The president’s chief economic adviser warned Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate could stay “unacceptably high” for years to come — a situation that would seriously complicate Barack Obama’s ability to convince Americans that he’s beating...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/NowWZDjm78w" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/white-house-econ-advisor-high-unemployment-for-years-to-come.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Double-Dip Recession Still A Risk, Nouriel Roubini's Financial Times Interview</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/IrpYfyeRrZs/double-dip-recession-still-a-risk-nouriel-roubinis-financial-times-interview.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:05:23 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5608efb970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Economist Nouriel Roubini, the president of RGE Monitor who's often referred to as "Dr. Doom," recently sat down with Martin Wolf of The Financial Times, and said that the world faces a "rising risk" of a double-dip recession. Earlier this year, he...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/IrpYfyeRrZs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/double-dip-recession-still-a-risk-nouriel-roubinis-financial-times-interview.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Credit Card Companies Dodge Reform With New Fees</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/nktMl7E2Z9E/credit-card-companies-dodge-reform-with-new-fees.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:12 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5608bde970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Companies have already rethought rates. Under the new law, issuers can't raise them without 45 days' notice. But there's a loophole: The rules don't apply to variable-rate cards, with rates that float up and down. That's why companies are moving...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/nktMl7E2Z9E" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/credit-card-companies-dodge-reform-with-new-fees.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Next Financial Crisis. It's coming--and we just made it worse.</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/FkLZ4OcJMrM/the-next-financial-crisis-its-coming--and-we-just-made-it-worse.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:56:57 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a5591185970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[To many observers, the Federal Reserve has never looked more heroic than it does right now. This past winter, America’s financial system faced the prospect of utter ruin. And, while the economy has suffered plenty in 2009, the worst did not come to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/FkLZ4OcJMrM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/the-next-financial-crisis-its-coming--and-we-just-made-it-worse.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>JOBLESS RATE HITS 9.7%</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/-0UJJapcAQM/jobless-rate-hits-97.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:43:26 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a548178f970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Employers cut 216,000 from payrolls, fewer than forecast, after a 276,000 drop in July that was larger than previously reported, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. The jobless rate jumped to 9.7 percent from 9.4 percent. » TradeBlog [...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/-0UJJapcAQM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/09/jobless-rate-hits-97.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Maybe It’s Time to Change Credit Cards</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/9JKNV4IbF8k/maybe-its-time-to-change-credit-cards.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:19:06 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a56a9e66970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[On Thursday, the first of a set of new rules went into effect resulting from the landmark credit card legislation earlier this year. Banks must now provide written notice to customers 45 days before increasing the interest rate or changing the terms...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/9JKNV4IbF8k" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/maybe-its-time-to-change-credit-cards.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Dow Soars Over 100 Points After July Home Sales Numbers</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/sYOjZhD4eTU/dow-soars-over-100-points-after-july-home-sales-numbers.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:15:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a50d3015970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Existing-home sales surged 7.2 percent to a 5.24 million annual pace, the highest jump since August 2007. Economists had expected a rise of just 2.2 percent. Home sales were up 5 percent year over year. It was the fourth straight month sales have...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/sYOjZhD4eTU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/dow-soars-over-100-points-after-july-home-sales-numbers.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Toxic Loans Topping 5% May Push 150 Banks to Point of No Return</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/210qEnXJrMg/toxic-loans-topping-5-may-push-150-banks-to-point-of-no-return.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:22:29 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a54b5fd8970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[More than 150 publicly traded U.S. lenders own nonperforming loans that equal 5 percent or more of their holdings, a level that former regulators say can wipe out a bank’s equity and threaten its survival. » Bloomberg [ Contribute: submit link /...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/210qEnXJrMg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/toxic-loans-topping-5-may-push-150-banks-to-point-of-no-return.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased to 63.2 from 66 in July.</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/SUDEKe-STXk/the-reutersuniversity-of-michigan-preliminary-index-of-consumer-sentiment-decreased-to-632-from-66-in-july.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:18:52 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a54b5c05970c</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The measure reached a three-decade low of 55.3 in November.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/SUDEKe-STXk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/the-reutersuniversity-of-michigan-preliminary-index-of-consumer-sentiment-decreased-to-632-from-66-in-july.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Geithner: "We Won't Let" Wall Street Return To Old Habits</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/_OC8Cs3EytY/geithner-we-wont-let-wall-street-return-to-old-habits.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:21:35 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a4f1da22970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA["I don't think the financial system is reverting to past practice, and we won't let that happen," Mr. Geithner said. "The big banks are running with much less leverage now, much more conservative liquidity cushions, there's been a significant...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/_OC8Cs3EytY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/geithner-we-wont-let-wall-street-return-to-old-habits.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>RBS - Fresh alert on global stock markets</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/DVTDf_1Ex74/rbs---fresh-alert-on-global-stock-markets.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:22:18 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef0120a4efe2a3970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[RBS uber-bear issues fresh alert on global stock markets. Three-month slide could hit record lows, Royal Bank of Scotland chief credit strategist Bob Janjuah predicts. Britain's Uber-bear is growling again. 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There is nothing to show for it.”) Polls show that most people...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/kd7ZYl7YgKE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/08/are-we-better-off-because-of-the-stimulus.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Obama Says U.S. Has ‘Many More Months’ Before Full Recovery</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeblog/~3/uIGSxslcglk/obama-says-us-has-many-more-months-before-full-recovery.html</link><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Primary Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:23:10 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cce4453ef011572504f95970b</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said it will take “many more months” for the U.S. to fully recover from the recession as employers continue to shed jobs. 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It is called high-frequency trading — and it is suddenly one of the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tradeblog/~4/aPq59fCZwcs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.tradeblog.net/2009/07/stock-traders-find-speed-pays-in-milliseconds.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
