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January 23, 2011
Germany Continues to Balk at Increasing Europe Rescue FundGermany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Sunday that comments by Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Union’s commission, that the amount of the European rescue fund should be increased were “not helpful.”
January 21, 2011
NAPFA Launches Networking Group for Young Fee-Only PlannersNAPFA announced the launch of NAPFA Genesis, a networking group dedicated to the development of younger fee-only planners.
January 18, 2011
Consumer Credit Defaults Fall: S&P-Experian IndexConsumer defaults fell in December, with auto loans showing the largest decline, according to data released Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s and Experian.
January 17, 2011
Christie, Pawlenty Push for No Raise in Debt CeilingGov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., on Fox News Sunday, spoke in favor of a hard line on spending, to the extent that government shutdown should be part of the discussion.
January 13, 2011
ECB, England Leave Rates Unchanged Despite Inflation PickupThe European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday then warned that inflation may remain above its target for months to come.
January 09, 2011
Letters To The EditorI AM SHOCKED that an industry publication that I have respected would include such drivel as this. Trevor Thomas might as well have asked Nancy Pelosi to write that article.
January 06, 2011
French Bonds Sell Well; China to Buy Spanish DebtClosing out a week of AAA-rated government debt offerings in Europe, France on Thursday placed nearly 9 billion euros ($11.786 billion) of bonds to strong demand, while China would reportedly buy approximately 6 billion euros of Spanish debt.
January 05, 2011
20 Counties Achieve 'AAA' Debt Rating Despite RecessionNew report from Standard & Poor’s finds size, location not a factor.
January 03, 2011
BofA Settles Home Loan Buyback Claims With Fannie, FreddieBank of America Corp. is settling some buyback claims on bad home loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as it attempts to separate itself further from one of the of the housing downturn's biggest headaches.
January 02, 2011
GOP Push Cuts, No Raising of Debt Ceiling; Goolsbee Warns of DefaultAs Republicans on the Sunday talk shows talked of repeal of the health care law and drastic spending cuts, Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, warned against a failure to raise the country’s debt ceiling.