Monday, July 13, 2009

More economic issues

This $17 Trillion Divorce Won’t Be a Pretty One: “China is beginning to cancel Congress’s credit card,” he told Fox News on June 10. It “doesn’t want to lend much more money to the United States and especially is worried about the Fed’s policy of printing money to buy new debt.”

Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon: Workers laid off early in the downturn are soon to be left without the basic sustenance of an unemployment check.

Mortgage defaults spread as even 'safe' borrowers falter: No longer is the real estate bust simply the result of exotic, subprime loans that doubled payments and blew up in homeowners' faces.

Credit Losses Rising Anywhere and Everywhere: The delinquency rate on U.S. mortgages surged to a record 9.12 percent in the first quarter of this year. Late payments rose in ALL categories, including prime fixed-rate loans, the absolute “cream of the crop” in the mortgage world.

AIG Seeks Clearance For More Bonuses: Officials at AIG, whose federal rescue package stands at $180 billion, have been reluctant to move forward without political cover from the government.

Jim Hightower: Big Bankers Mounting Sneak Attack on Consumers: . In June, for example, Bank of America abruptly raised its fee for a basic checking account by 50 percent. Citibank jacked up the interest rate on some of its cards to 29.99 percent. And JPMorgan Chase more than doubled the required minimum payment on its cards.

GM carmaker emerges from bankruptcy: GM has slashed its work force, closed 40 per cent of its dealerships and shed a number of brands.

Penniless And Bankrupt...California Issues IOUs

Major Banks Refuse California IOUs

Obama's 'Cures' May Kill Any 'Recovery'

UK Can't Afford Another Fiscal Rescue

Lloyds Braced For £13b Loss

Goldman Bankers Defy Gloom With Bonus Bonanza

53rd US Bank Failure This Year

Oil Drops Below $60

Bank Of England's Resolve Soon To Be Tested

SEC Open Door For TRADING IN IOUs!

G8 To Commit $20b For Food Security

Geithner Warns On Looser Euro Derivatives Regulation

Medvedev Pulls New World Currency Out Of Pocket

G8 Summit Could Be The Last

SEC Says CA IOUs Are 'Securities' Under US Law

China Attacks Dollar's Dominance

Swiss Government Threatens To Seize UBS Data

GM To Be Reborn After 40 Days In Bankruptcy

BoE Indicates An End To Quantitative Easing

25 Charged With $100m Mortgage Fraud

AIG Seeks OK For Another Round Of Bonuses!

Fed Warns Congress Again To Stay Away...

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