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And Now, Some Slightly Better News from The Fed

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2011 On Wednesday, newly released minutes from the Federal Reserve's late-January meeting reflected a more optimistic stance vis-à-vis the next phase of the U.S. economy, but unfortunately, the slightly brighter outlook didn't extend to the Fed's take on the job market. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernanke: Unemployment to Be ‘High for a While’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 There are economic indicators that we want to be on the high end of the scale, but unemployment isn't one of them Unfortunately, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the US unemployment rate (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Dems Go for Job-Creation Angle

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 Just a day after their motivational session with President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats got back to the task of regaining some lost political capital, making a bid to better their situation and that of out-of-work Americans by introducing a job-creation package -- on the same day, the Los Angeles Times noted, that Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown was to be sworn in. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama: ‘I’m Open to Every Demonstrably Good Idea’ About Job Market

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2009 President Obama laid out what he believes his administration has been doing to deal with the employment crisis in America thus far and hinted at forthcoming developments in his plan to create more jobs. During a press conference Thursday he tried to take some of the heat off his administration by stating, "Ultimately, true economic recovery is only going to come from the private sector." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Economy Showing Signs of Life

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2009 A report released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday gave some indications that, for half of the districts tracked by the Fed and for certain markets, the American economy is slowly starting to revive from its near-death experience last fall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )