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Banks step up Fed borrowing, Wall Street passes
Banks stepped up their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms didn't draw such loans.
Fed Reserve inflation hawk: Rates should go up
To fend off inflation, the Federal Reserve probably will need to boost interest rates "sooner rather than later" even if employment and financial conditions haven't revived, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Tuesday.
Irwin Stelzer: Is the worst behind us?
T hat jump in share prices (even after Monday’s tiny dip): Start of a recovery from a market bottom, or a “dead cat bounce” typical of bear markets? That drop in oil prices: the end of successive increases, or a pause before we head to $200 oil?
Natural gas bills expected to rise
Minnesota consumers could see drastic spikes in their natural gas bills this winter, two energy companies said.
Economists: 2nd half growth likely to be anemic
Call it the big fizzle. The hoped-for second-half economic rebound is looking to be lethargic, with the country straining under high energy prices and fallout from the housing and credit debacles.
Fed: Members thought next rate move would be up
Worried about rising inflation, Federal Reserve officials at their meeting in June thought the Fed's next move on interest rates was likely to be up.  Analysis: Leaders running out of economic optionsThe nation's leaders are running out of answers to America's economic crisis.
Text of President Bush's news conference
Here is a text of President Bush's news conference Tuesday, as provided by the White House:
Paulson sees mortgage assistance as backup
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday the Bush administration has no immediate plans to extend emergency loans to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or to purchase the stock of the two companies.
Analyst warns on Wachovia amid more bank worries
The situation is increasingly bleak for Wachovia Corp. and the bank's mortgage portfolio will continue to lose value, "seriously jeopardizing" the company's ability to generate earnings, an influential analyst warned on Tuesday.
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