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Proposed constitution in Ecuador follows Chavez precedent
The Associated PressA proposed new constitution grants Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa broad powers, including the ability to dissolve Congress and set monetary policy, and would let him stay in office through 2017. The charter would help wrest power from Ecuador'...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Hugo Chavez, Money and Monetary Policy, Government, National Government
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Dollar can't buck the trend lower vs. peso
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe super peso is back. As rising interest rates draw capital south of the border, Mexico's currency is trading near a six-year high against the U.S. dollar and is poised to crack the psychological 10-peso-to-the-buck barrier. The peso closed at 10.007...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Texas, New York, Federal Reserve, Inflation and Deflation
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House Approves Housing Rescue Bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The House has passed legislation that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners who are facing foreclosure and prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. The 272-152 vote on Wednesday reflected a...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke, Corporations, Investments, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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No Bailout For U.S. Dollar
Associated PressFederal rescue plans are all the rage in Washington right now, for what seems to be everything but the dollar. The U.S. currency is not going to get a bailout, even though its steep decline is feeding inflation and straining the economy. Federal...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Inflation and Deflation, Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Government, Fannie Mae
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New federal rules set to curb home lending abuse
Los Angeles TimesThe nation's central bank clamped down hard Monday on mortgage lenders, issuing new rules designed to curb the kind of shady practices that led to the subprime mortgage crisis. Among the new rules is a restriction on the use of the word "fixed" to...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Interior Policy, Ben Bernanke, Housing and Urban Planning, Federal Reserve
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Getting tough on lenders
From wire reportsThe nation's central bank clamped down hard yesterday on mortgage lenders, issuing new rules designed to curb the kind of shady practices that led to the subprime mortgage crisis. Among the new rules is a restriction on the use of the word "fixed" to...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Wages and Pensions, Ben Bernanke, Consumers, Homes
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Inflation jumps 1.1% in June
The Associated PressConsumer prices shot up in June at the second fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices. The Labor Department reported that consumer prices jumped 1.1 percent last month, much worse than had been expected....Tags: Stock Activities, Ben Bernanke, Prices, Consumers, Air Transportation Industry
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Soaring fuel costs boost consumer prices, inflation rate
South Florida Sun-SentinelSoaring fuel prices sent consumer prices up in South Florida and nationwide in June. Monthly inflation nationally jumped 1.1 percent, the second biggest increase in 26 years. Vehicle fuel costs in the Miami- Fort Lauderdale region topped off the past two...Tags: Stock Activities, Ben Bernanke, Prices, Consumers, New York
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Mortgage rates decline as interest-rate fears ease
Associated PressMortgage rates fell this week, with 30-year mortgage rates hitting a six-week low as investors' concern that the Federal Reserve would soon raise interest rates abated. The mortgage company Freddie Mac reported yesterday that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy
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Most Asian markets drop after U.S. bid to shore up Fannie, Freddie
The Associated PressHONG KONG — Most Asian markets fell today as investors worried over the depth of U.S. credit and housing problems after the country's central bank moved to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Many of the region's major...Tags: Metal and Mineral, IndyMac Bancorp Incorporated, Inflation and Deflation, Fannie Mae, Football
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