Economy

IMF calls on U.S. to develop credible budget plan

2013-04-20 14:51:00

WASHINGTON -- Global finance leaders agreed that nations must take stronger action to spur still-lagging and uneven economic growth and job creation. And they had a pointed message for the U.S.: For the sake of the rest of the world, address your longer-...

Economists increasingly wary of Fed's stimulus policy

2013-03-04 07:04:00

Even as top Federal Reserve officials continue to defend their economic stimulus, a growing number of industry and academic economists view the Fed's policy now as too aggressive -- with two-thirds of those recently surveyed saying the central bank should...

Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar

2012-09-17 07:12:56

Andrew Brimmer dies at 86; first black member of Federal Reserve

2012-10-17 00:00:00

Andrew Brimmer, the son of a Louisiana sharecropper who in 1966 became the first black member of the Federal Reserve Board, has died. He was 86. Brimmer died Oct. 7 at a Washington hospital after a lengthy illness, said his daughter, Esther Brimmer....

Economists want more stimulus next year, spending cuts in 2014

2012-09-24 12:08:00

Most economists want the federal government to stay the guillotine on spending until 2014, with an overwhelming majority saying that uncertainty about fiscal policy is holding back the economic recovery. More than two-thirds of economists surveyed by...

McManus: All pain, no gain in southern Europe

2012-06-14 00:00:00

Milan, Italy — From the American side of the Atlantic, the debate over Europe's economic future often sounds like a bloodless, mind-numbing discussion of currency zones, bank recapitalization and interest rates. But in countries with fragile...

Israeli economic policy tugged by external, internal forces

2012-07-02 12:33:02

Myanmar opposition ends boycott; U.N. calls for eased sanctions

2012-04-30 16:38:52

Debt would grow under most GOP candidates' plans, report says

2012-02-23 13:01:00

President Obama is roundly criticized by Republicans for running up the nation's debt load, but tax and spending proposals from the GOP presidential contenders show debt would continue to rise under their watch -- sometimes to even more alarming levels....

European Union lifts sanctions on Myanmar

2012-04-23 16:40:04

Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades

2011-10-20 19:39:00

In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart. Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...

Israel misguided on Iran [The conversation]

2012-02-06 16:36:27

"It's a stark improvement over the rapid and terrible decline that we were experiencing one year ago," President Obama said of the GDP report. Above, Oscar Salgado rings up items at a Home Depot store in Burbank.

2010-01-29 00:00:00

The federally stimulated economy grew during the third quarter, perhaps signaling an end to the worst recession since the 1930s. After shrinking for four straight quarters, the gross domestic product rose at a revised 2.2 percent annual rate from July through September.

2009-12-31 12:58:16

South Korean lawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party take a nap while they wait to pass the government's budget bill for 2010 later during a plenary session of the National Assembly in Seoul.

2009-12-31 00:00:00