Manufacturers and Retailers Rebounded in December
Two industries battered during the recent recession are showing signs of renewed vitality—and fueling an economic recovery, the Fed reports.
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Fed Survey: Banks Loosen Credit to Small Businesses
For the first time in four years, banks report easing standards on loans and credit lines to small businesses.
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Recovery's in the Air, But...
American sentiment about the economy seems to be changing. The Federal Reserve reports that the "U.S. economy continues to strengthen," and our SurePayrol... Read more
Report: Small Business Credit Card Use Creates Jobs
Study finds significant benefits to using credit cards, including revenue growth that's spurred massive job creation. Read more
The Days of Cheap Capital Are Gone for Good
The deal you put together in 2007 is no longer feasible today. Here's why. Read more
Bernanke Urges Banks to Up Small Business Lending
Government-backed loans to small companies have dipped sharply, no thanks in part to a key federal program running out of money. Read more
Bailing Out The Bear
One of the more entertaining sideshows to the spectacle of the Federal Reserve bailing out Bear Stearns belongs to the contortionists -- the ideologues wh... Read more
The Economy This Week
Small-business owners are cutting back on spending plans; gas prices hit record highs. Read more
Fed Trims Interest Rate
Banks respond by dropping benchmark lending rates for small businesses to a two-year low. Read more
The Economy This Week
Optimism among small-business owners fades; retail sales get a seasonal boost. Read more
Industrial Production Rebounds
Jan. 17, 2007 -- Industrial production rose by 0.4 percent in December, driven by increased output in the high-tech and auto sectors, the... Read more
The Fed Holds Firm
The Federal Reserve Bank's Open Market Committee left the target federal funds rate at 5.25 percent this afternoon. "Recent indicators have sugges... Read more
Fed Halts Interest-Rate Hikes
To help stave off inflation, the Federal Reserve voted against an increase for the first time in two years. Read more
Industrial Production Rebounds
Nov. 16, 2006 -- Industrial production was up 0.2 percent last month after declining in September, the Federal Reserve said today.
Industrial Production Picks Up
Dec. 15, 2006 -- Industrial production increased by 0.2 percent in November, the Federal Reserve reported on Friday. Gains in Octo... Read more
Outlook 2006: Interest Rates
Going up! Read more
Economy Perking Up
Jan. 21, 2005 -- The economy's temperature is improving, according to a slew of recent economic reports. Cheaper oil meant consumer price... Read more
More Expected Rate Hikes
Feb. 4, 2005 -- For the sixth time since June, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday, and signaled that futur... Read more
Small Businesses Withstand Another Round of Rate Hikes
May 6, 2005 --The quarter percentage point hike in the interest rate by the Federal Reserve is likely to further affect small businesses, ... Read more
Economic Data Dips, Surges
June 30, 2005 --Reports released Thursday by the Departments of Labor and Commerce provided mixed messages on the economy, while House Dem... Read more
Fed Intent on More Rate Increases
July 21, 2005 --Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared before a Senate subcommittee Thursday, repeating his intention to continu... Read more
Small Business Optimism Up
August 10, 2005 --The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point for the tenth straight time Tuesday, lending credence to re... Read more
Interest Rates To Continue Rising
Sept. 20, 2005 --Economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans as the economy t... Read more
A Borrower Be
Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? Read more
The Insider's Guide to Economic Forecasting
Or, How to Get Ahead of the Competition by Becoming Your Own Economist. A well-known economist pulls back the curtain on the indicators he a... Read more
Squeeze Plays
Banks are flush with cash and rates are low, but for many small companies, getting credit is going to be tougher than ever. Read more
Small-Business Optimism Plunges
Recent interest rate cuts have prompted owners to slash hiring and spending plans, a survey finds. Read more
Best Practices: Manage Cash Flow
Cash flow management is a process that involves collecting payments, controlling disbursements, covering shortfalls, forecasting cash needs, investing idl... Read more
Banks Tighten Credit
Start-ups and small companies are having an increasingly difficult time borrowing from banks, the New York Times reports. "Two vital forms ... Read more
Credit Loosens (for Now)
Chart showing what types of companies were able to increase their credit availability in 1993. Read more
Motion Without Movement
A diary of official Washington in the midst of an economic crisis Read more
Washington Insiders;
Whether or not the plunge in stock prices drives the nation into a depression, it has already driven American business to rework many of its assumptions abou... Read more
Forecaster Gary Shilling
They used to say that this maverick economist was wrong about his warnings of disinflation and depression. Now, they say he was just a bit early. Read more
Rites Of Fed Bashing
THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS DEFLECTED ALL ATTEMPTS IN THE PAST TO END ITS INDEPENDENCE. NEXT TIME, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. Read more
Deficit Spending Steals Money From Small Companies
When the government competes with business for credit, guess who wins. Read more
Banks and Banking
The banking sector of the economy can be viewed bottom-up or top-down. The top-down view shows central banks overseeing financial activities for the entir... Read more
Interest Rates
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Fed Begins Survey of Small Businesses
June 11, 2004 -- The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it had begun its latest Survey of Small Business Finances. The survey is ... Read more
As Interest Rates Rise, Small Businesses Look Out
July 1, 2004 -- All that cheap capital that has helped the economy recover in the last few years just got a little bit more expensive.Read more
Growth in Consumer Prices Looks Certain to Spur Rate Hike
June 15, 2004 -- U.S. consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in May, largely due to soaring energy costs. The report by the Labor Department ... Read more
As Interest Rates Rise, Small Businesses Look Out
July 1, 2004 -- All that cheap capital that has helped the economy recover in the last few years just got a little bit more expensive.Read more
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