Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Held Last Week at Four-Year Low of 351,000

Banks getting better, MN Fed official says

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. government will issue weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. New applications for benefits are forecast to rise to 353,000 in the week ended Feb. 18, seasonally ...

U.S. stock futures trade slightly higher on Thursday as investors awaited a closely watched report on weekly jobless claims

Kansas City Fed: Farmland Values Rise 25%

Weighing in on expectations for last week's jobless claims data and the disconnect between jobless claims and the unemployment rate, with Michelle Meyer, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research and Ira Harris, ...

While Ben Bernanke has made Federal Reserve decision-making more transparent, too much still takes place behind closed doors, an economist writes.

Romney Gets No Support From Snyder, Dogged by Bailout

Monetary Stimulus Tailwinds Shifting Toward Gold

Now that Greece has secured a European bailout deal, the International Monetary Fund is trying to identify its financial contribution to the 130 billion euro rescue package, IMF officials said on Wednesday. ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is planning an auction of mortgage-related securities that it acquired as part of the crisis-era bail-out of AIG, the insurer, people familiar with the matter said....

Stanford economist John Taylor examines the pluses and minuses of the Greek bailout.

Tomorrow's Tape: More Earnings, Jobless Claims On Tap

New York Federal Reserve Said to Plan Sale of AIG-Linked Mortgage Bonds

Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:______

Ireland's National Asset Management Agency has accused Treasury Holdings of transferring shares worth €20m in an Asian subsidiary out of the property group for the benefit of its founders, Johnny Ronan ...

How Fed Policy Is Sticking It To The Average Consumer

* NAMA says Treasury Holdings "hopelessly insolvent"* Court case frustrating NAMA's ability to do its job* Treasury hoping to progress to main challengeDUBLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Ireland's state-run ...

Who Benefits From The Greek Bailout? The Greeks Or Creditors?

Sorting out the claims and realities on both sides of the fence regarding the Detroit auto bailout.

LISBOA, 22 Fev (Reuters) - Este é um compacto denotícias sobre a venda de 40 pct da REN e 21,35 pct daEDP, que asseguram 60 pct das receitas de privatizaçõesprevistas no 'bailout' até 2013, disse o ministro ...

* Vendas REN, EDP asseguram 60 pct receitas privatizaçãoprevistas bailout Portugal* Linha financiamento China cobre necessidades financiamentoREN por vários anos* Parceria Omã Oil abre portas Médio Oriente ...

U.S. Treasury Investor Optimism Falls This Week

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will release later this morning details of the White House plan to overhaul corporate taxes, which includes lowering the top rate for corporations ...

With a second bailout for Greece in the rearview, investors need to accept the idea of a third rescue for the troubled country.

The Bank of England's rate-setting committee voted unanimously earlier this month to buy more gilts to boost demand in the economy, with two external members favouring even greater stimulus than the £50bn ...

Bank of England rate-setters were divided this month on the vote to inject another 50 billion pounds ($79 billion) into the British economy, with two members arguing that a bigger stimulus was needed, ...

* Greek bailout fails to spur risk rally, data boosts Bunds* Ten-year Bund yield fails to break above 2 pct level* Schatz sale offers yield pick-up, demand seen solidBy William James LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) ...

For Whom The Bailout Tolls

E-Mini S&P 500: Euro Bailout Sprouts Doubts

* Banks say no bailout yet after media reports of SBIlifeline* Kingfisher stands on brink of collapse* Aviation minister says government will save airline (Adds details, quotes from lending consortium ...

Euro: Why is the Market So Reserved after Greece’s Bailout?

Treasury Auction

A Better Grecian Bailout

Why We Can't Believe the Fed

* U.S. Treasury Dept. to roll out principles for overhaul* Analysts see remote chance of tax reform this yearFeb 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department willroll out President Barack Obama's corporate ...

Dow Jones Newswires reporter Matina Stevis visits Mean Street to discuss the future of Greece and the Eurozone after a bailout package was approved for the troubled country on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters.

Chicago Fed: Economic Growth Improved Again In January

Michigan has become squirm central for Republican presidential candidates who are trying to explain their opposition to the auto bailout before the big primary in the home of automakers. Their tale is ...

Fed Regional Bank Directors Predicted ‘Moderate’ Growth in 2012

Markets are treating the bailout as a non-event.

Greece's 130 billion euro bailout highlights the weaknesses in Europe's response to the sovereign debt crisis, problems that could flare up and undermine recovery efforts in countries like Italy, Spain, ...

Wall Street Higher At Midday Following Greek Bailout

Financial stocks trade higher along with the broader market, as investors react to the new 130 billion-euro bailout package for Greece approved by European officials.

* Alcoa, CPI agree on joint venture company* JV will make fabricated aluminum products in China* Alcoa stock rises over 3 percentFeb 21 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc and China PowerInvestment Corp (CPI) said on ...

European shares remain lower, even as the Dow breaks the 13,000 mark and the Greeks reach a bailout deal. Euro zone finance ministers seal $172 billion bailout for Greece. Spanish T-bill yields fall sharply ...

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX: TLT - News) where we have detected an approximate $81.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.7% increase week over week in outstanding units …

WASHINGTON - For details of the U.S. Treasury'sauction of 4-week bills on Tuesday, see: