Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-economy-govt-and-policy/Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Financeen-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.Mon, 28 May 2012 10:40:54 +00005Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/category-economy-govt-and-policy/http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/uh/us/fin.gifCopper up on Greek hopes, China stimulushttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/shanghai-copper-gains-greece-election-020856724.htmlCopper up on Greek hopes, China stimulusCopper extended gains on Monday on hopes of more stimulus from China, and after Greek conservative parties topped opinion polls, helping calm fears over contagion should Athens default on its debt and ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:03:07 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/shanghai-copper-gains-greece-election-020856724.htmlA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas cityA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas cityA worker checks a shipment of copper inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas city, about 164 km (101 miles) northwest of Santiago, April 16, 2012. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez

]]>Shares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout planhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/shares-spains-bankia-plunge-bailout-081627523.htmlShares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout planConcern over the bailout plans for troubled Spanish lender Bankia and the country's ability to finance itself sent the nationalized bank's share price plummeting and Spain's borrowing costs soaring Monday.Bankia's ...

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FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo a man uses an ATM cash point machine at a branch of the Bankia bank in Madrid. Logo says ' Welcome to Bankia'. Spain's market regulator suspended trading of shares in bailed-out Bankia on Friday May 25, 2012, ahead of a key board meeting at which the lender is expected to decide how much more rescue money it needs from the government. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, file)

]]>Bankia shares open 26.75 percent down after bailout requesthttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/bankia-shares-open-26-75-073800384.htmlShares in troubled Spanish lender Bankia fell 26.75 percent when trading resumed after stock market regulator CNMV suspended it on Friday, before the bank asked for a 23.5 billion euros bailout. The bank ...

]]>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:38:00 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bankia-shares-open-26-75-073800384.htmlTreasury bond market at a glancehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/treasury-bond-market-glance-212210436.htmlKey barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:___1. Bond Buyer index of 40 actively traded municipal ...

]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 21:10:56 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/treasury-bond-market-glance-212210436.htmlFactbox: Spain's Bankia asks for $24 billion bailouthttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/factbox-spains-bankia-asks-24-193517706.htmlTroubled Spanish lender Bankia asked the government for a 19 billion euro bailout on Friday, more than double what the government said would be the minimum needed earlier this week. The new management ...

]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 20:29:09 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/factbox-spains-bankia-asks-24-193517706.htmlFigures on government spending and debthttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/figures-government-spending-debt-201733446.htmlFigures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 20:05:13 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/figures-government-spending-debt-201733446.htmlSocGen: The Federal Reserve Is Underestimating The Impact Of The Fiscal Cliffhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/socgen-federal-underestimating-impact-fiscal-164800802.htmlAnd the Fed's job just got harder.

]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:48:00 +0000http://finance.yahoo.com/news/socgen-federal-underestimating-impact-fiscal-164800802.htmlKC Fed President Makes The Not-So-Subtle Hint That Jamie Dimon Should Resign From The Fed Boardhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/kc-fed-president-makes-not-122447686.htmlTarnishing the bank's reputation.

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