Economic Analysis

2009 Fed Flashes

2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007
DIANE SWONK
Dec. 22, 2009 – Home Sales Rebound on Tax Credits and Low Rates
Dec. 22, 2009 – Revisions to GDP Disappoint
Dec. 17, 2009 – Bernanke Confirmation
Dec. 16, 2009 – No News is Good News from the Fed
Dec. 16, 2009 – Temporary Energy Surge in Inflation; Housing Bounces Back
Dec. 11, 2009 – Consumers Showing Some Holiday Cheer
Dec. 10, 2009 – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Dec. 4, 2009 – Near-Zero Drop in Jobs, Tipping Point Close
Dec. 3, 2009 – Jobless Claims Continue to Fall While Ben Goes to Capitol Hill
Dec. 2, 2009 – Firing Fatigue
Nov. 23, 2009 – First-time Buyer Credit Boosts Home Sales
Nov. 18, 2009 – Headwinds in Housing, CPI More Benign than Reported
Nov. 17, 2009 – Road to Recovery Still Rocky
Nov. 16, 2009 – A Credit-less Christmas
Nov. 6, 2009 – Employment Losses Abate: Close to a Tipping Point
Nov. 5, 2009 – Productivity Surges and Costs Plummet
Nov. 4, 2009 – No News from the Fed
Oct. 29, 2009 – Economy Moves Back into the Black
Oct. 29, 2009 – Black Thursday – 80 Years and Counting
Oct. 28, 2009 – Factory Orders Rebound...More Needed
Oct. 28, 2009 – Is Another Financial Crisis Inevitable?
Oct. 16, 2009 – Clunkers Boost Production
Oct. 16, 2009 – Brace for a Push for Free Trade
Oct. 13, 2009 – Unchartered Waters
Oct. 2, 2009 – Bridge to True Recovery Unstable
Sep. 30, 2009 – Fed Goes on Defense of Its Independence and Credibility
Sep. 30, 2009 – Economy Trying to Gain Its Footing
Sep. 11, 2009 – 9/11
Sep. 4, 2009 – Main Street Still Awaiting Recovery
Aug. 24, 2009 – Bernanke
Aug. 17, 2009 – Fed and Treasury Extend TALF
Aug. 13, 2009 – Less Bad Doesn't Equal Good
Aug. 12, 2009 – Fed Gives Little New Information on Policy
Aug. 7, 2009 – Employment Losses Abate
Aug. 5, 2009 – Smallest Employment Decline Since September?
Aug. 4, 2009 – Moving into the Black
Jul. 31, 2009 – The Last Negative Quarter?
Jul. 21, 2009 – Ben Underscores Fed's Stimulus Exit Strategy and Defends Independence
Jul. 20, 2009 – A Personal Word on Walter Cronkite
Jul. 14, 2009 – Retail and Producer Price Gains Misleading
Jul. 10, 2009 – Exports Could Push Q2 Into Positive
Jun. 26, 2009 – Madoff Death Sentence
Jun. 24, 2009 – The ICCBE and Czech Republic
Jun. 26, 2009 – The Challenge of Recovery
Jun. 24, 2009 – Fed Focused on Stabilization
Jun. 16, 2009 – Housing, Production and Inflation – or Lack Thereof
Jun. 11, 2009 – Retail Sales Weaker Than They Appear at First Blush
Jun. 5, 2009 – Employment Losses Abate, But Unemployment Surges
Jun. 3, 2009 – Fed Warns About Federal Budget Deficits
Jun. 3, 2009 – Preliminary Employment Reports Still Dour
May 29, 2009 – GM, Michigan and the Broader Economy
May 21, 2009 – Not Out of the Woods Yet
May 15, 2009 – Deflation Threat Abates, Inflation Not an Issue – Yet
May 13, 2009 – April Retail Sales Dip on Weak Employment and Heavy Discounting
May 8, 2009 – Cord Pulled, Parachute Open
May 7, 2009 – Stress Test Results
May 6, 2009 – Regulators Try to Reassure Market and Public Ahead of Stress Test Results
May 6, 2009 – Bracing for Uneven Stress Test Results
May 1, 2009 – Fed Expands TALF
May 1, 2009 – Fiction vs. Reality on Chrysler
Apr. 29, 2009 – GDP Better Than It Appears
Apr. 24, 2009 – Signs of Intelligent Life in D.C.
Feb. 2, 2009 – Demand for Bank Credit Now Shrinking with Supply
Jan. 30, 2009 – The Real Thing
Jan. 28, 2009 – Fed Gets More Aggressive Despite Dissent in its Ranks
Jan. 22, 2009 – Housing Starts Plummet, Unemployment Claims Surge
Jan. 16, 2009 – Falling Energy Price Boost Mitigate Loss in Income
Jan. 15, 2009 – Fed, Treasury Step Up Help for Banks Against Backdrop of Deteriorating Economy
Apr. 21, 2009 – Reading Between the Lines of the Fed's Forecast for Stabilization
Apr. 17, 2009 – Everything is Relative
Apr. 14, 2009 – Bernanke Lays Ground for Additional Credit Market Support and Regulatory Land Grab
Mar. 30, 2009 – Obama Plays Hardball with GM and Chrysler
Mar. 27, 2009 – Sweeping Regulatory Reforms: Necessary but No Panacea
Mar. 24, 2009 – Treasury Seeks Unprecedented Powers
Mar. 23, 2009 – Treasury Reassures Investors
Mar. 23, 2009 – Another "Brick" in the Foundation
Mar. 20, 2009 – A Sign of the Times
Mar. 19, 2009 – The Fed's Grab for Power – An Overview of the Fed's Wish List for Regulation
Mar. 18, 2009 – Fed Pulls Out Big Guns!
Mar. 13, 2009 – A Break in the Clouds
Mar. 9, 2009 – Bank Nationalization: Not an Option for Bank Holding Companies
Mar. 6, 2009 – Something's Gotta Give
Mar. 4, 2009 – Treasury Gets Support from Fed & Other Regulatory Agencies on its Mortgage Plan
Mar. 2, 2009 – Fed and Treasury Step-up Support of AIG to Facilitate More Orderly Breakup
Feb. 27, 2009 – Economy Plummeted in the Fourth Quarter
Feb. 24, 2009 – Bernanke on His A-Game
Feb. 23, 2009 – The Government Jointly Shores Up Bank Capital
Feb. 20, 2009 – A Ray of Hope
Feb. 13, 2009 – Squaring Desires with Reality
Feb. 6, 2009 – Cutting to the Bone
Feb. 2, 2009 – Demand for Bank Credit Now Shrinking with Supply
Jan. 13, 2009 – Ben Supports Fiscal Stimulus and Underscores Depth of Fed's Toolbox
Jan. 9, 2009 – Employment Tumbles, Unemployment Surges, and Survival Mode Kicks In