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• Fed: Lending Standards Tighten, Loan Demand Weakens November 9, 2009
  From the Fed: The October 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices In the October survey, domestic banks indicated that they continued to tighten standards and terms over the past three months on all major types of loans to businesses and households. However, the net percentages of banks that tightened standards and terms for most lo […]
• The 2009 Jobless Recovery November 9, 2009
  The following graph shows the maximum number of net jobs lost after the end of several official recessions (both in numbers and as a percent of peak employment prior to the start of the recession).Note: The last two columns assume the 2007 recession officially ended in June 2009 or in July 2009. Recessions are labled by starting year. Click on graph for larg […]
• Fed's Bullard: Inflation Outlook Uncertain November 9, 2009
  St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told the Financial Times that uncertainty about the inflation outlook is the most since 1980.From the Financial Times: Uncertainty ‘high’ over inflation outlook “For 2009, in particular, and maybe a little bit into 2010, you have to worry about getting out of the recession, establishing your recovery, making sure the rec […]