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Is falloff in business investment a mirage?
the government's initial estimate of first-quarter growth used estimates of March activity in construction, said Brian Wesbury , chief economist at asset-management firm First Trust Advisors. When March construction spending came out this
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Fed issues more optimistic forecast for economy, jobs
economy,'' Canally said. Inflation hawks are hoping the Fed doesn't launch another round of bond buying, said Brian Wesbury , chief economist at First Trust Portfolios. Concern about inflation have risen recently, as inflation excluding
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Fed leaves key interest rates unchanged again
economy,'' Canally said. Inflation hawks are hoping the Fed doesn't launch another round of bond buying, said Brian Wesbury , chief economist at First Trust Portfolios. Concern about inflation have risen recently, as inflation excluding
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Economy's recovery caught between opposing forces
tone down their rhetoric on the economy. "A lot of conservatives have been way too negative on the economy," said Brian Wesbury , chief economist at asset manager First Trust in Chicago, and a former chief economist for the congressional Joint
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Treasury reveals details of toxic-asset purchase program
bailout fatigue among voters dims the prospect of getting further resources. First Trust Advisors chief economist Brian Wesbury said markets have been rising the past few weeks partly on expectations of a government plan to remove the bad assets
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Latest toxic-asset purchase program hits $1 trillion
solve the credit problem," Treasury Department spokesman Andrew Williams says. First Trust Advisors chief economist Brian Wesbury says markets have been rising the past few weeks partly on expectations of a government plan to remove the bad assets
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Latest economic recovery plan on toxic-asset purchases hits $1 trillion
solve the credit problem," Treasury Department spokesman Andrew Williams says. First Trust Advisors chief economist Brian Wesbury says markets have been rising the past few weeks partly on expectations of a government plan to remove the bad assets
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Latest economic recovery plan hits $1 trillion
solve the credit problem," Treasury Department spokesman Andrew Williams says. First Trust Advisors chief economist Brian Wesbury says markets have been rising the past few weeks partly on expectations of a government plan to remove the bad assets
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Fed steps in to calm markets with billions in cash for banks
And I don't think a rate cut has much to do in solving that problem." First Trust Advisors chief economist Brian Wesbury says, however, that cutting interest rates will help quell the panic. "The market is pricing in the next Great Depression
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Clarification of accounting rule sparks debate
t necessarily accurate. "These illiquid assets are a serious problem. No one knows what they are worth," says Brian Wesbury at First Trust Advisors. "But they're worth more than the fire-sale prices."
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Economists' forecasts get gloomier, predict more rate cuts
passes. Without it, we could have the worst recession of the post-war period." First Trust Advisors economists Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein, who had firmly been in the "no recession" camp before Monday, said their opinion had changed
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Resignation of Mishkin leaves Fed board ranks thin
June. "His resignation shifts the balance a little bit ... away from rate cutting, which we already knew," says Brian Wesbury of First Trust Advisors in Illinois. "This will clearly give the regional banks more power." Gramley says the change
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Jobs plunge by 63,000, worst since 2003; Fed steps in
consumer spending weakens and business confidence wanes. But in its report to clients, First Trust Advisors economists Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein said: "Today's report on payrolls is disappointing but not nearly as bad as many are making it out
