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read more »SEC Names Jeanette M. Franzel to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
12:58 pm Eastern | USA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-24 Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Jeanette M. Franzel to be a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Ms. Franzel, currently a Managing Director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with over 20 years of public service, will replace Daniel L. Goelzer, one of the founding members and a former interim Chairman of the five-member Board. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 created the PCAOB to provide independent oversight of audits of public companies and broker-dealers. The Board is responsible for setting audit standards and for registering, inspecting, and disciplining public accounting firms. The SEC oversees the PCAOB and appoints its members. “Jeanette’s commitment to the public trust and America’s investors is demonstrated by her life-long public service and her constant dedication to increasing accounread more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Burundi
3 Feb 10:15 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves New US$46.read more »
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
3 Feb 10:03 | Business
New orders for manufactured goods in December increased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $466.2 billion. December 2011: 1.1 % change November 2011: 2.2 % change read more »
Employment Improves in January as Jobless Rate Declines to 8.3 Percent
3 Feb 08:54 | USA News
Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent as the economy created some 243,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department said Friday.read more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.3% in Jan 2012 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +243,000(p) in Jan 2012 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Jan 2012 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Your IMF Update: Speech
2 Feb 23:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:IMF-Japan High level Tax Seminar for Asian Countries on Emerging Taxation Issues in Asian Countries, closing Remarks by Mr.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Japan
2 Feb 23:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara at the conclusion of the High Level Tax Conference in Tokyo, Japan http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Transcript
2 Feb 15:40 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Transcript of a Press Briefing on the Economic Outlook For Asian Countries http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Tunisia
2 Feb 11:45 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of her Visit to Tunisia http://www.read more »
CBO Chief Projects Dim Growth, Jobs Outlook
2 Feb 10:48 | US Politics and Govt
Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf said Wednesday he believes economic growth will slow next year and unemployment will rise during a hearing on the economy and deficits before the House Budget Committee.read more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Norway
2 Feb 09:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Norway http://www.read more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:33 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:33 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +200,000(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Republic of Moldova
1 Feb 18:00 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility Arrangements with Moldova, Approves US$77.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Argentina
1 Feb 17:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by the IMF Executive Board on Argentina http://www.read more »
SEC Charges Former Credit Suisse Investment Bankers in Subprime Bond Pricing Scheme During Credit Crisis
1 Feb 14:54 | USA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-23 Washington, D.C., Feb 1, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former veteran investment bankers and traders at Credit Suisse Group for engaging in a complex scheme to fraudulently overstate the prices of $3 billion in subprime bonds during the height of the subprime credit crisis. The SEC alleges that Credit Suisse’s former global head of structured credit trading Kareem Serageldin and former head of hedge trading David Higgs along with two mortgage bond traders deliberately ignored specific market information showing a sharp decline in the price of subprime bonds under the control of their group. They instead priced them in a way that allowed Credit Suisse to achieve fictional profits. Serageldin and Higgs periodically directed the traders to change the bond prices in order to hit daily and monthly profit targets, cover up losses in other trading books, and send a message to senior managemread more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
1 Feb 12:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste http://www.read more »
Online Labor Demand Rises 61,300 in January: Conference Board
1 Feb 12:17 | Business
Online advertised vacancies rose 61,300 in January to 4,383,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series.read more »
Your IMF Update: IMF Survey Online
1 Feb 11:15 | Business
New item about your countries of interest:IMF Survey: IMF Study Examines Changing Patterns in Global Gas Marketsread more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:33 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:33 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +200,000(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Construction Spending
1 Feb 10:01 | Business
Total construction activity for December 2011 ($816.4 billion) was 1.5 percent above the revised November 2011 ($804.0 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending December 2011: 1.5 % change November 2011: 0.4 % change read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Kingdom of Swaziland
1 Feb 09:45 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Swaziland http://www.read more »
Agencies issue guidance on junior lien loan loss allowances
31 Jan 19:36 | Business
Agencies issue guidance on junior lien loan loss allowancesread more »
SEC Charges Brothers With Short Selling Violations
31 Jan 15:57 | USA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-22 Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two brothers living in Chicago and New York with naked short selling for failing to locate and deliver shares involved in short sales to broker-dealers. Short sellers sell borrowed shares in hopes of profiting from declining prices. While short selling is legal, SEC rules require short sellers to locate shares to borrow before selling them short, and they must deliver the borrowed securities by a specified date. Market makers are excepted from the locate requirement when selling short in connection with bona-fide market making activities in the security for which the exception is claimed. Naked short selling occurs without having borrowed the securities to make delivery. According to the SEC’s order instituting administrative proceedings against Jeffrey A. Wolfson and Robert A. Wolfson, they generated more than $17 millread more »
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Bank of Bartlett and Capitol City Bancshares, Inc.
31 Jan 13:04 | Business
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Bank of Bartlett and Capitol City Bancshares, Inc.read more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
31 Jan 11:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe http://www.read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Decreases Slightly
31 Jan 11:45 | Business
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in December, retreated in January. read more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Qatar
31 Jan 11:45 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Qatar http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: IMF Working Paper
31 Jan 11:41 | Business
New item about your countries of interest:Working Paper No. 12/38: Macroeconomic and Welfare Costs of U.S. Fiscal Imbalancesread more »
Obama Green Jobs Programs Under Scrutiny
31 Jan 10:29 | US Politics and Govt
House Republicans are widening their probe into a number of White House energy program initiatives, examining some $500 million in grants to create green job training initiatives that placed just 10 percent of trainees in positions, according to a government report.read more »
Housing Vacancies and Homeownership
31 Jan 10:26 | Business
Homeownership Rate (HR) The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2011 (66.0 percent) was lower than the fourth quarter 2010 rate (66.5 percent). The homeownership rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from their corresponding fourth quarter 2010 rates. Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR) The rental vacancy rate in the fourth quarter 2011 (9.4 percent) was approximately the same as the fourth quarter 2010 rate (9.4 percent). Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR) The homeowner vacancy rate of 2.3 percent in fourth quarter 2011 was lower than the fourth quarter 2010 rate (2.7 percent). 4th Qtr 2011(HR): 66.0 percent 3rd Qtr 2011(HR): 66.3 percent read more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
31 Jan 08:33 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,338,000 in 1st Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,296,000 in 1st Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,042,000 in 1st Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
31 Jan 08:33 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
31 Jan 08:33 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
31 Jan 08:33 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
