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Stocks’ week of reckoning arrives
The wait is almost over.
After a two-month rally in the stock market, some investors are about to see if they get what they wished for: more Republicans in Congress and lots of cheap money. READ MORE »
PRECIOUS METALS: Comex Gold Soars On Dollar Weakness
Gold futures ended the week at all-time highs as the weaker dollar continued to feed gold’s historic rally. READ MORE »
Leading indicators rise 0.3 pct in January
A forecast of future economic activity rose for a 10th straight month in January, but the pace of growth is slowing. READ MORE »
Index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rose 0.1% in July
The index of U.S. leading indicators rose in July for the second time in four months, extending a see-saw pattern that indicates slower growth through the end of the year.
The 0.1 percent gain in the New York-based Conference Board’s gauge of the prospects for the economy in the next three to six months followed a 0.3 percent decline in June that was larger than initially estimated. The June decrease was the biggest since February 2009.
Manufacturing, which led the economy out of the worst recession since the 1930s, will probably moderate in coming months as a slowdown in consumer spending depresses orders. Federal Reserve policy makers last week said the recovery was “more modest” than they had projected, prompting them to take additional steps to revive growth. READ MORE »