China Retail Sales Rise at Fastest Pace Since 1999

China's retail sales climbed at the fastest pace since at least 1999, signaling that domestic consumption may help to buffer the world's fourth-biggest economy […]

California man losing nine homes in mortgage mess

A California man who has defaulted on nine homes and expects banks to foreclose on all of them, forcing him into bankruptcy, says he […]

Paulson, Trichet Signal Welcome at Dollar

U.S. and European officials signaled satisfaction that the dollar is stabilizing after Group of Seven policy makers expressed concern a month ago about its […]

Paulson says credit crisis fading

The worst of the credit crisis may have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, while acknowledging that rising gas prices will blunt the […]

Hoenig Says Inflation `Serious,

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig said “serious'' inflation pressures may compel the central bank to increase interest rates. The dollar […]

G-10

European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet, who chaired a meeting of central bankers from the Group of 10 industrialized nations today, said the […]

U.S. Factory Orders Rose More Than Forecast in March

Orders to U.S. factories rose more than forecast in March, indicating rising demand from overseas may be helping American manufacturers weather a decline in […]

Poole, Bies Say More Fed Rate Cuts Wouldn

Former Federal Reserve officials William Poole and Susan Bies said it wouldn't be wise for policy makers to cut the benchmark U.S. interest rate […]