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Lower debt and easier credit rekindle the housing market
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US jobless claims trend near four-year low
First-time claims for jobless benefits fall, bringing the trend in lay-offs to the lowest level in nearly four years
Congress returns to pursuit of tax and spending deal
Democratic and Republican negotiators will hold talks on a $160bn package of stimulus measures that were the subject of a fierce fight in December
US jobs boost lifts global sentiment
The US created far jobs than expected in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 per cent, delivering a jolt of good news for the global economy
US unemployed see glimmers of hope
‘It’s getting better. A year ago people were just panicked. Now that panic is subsiding’ says woman who has been jobless for two years
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We’re back to the phantom future
Instead of talk about a solid return to US growth, the conversation is drifting back to worries about anaemia and the ‘new normal’, writes Edward Luce
US housing: dodgy foundations
Real estate prices are a particularly sensitive area but what the US truly needs is an economy far less dependent on their influence
Far too soon to write off America
The true source of America’s lasting significance is that these advantages are a by-product of its faith in liberal democracy, the rule of law, and market-driven free enterprise, writes Ian Bremmer
Recovery, but a cold and grey one
Much of the political void is being filled by the wealthy. Of the $181m so far spent by super-Pacs, more than half came from fewer than 200 individuals, writes
US Treasuries: Surprisingly sturdy
Strong demand has brought Treasury bonds a banner year with the haven effect of turmoil elsewhere, write Michael Mackenzie, Dan McCrum and Lindsay Whipp
US jobs package
Congress should renew the payroll tax cut before it expires. US growth is too fragile at this stage to risk fiscal contraction
Security trump cards won’t be enough to rescue the president
If fixing middle-class income stagnation were as clear-cut as ordering a raid on bin Laden, we can be sure Barack Obama would have tried it, writes Ed Luce
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