Martin Crutsinger

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Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a conference on economic opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Yellen said that the last several decades have seen the most sustained rise in income inequality in a century. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Yellen: Greatly concerned by widening inequality

Martin Crutsinger · October 17, 2014 7:37 pm

Foreign holdings of US Treasury securities climb

Martin Crutsinger · October 16, 2014 4:35 pm

In this Oct. 6, 2014 photo, construction crews work on a home in the Brunswick Forest neighborhood in Leland, N.C. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo releases its monthly index of builder sentiment on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Mike Spencer) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

Confidence among US homebuilders slips in October

Martin Crutsinger · October 16, 2014 2:29 pm

US report criticizes China’s currency policy

Martin Crutsinger · October 15, 2014 10:14 pm

Fed survey finds moderate growth nationwide

Martin Crutsinger · October 15, 2014 6:36 pm

US business stockpiles up 0.2 percent in August

Martin Crutsinger · October 15, 2014 2:31 pm

People walk past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The IMF, World Bank, finance ministers and central bank presidents of the Group of 20 nations will hold discussions on Oct. 10. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will represent the United States. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Finance officials face global economy under threat

Martin Crutsinger · October 9, 2014 5:41 pm

Fed officials link rate increase to economic data

Martin Crutsinger · October 8, 2014 8:27 pm

FILE - In this May 9, 2012 file photo, a Visa credit card is offered at the opening of the Superdry store in New York's Times Square. The Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for August on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Consumer borrowing up $13.5 billion in August

Martin Crutsinger · October 7, 2014 7:31 pm

Lew calls for more efforts to boost global growth

Martin Crutsinger · October 7, 2014 4:16 pm

In this Sept. 17, 2014 photo, Andy Gause breads shrimp in the kitchen of the Calabash Seafood Hut in Calabash, N.C. The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for September on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Matt Born) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

US service firms grew at healthy clip in September

Martin Crutsinger · October 3, 2014 2:46 pm

In this March 14, 2014 photo, assembly line workers build a 2015 Chrysler 200 automobile at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade deficit for August on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

US trade deficit drops to $40.1 billion in August

Martin Crutsinger · October 3, 2014 12:48 pm