Martin Crutsinger

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A view of the U.S. Treasury Building, October 21, 2013. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt up 1 percent

Martin Crutsinger · November 18, 2013 2:49 pm

US factory production rises 0.3 percent in October

Martin Crutsinger · November 15, 2013 10:28 am

Janet Yellen, of California, President Barack Obama's nominee to become Federal Reserve Board chair, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday Nov. 14, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination to succeed Ben Bernanke. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen stands by Fed’s low rate policies

Martin Crutsinger · November 14, 2013 9:35 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, file photo, cargo is unloaded from a vessel at the Port of Baltimore as Vice President Joe Biden speaks. The government reports on the U.S. trade deficit for September on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

US trade deficit widens 8 percent in September

Martin Crutsinger · November 14, 2013 7:22 pm

US economy still subpar, Yellen says in testimony

Martin Crutsinger · November 14, 2013 5:04 am

FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, places her name plate at her seat at the International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, China. Janet Yellen is expected to face skepticism at a hearing Thursday, Nov. 13, 2013, on her nomination to lead the Federal Reserve from Republicans who say the Fed's policies may be swelling asset bubbles or raising the risk of high inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

As Yellen faces senators, here’s what to watch for

Martin Crutsinger · November 14, 2013 5:03 am

Bernanke praises Fed’s move to transparency

Martin Crutsinger · November 14, 2013 1:15 am

Yellen calls economy and job market still subpar

Martin Crutsinger · November 13, 2013 11:03 pm

FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, places her name plate at her seat at the International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, China. Janet Yellen is expected to face skepticism at a hearing Thursday, Nov. 13, 2013, on her nomination to lead the Federal Reserve from Republicans who say the Fed's policies may be swelling asset bubbles or raising the risk of high inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

What to watch for as Yellen faces Senate questions

Martin Crutsinger · November 13, 2013 10:09 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens while participating in a panel at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, on "The Crisis as a Classic Financial Panic." Bernanke said the Federal Reserve is drafting rules to close large insolvent banks without bringing down the broader financial system, one of many steps regulators must take to prevent another financial crisis. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bernanke: Fed has greater power to combat crises

Martin Crutsinger · November 8, 2013 10:39 pm

US consumer spending slows to 0.2 percent gain

Martin Crutsinger · November 8, 2013 1:32 pm

Senate committee to hold Yellen hearing next week

Martin Crutsinger · November 7, 2013 10:02 pm