Martin Crutsinger

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Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in September

Martin Crutsinger · October 29, 2013 12:56 pm

Fed announces enhanced news security procedures

Martin Crutsinger · October 25, 2013 10:02 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2013 photo, a ship is loaded with cargo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. trade deficit widened only slightly in August, dragged lower by a modest decline in exports. U.S. farmers sold fewer agricultural products overseas, offsetting the best month of sales for American-made cars on record. The trade deficit grew 0.4 percent in August to $38.8 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. That's up from $38.6 billion in July. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

US trade deficit widens slightly to $38.8 billion

Martin Crutsinger · October 24, 2013 1:45 pm

Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt dip in August

Martin Crutsinger · October 22, 2013 5:26 pm

US construction spending up 0.6 percent in August

Martin Crutsinger · October 22, 2013 2:22 pm

Alan Greenspan mulls roots of crisis he didn’t foresee

Martin Crutsinger · October 21, 2013 7:02 pm

Treasury moves to resume normal borrowing

Martin Crutsinger · October 17, 2013 3:37 pm

Factory growth slows only slightly in Philly area

Martin Crutsinger · October 17, 2013 3:05 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, file photo, the Federal Reserve Building is seen in Washington. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, that economic growth slowed in a few key regions of the United States from September through early October, as businesses grew worried about a budget impasse that led to a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Fed: Growth slows in places on shutdown worries

Martin Crutsinger · October 16, 2013 9:12 pm

Global finance officials watching US debt talks

Martin Crutsinger · October 11, 2013 4:02 am

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, right, follows Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, prior to Lew testifying before the committee. Lew headed to Capitol Hill to both give and get a public scolding. Lew's appearance before the Senate Finance Committee promised to be yet another public restatement of the administration's stance that Congress needs to reopen the government and lift the U.S. borrowing cap before Obama will negotiate over the nation's budget ills. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Lew urges quick increase in US borrowing limit

Martin Crutsinger · October 10, 2013 2:53 pm

Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and President Barack Obama's nominee as the next Federal Reserve Chair, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, where the president announced he is nominating Yellen to be chair of the Federal Reserve, succeeding Ben Bernanke . (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

What you might not know about Obama choice for Fed

Martin Crutsinger · October 9, 2013 9:18 pm