Mortgage rates jump: Should we be worried?By David GuraJune 28, 2013Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesU.S. mortgage rates jump to their highest level since July 2011, following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap ListenreadDownloadDownload
Ben Bernanke's muddled message?By Kai RyssdalJune 21, 2013Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Fed chairman spoke about quantitative easing on Wednesday, and the possibility of tapering, and the markets reacted. POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap ListenreadDownloadDownload
Do rising rates mean an improving economy?By Kai RyssdalJune 14, 2013Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe ten-year T-note is above two percent, but some are concerned this might mean the end of quantitative easing in the near future.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap ListenreadDownloadDownload
May jobs report shows increased, but slow, hiringBy Kai RyssdalJune 07, 2013John Moore/Getty ImagesThe May jobs report showed increased hiring, but with a few caveats. POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap jobs report Unemployment longreads ListenreadDownloadDownload
Volatile markets and mixed economic dataBy Kai RyssdalMay 31, 2013Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe Weekly Wrap covers the ups and downs of the past week in economic news.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap ListenreadDownloadDownload
Is the end of quantitative easing near?By Kai RyssdalMay 24, 2013Scott Olson/Getty ImagesFederal Reserve's Ben Bernanke is cautiously optimistic.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap Ben Bernanke quantitative easing Federal Reserve ListenreadDownloadDownload
A week of scandal and taxesBy Kai RyssdalMay 17, 2013Chris Phan / Creative CommonsCheck out weekend reading picks (not about the IRS scandal) from our Weekly Wrap.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap IRS ListenreadDownloadDownload
Our debt limit problems are over, right?By Kai RyssdalMay 10, 2013Matti Mattila / Creative CommonsFannie Mae's paying $50 billion in dividends, so between that and the sequester, are our debt limit problems over?POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap Fannie Mae ListenreadDownloadDownload
The possible downside to the good jobless claims numbersBy Stacey Vanek SmithMay 09, 2013Mario Tama/Getty ImagesU.S. jobless claims are falling -- most recently to a pre-recession level -- but does that mean nothing more than employers are getting to the point where they can’t lay off any more workers?POSTED IN: Jobs weekly jobless layoffs ListenreadDownloadDownload