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Will the Pacific Alliance Succeed in Latin America After Other Trade Pacts Have Failed?

May 23rd, 2013
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Pacific Alliance fever has set in. This trade grouping—which joins together the economies of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru—is holding its seventh summit on Thursday in the western Colombian city of Cali with more and more attention being paid throughout the region. The alliance has been lauded as “the most exciting thing going on today [...]

Freddie Mac: "Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Trend"

May 23rd, 2013
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From Freddie Mac today: Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Trend Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates trending higher for the third consecutive week and putting pressure on refinance momentum. ...

David Dreier, Longtime Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Joins Brookings as Distinguished Fellow

May 23rd, 2013
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Washington, D.C. — David Dreier, chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission, and longtime chairman of the Rules Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined the Brookings Institution as a distinguished fellow, Brookings President Strobe Talbott announced today. At Brookings, Dreier will participate in a wide range of events, activities, research projects and conferences.

FRBNY Prez William Dudley on QE, Mandates

May 23rd, 2013
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Your lunchtime viewing: Dudley Discusses Taper Decision, Mandates, Yellen

An early end to QE3 is not something to worry about

May 23rd, 2013
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Early last week I argued that the beginning of the end of QE3 was not scary, even though the Fed could start scaling back its asset purchases within a few months. Yesterday the Fed moved closer to doing just that, and it sent paroxysms of fear rippling through global bond and equity markets. As I see it, this is simply an overreaction. The economy is not about to collapse just because the Fed buys fewer Treasuries and MBS.

The Future of Transatlantic Trade and Investment: Opportunities and Challenges

May 23rd, 2013
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Event Information May 23, 20131:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT Falk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036

A few comments on New Home Sales

May 23rd, 2013
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Obviously the new home sales report this morning was solid with sales above expectations and significant upward revisions to prior months. I try not to react too much to the month to month ups and downs; the key points right now are that sales are increasing and will probably continue to increase for some time. Now that we have four months of data for 2013, one way to look at the growth rate is to use the "not seasonally adjusted" (NSA) year-to-date data.

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