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Obama Adviser Sees Limited Future Impact of Stimulus

Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • Christina Romer, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, testifies before a Joint Economic Committee hearing in Washington
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  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Council of Economic Advisors Director Christina Romer as they wait for U.S. President Barack Obama in New York City
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  • U.S. Council of Economic Advisors Director Romer talks with Treasury Secretary Geithner as they wait for U.S. President Obama to speak in New York City
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Christina Romer, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, ...
One of President Obama ’s top economic advisers warned on Thursday that the nation’s unemployment is likely to climb above 10 percent by the middle of next year and that job growth will remain anemic through the end of 2010. “Unemployment is likely to remain at its severely elevated level” through...
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  • News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal | about 1 month ago
    This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only...Increasingly alarmed over bleak employment forecasts, the Obama administration is searching for ways to boost job growth without adding to the federal budget deficit. White House economist...
  • News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago
    A rise in the number of US workers filing new claims for jobless aid last week signaled that the labor market remained fragile. Initial claims for state jobless insurance increased by 11,000 to 531,000 last week after falling for two consecutive...
  • News Source: International Herald Tribune | about 1 month ago
    One of President Obama ’s top economic advisers warned on Thursday that the nation’s unemployment is likely to climb above 10 percent by the middle of next year and that job growth will remain anemic through the end of 2010. “Unemployment is...
  • News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | about 1 month ago
    The government's economic stimulus spending has already had its biggest impact and probably won't contribute to significant growth next year, a top White House adviser said Thursday. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press...This material may not be...
  • News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | about 1 month ago
    The government's economic stimulus spending has already had its biggest impact and probably won't contribute to significant growth next year, a top White House adviser said Thursday. Images More News Christina Romer, the chair of President Barack...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    A top White House economist says spending from the $787 billion economic stimulus has already had its biggest impact on economic growth and will likely not contribute to significant expansion next year. Christina Romer, the chair of President Barack...
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  • Blog Source: cafehayek.com
    A top White House economist says spending from the $787 billion economic stimulus has already had its biggest impact on economic growth and will likely not contribute to significant expansion next year.Christina Romer, the chair of ...
  • Blog Source: belowthebeltway.com
    “Unemployment is likely to remain at its severely elevated level” through the end of next year, predicted Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, at a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. ... Though
  • Blog Source: www.freepublican.com
    She told a congressional panel that by the middle of next year, the impact of the stimulus will level off. Romer said spending so far has saved or created 600000 to 1.5 million jobs but warned that unemployment will remain high, above 9.5 percent, ...
  • Blog Source: hotair.com
    The Labor Department said Thursday that new jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 531000 last week, from an upwardly revised 520000 the previous week. Wall Street economists had expected only a slight increase, according to ...
  • Blog Source: www.planettalk.net
    An interesting tidbit from Dr. Christina Romer's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. Citing economic analysts she says the fiscal stimulus will have its greatest impact on growth in the second and third quarters of 2009. See ...
  • Blog Source: blogs.wsj.com
    Such a bleak assessment did not lead her to order major policy changes. She implored Congress not to pull back on the stimulus package already approved, saying that would only make matters worse. Romer played down the short-term impact ...
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