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Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level

Source: USATODAY.com Up to 400,000 workers could lose jobs in the next year as states, counties and cities grapple with lower revenue and less federal funding, says Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. The development could slow an already lackluster recovery. Friday, the Labor Department said employers cut 125,000 jobs, mostly because 225,000 temporary [...]

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Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level

Source: USATODAY.com Up to 400,000 workers could lose jobs in the next year as states, counties and cities grapple with lower revenue and less federal funding, says Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. The development could slow an already lackluster recovery. Friday, the Labor Department said employers cut 125,000 jobs, mostly because 225,000 temporary [...]

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Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level

Source: USATODAY.com Up to 400,000 workers could lose jobs in the next year as states, counties and cities grapple with lower revenue and less federal funding, says Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. The development could slow an already lackluster recovery. Friday, the Labor Department said employers cut 125,000 jobs, mostly because 225,000 temporary [...]

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Fed Restarts Currency Swaps as EU Debt Crisis Flares

Source: Bloomberg.com

Rising costs in the market for dollar loans between banks began to show “distrust” in the financial system, Kotok said. “As soon as you see that, you know you have systemic risk.”

This time, the Fed’s swaps come amid increasing political scrutiny. Congress could ask why the U.S. central bank is expanding the supply of [...]

OECD urges tax rises and spending cuts

 

Source: FT.com

Public spending cuts and tax rises in advanced economies are required by next year at the latest to deal with “very unfavourable government debt dynamics”, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned on Wednesday.

In its twice-yearly Economic Outlook, the Paris-based international organisation for advanced economies also saw the need for interest rates in [...]