Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Business36604 Economies2455 Economic Indices915 Consumer Borrowing 20 Consumer Borrowing Related People Ben Bernanke 2 Maria Bartiromo 1 Alan Greenspan 1 Ronald Reagan 1 George W. Bush 1 Bill Clinton 1 Events American Markets 6 U.S. Markets 6 2007 Global Credit Crunch 5 2008 U.S. Recession 2 2008 Societe Generale Fraud 1 2006 Lebanon War 1 2006 U.S. Midterm Election 1 Israel-Palestine 1 Mideast Peace 1

Analysis: Good economic news something of a mirage The unemployment rate drops. Productivity grows. The trade deficit shrinks. Sounds great, right? Not so fast. 2008-05-11 People: [Ben Bernanke] Activities: [2008 U.S. Recession] Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in March Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month, in what was seen as a sign of rising economic stress. 2008-05-07 Activities: [2008 U.S. Recession] Pending homes sales fall, productivity up Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell in March and businesses, faced with a slump in demand, slashed worker hours in the first quarter to increase productivity and safeguard profits, data on Wednesday showed. 2008-05-07 Activities: [2007 Global Credit Crunch] Growth in consumer borrowing slows Consumers, battered by a credit crunch and prolonged housing slump, significantly slowed their pace of borrowing in February. 2008-04-07 Activities: [2007 Global Credit Crunch] Weak growth, miscues may put Bernanke's job at risk Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's job rides on protecting the U.S. economy from the worst of the fallout from housing and financial market turmoil, but politics and a few missteps could determine if he wins another term. 2008-01-29 People: [Ronald Reagan] [Ben Bernanke] [Maria Bartiromo] [Bill Clinton] [George W. Bush] [Alan Greenspan] Activities: [2007 Global Credit Crunch] [2008 Societe Generale Fraud] Headlines Analysis: Good economic news something of a mirage 2008-05-11 Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in March 2008-05-07 Pending homes sales fall, productivity up 2008-05-07 Growth in consumer borrowing slows 2008-04-07 Weak growth, miscues may put Bernanke's job at risk 2008-01-29 Consumers late payers on most loans since recession 2008-01-03 Slow rise in September's consumer credit 2007-11-07 Late payments rise on home equity credit lines 2007-09-26 May consumer borrowing jumps 6.4 percent 2007-07-09 Dow closes up 38 ahead of key earnings 2007-07-09 Consumers borrow less freely in February 2007-04-07 U.S. consumer borrowing rebounds in November 2007-01-08 Consumer confidence ebbs, boosts rate hopes 2006-12-22 Sentiment data spurs retail worries 2006-11-23 Will elections bring back stock bulls? 2006-11-04 Consumer mood brightens in Oct, gasoline helps 2006-10-27 Dow's rally may fade, earnings next 2006-10-07 U.S. stocks finish week with solid advances 2006-07-29 Earnings and Mideast to keep stocks on edge 2006-07-22 Consumer mood rises on lower gas prices 2006-06-16 Most-viewed Analysis: Good economic news something of a mirage 2008-05-11 Pending homes sales fall, productivity up 2008-05-07 Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in March 2008-05-07 Growth in consumer borrowing slows 2008-04-07 Earnings and Mideast to keep stocks on edge 2006-07-22

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