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Kimberly's US Economy Blog November 2007 Archive

By Kimberly Amadeo, About.com Guide to US Economy

Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up

Thursday November 29, 2007
Bill Pugliano /Getty Images The BEA reported that preliminary U.S. GDP growth for Q3 2007 was an astounding 4.9%. This revision was a full percentage ... Read More

Beige Book Reports Slowing Economy

Wednesday November 28, 2007
Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve reported U.S. economic growth at a slower pace for October/November as released in its Beige Book summary. Specifically, 7 of ... Read More

Will Subprime Mortgage Crisis Capsize Fannie and Freddie?

Sunday November 25, 2007
David McNew /Getty Images Last August, I wrote that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would not be impacted by the Subprime Mortgage Mess. (See Will ... Read More

Superfund to Save the Day?

Wednesday November 21, 2007
Three banks - Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America - have hired Blackrock Investments to run a $75 billion superfund. The superfund has been created to address the 2007 ... Read More

Is U.S. Economy Headed Towards a Depression?

Wednesday November 14, 2007
A reader asks a great question: I have a relatively simple question. Being a history buff, in particular American History, I read many comparisons to the current stock market turmoil and housing slump ... Read More

Private Equity Funding Slowing Down

Monday November 12, 2007
The 2007 Banking Liquidity Crisis has cooled off the fervor of investors for private equity, according to a recent report released by Prequin. The analysts estimated that successful closings of ... Read More

Employment Situation Gradually Worsening

Monday November 5, 2007
Tim Boyle /Getty Images In October, 166,000 jobs were added to the overall economy, according to the Employment Report, released by the Bureau of Labor ... Read More

GDP Growth 3.9% in Q3 2007

Friday November 2, 2007
Bill Pugliano / Getty Images The economy grew 3.9% in Q3, close to the 3.8% GDP growth rate for the second quarter. The BEA ... Read More

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