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Neil Irwin discussed the areas of the U.S. economy showing increased spending, where there are decreases, and how consumer spending plays into the strength of the economy.

Neil Irwin talked about Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s testimony before the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee on the European debt cr…

Neil Irwin previewed Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke’s third news conference.

Neil Irwin spoke about the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would keep interest rates low through the summer of 2013.

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Neil Irwin talked by telephone about the S&P downgrade.

Neil Irwin spoke about the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+.

Telephone lines were open for comments on news of the day and the state of the U.S. economy. Neil Irwin participated via telephone.

Neil Irwin talked about the latest economic figures. Only 18,000 net jobs were generated in June 2011, the fewest in nine months. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, the highest rate …

Neil Irwin talked about Americans' current savings to debt ratio in comparison to recent years, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. According to Mr. Irvin, the…

Representative Patrick McHenry talked about the possible request from states to seek bankruptcy and other financial issues that is before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the…

James Bullard talked about the Federal Reserve Bank’s role in shoring up the U.S. economy. On November 3, 2010, the Federal Reserve announced that it would try to stimulate the economy by b…

Neil Irwin talked about the latest economic figures and the overall U.S. economy. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Neil Irwin talked about his Washington Post article on the current recovery being “driven by a return to the very global imbalances that were a major cause of the crisis that began two year…

Neil Irwin spoke by phone about the House Financial Services Committee hearing later in the morning. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke was to testify about the failure of Lehman Brothers, a…

Neil Irwin talked about the latest unemployment numbers and jobs proposal announced by Senate Democrats. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Neil Irwin talked about the latest unemployment numbers and jobs proposal announced by Senate Democrats. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Neil Irwin spoke by phone about the impact over the past year of government interventions to stimulate the economy. Job numbers were expected to be released later in the day that indicate t…

Neil Irwin talked about the state of the economy, unemployment numbers, and President Obama’s visit to Elkhart, Indiana. Mr. Irwin responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. C-SPAN…

Neil Irwin talked about Secretary Geithner’s testimony later in the day before the Congressional Oversight Panel on the financial stability program. Mr. Irwin also responded to telephone cal…

Neil Irwin talked about the latest job numbers and other economic news from the week. He questioned whether the actions of the administration and Congress had gone far enough to stimulate a …