Debt Ceiling

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  On Eve of Jackson Hole, CBO Pegs $1.3 Trillion U.S. Deficit for 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2011

  The Congressional Budget Office projection of the 2011 shortfall represents 8.5% of GDP; suggests ‘real’ GDP of 2.3% this year, improvement in jobless rate.

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  Top 10 Industry Donors to Congressional Deficit Panel Members

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2011

  Political contributions tracker MapLight analyzes campaign contributions to the 12 members of the 'Super Committee' that Congress appointed to reduce the nation's debt.

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  3 Funds to Consider in Light of Slowdown, Downgrade: Portfolio Fix

  By Staff Writer  |  August 8, 2011

  For your consideration: three fixed-income funds that boast above-average historical performance, high current yield and currency diversification.

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  Get Ready for QE III, and How to Raise Consumer Demand

  By Mike Patton  |  August 2, 2011

  St. Louis Fed President Bullard’s raised profile may signal a new round of Fed monetary expansion

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  Debt Ceiling Deal Reached; Senate, House to Vote on Monday

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2011

  The proposed deal would raise the debt ceiling now and through 2012, cut domestic and military spending over next 10 years.

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  S&P’s Sam Stovall: Gridlock in Congress Harms, Not Helps, Stocks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 29, 2011

  While many people believe that gridlock is good for the stock market, reasoning that Washington would then not get in the way of capitalism, history shows that the opposite is true, says Stovall in a U.S. sector watch for S&P’s Equity Research unit.

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  Boehner Debt Bill Passes House; Obama Urges Bipartisan Deal

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 29, 2011

  President Barack Obama on Friday urged a bipartisan deal on raising the debt ceiling, saying that the House plan, which later passed Friday night then quickly tabled by the Senate, was the uncompromising view of a single faction and “has no chance of becoming law.”

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  On Debt Ceiling Crisis, Focus on Opportunities

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  July 28, 2011

  The best posture for advisors and clients? Remain disciplined in your approach and continue to set your sights on longer-term opportunities, goals and objectives.

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  Business Leaders Resigned to U.S. Debt Downgrade but Say Default Unlikely

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 28, 2011

  The business community is battening down the hatches for a U.S. debt rating downgrade—and they’re not happy about damage that the oncoming economic storm will wreak on investors.

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  Rob Arnott on RAFI’s Growth, and How to Address U.S. Debt

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 28, 2011

  Fundamental indexing has been embraced worldwide, Arnott says, but the government and the U.S. people need to embrace some tough choices on spending.