May 12, 2017

05/12/2017: Planes, trains, automobiles and Trump

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has announced that U.S. and China have reached a deal to open each other's markets up to one another — kinda. Which industries stand to benefit, and will this actually bode well for the future of their relationship? The BBC's Andrew Walker breaks it down for us. Afterwards, we'll look at the growing comparisons between the mortgage-lending crisis of 2008 and the current market for car loans, and then talk about the role private investors could play in the president's infrastructure plans.

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Auto-loan market starting to spook lenders

by Adam Allington

May 12, 2017

The state of the auto loan market is causing some concern among analysts. Many are drawing comparisons with the mortgage-lending crisis that figured largely in the financial crash of 2008. At issue is the growing number of riskier, subprime loans. Default rates are going up too. And lenders are starting to get spooked. Click the […]

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Outlet malls experiment with food and full-price stores to maintain growth

by Aaron Schrank

May 12, 2017

Outlets became part of our shopping lives during the recession. Now they're taking on the trappings of full-price malls.

The latest survey on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan follows news of high inflation earlier in the week.

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Yale to help policymakers deal with the financial crisis in real time

by Ryan Kailath

May 12, 2017

Ever since the world economy broke in 2008, policymakers have looked for ways to keep it from breaking again. But there’s another important lesson to learn: how to put it back together. Yale University is creating a tool to offer real-time guidance to central bankers and others while they deal with a financial crisis. Click […]

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Mid-day Update

05/12/2017: How to handle a financial crisis

by David Brancaccio

May 12, 2017

The U.S. and China have reached a deal to lower some of the barriers to trade between the countries. We'll take a look at what each country stands to gain from looser restrictions. Next, we'll explore Yale University's new guide on how to put economies back together, and then talk about how outlets are exploring a new business model that will include full-price stores.

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has announced that U.S. and China have reached a deal to open each other’s markets up to one another — kinda. Which industries stand to benefit, and will this actually bode well for the future of their relationship? The BBC’s Andrew Walker breaks it down for us. Afterwards, we’ll look at the growing comparisons between the mortgage-lending crisis of 2008 and the current market for car loans, and then talk about the role private investors could play in the president’s infrastructure plans.