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Daily Archives: January 8, 2010

BLS Employment Situation News Release, December 2009

News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-85,000) in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 10.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade, while temporary help services and health care added jobs. In December, both the number of unemployed persons, at 15.3 million, and the unemployment rate, at 10.0 percent, were unchanged. At the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons was 7.7 million, and the unemployment rate was 5.0 percent.”

Financial Regulators Issue Interest Rate Risk Advisory

News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released an advisory today reminding institutions of supervisory expectations for sound practices to manage interest rate risk (IRR). This advisory, adopted by each of the financial regulators [1], reiterates the importance of effective corporate governance, policies and procedures, risk measuring and monitoring systems, stress testing, and… Continue Reading