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Housing risks still lurk even as buyers return
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures. Full Article
FEATURE-U.S. housing risks still lurk even as buyers return
The swift downturn in California's economy and the ensuing wave of job losses cost Sue and Nabil Boctor their house. Full Article
Is IMF power of persuasion enough for G20?
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will have to call on all its powers of persuasion to steer the world's heavyweight economies toward their goal of more balanced global growth. Full Article
U.S. seeing support for economic rebalance: Geithner
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The United States has seen very broad support among Group of 20 countries for its proposal to rebalance the world economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday. Full Article
U.S. seeing support for economic rebalance-Geithner
PITTSBURGH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The United States has seen very broad support among Group of 20 countries for its proposal to rebalance the world economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday. Full Article
G20 to back fuel subsidy phase-out, no dates: source
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Group of 20 national leaders are set to agree to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels in the mid-term at the two-day G20 summit starting later on Thursday, but there will be no fixed dates for the change, a G20 diplomat said. Full Article
U.S. to push for new economic world order at G20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will urge world leaders this week to launch a new push in November to rebalance the world economy, but there are doubts national governments will bow to external advice. Full Article
Obama wants G20 to discuss rethink of global economy
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push world leaders this week for a reshaping of the global economy in response to the deepest financial crisis in decades. Full Article
RPT-ASF endorses securitization reform in Treasury plan
NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - A leading financial market industry group, the American Securitization Forum, on Wednesday backed the Obama administration's plans to reform the securitization market, a key source of consumer funding. Full Article
U.S. envoy sees Pakistanis backing fight vs Taliban
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pakistan's politicians and armed forces are showing more cohesiveness in the fight against Islamic extremists and public opinion is increasingly on the government's side, the U.S. envoy to the region said on Monday. Full Article
