Economic news headlines

November 19, 2009 12:35pm

  • New capital control for Brazil, effective today – FT Alphaville
  • Philippine government fails to sell local-currency bonds, third time – FT Lex
  • Stagflation fears: high-inflation Venezuela slides into recession – FT
  • Indonesia considers capital controls; rupiah drops sharply – FT
  • 10.6% drop in US house starts - more significant than home sales – Calc Risk
  • Obama warns of double-dip recession if public debt not addressed – FT
  • But unemployment benefits due to end December 31 - NYT