Federal Reserve
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Fed Report: Boston, Kansas City Experiencing Strong Business Travel
… published Wednesday by the Federal Reserve . The report also noted ..... reports from the twelve Federal Reserve districts indicated ..... prices," according to the Fed , which added that fuel ..... the Boston district, the Fed cited a 10 percent increase …
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Fed Report: Atlanta, San Francisco Seeing More Business Travel Activity
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported recent year-over-year business travel growth ..... In a summary of current economic conditions from its 12 districts, the Fed concluded that "national economic activity expanded at a modest to …
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2010 Corporate Travel Index: Int'l Per Diems Show Oil Cities' Ascendance
… states, perform, and also on U.S. interest rates. If the Federal Reserve starts to raise interest rates this year, that will tend ..... financial systems and are overleveraged," he said. "With the Fed likely to raise interest rates before the U.K., the dollar …
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2009 Business Travel Survey: American Express Makes Strategic Card Plays
… financial downturn, leaving the company to battle with a rise in delinquency rates, reducing its expenses and morphing into a Federal Reserve Board-regulated bank holding company, while receiving $3.4 billion from the federal government's Troubled Asset …
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Airlines See Signs Of End Of Decline
… to go to conventions, they need to go out and drum up business. If the economy begins to pick up steam, and (U.S. Federal Reserve ) Chairman (Ben) Bernanke thinks we're making some progress, that will bode well for our traffic in the back half of …
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American Cites First-Quarter Lag In Corporate Travel
… noted that corporate travel recovery hinges on broader economic health. "If the economy begins to pick up steam, which ( Federal Reserve ) chairman (Ben) Bernanke seems to think we're making some progress, that will bode well for traffic at the back half …
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NBTA Int'l Convention & Exposition Reporter's Notebook: Fuel Cost, Air Fees Trigger L.A. Aftershocks
… Business Travel Association Annual Convention and Exposition in Los Angeles late last month. When former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan spoke Wednesday morning, crude oil hovered in the mid-$120 range. Greenspan said relief from July …
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Fuel Costs Demand Legislative Action, Sabre CEO Tells NBTA
… S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Reserve to take action. "I was in Washington ..... opinion is the weakened dollar. The Federal Reserve put down interest rates very quickly ..... the chief economist at the Dallas Federal Reserve and others is that about $40 of the …
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Southwest Shifts Focus Amid Demand Concerns
… get much worse, but you can't pick up the news on a daily basis without seeing some concern on the economic outlook. With the Fed cutting rates and the mortgage industry and financial industry crisis that's underway, we've got to be cautious about the …
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Gov't Again Denies UAL, Complicating Ch. 11 Emergence
… member ATSB, voted to defer the decision for one week to allow further discussion between the board and United. The Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department each voted to deny, though Treasury said it "is open to reconsidering" an improved …
