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Commerce: U.S.
 Websites presented in alphabetical order America's Money Crisis 
 Collection of news and analysis about the problems with U.S. financial markets, which began in September 2008. Includes a timeline of the crisis back to September 14, 2008, discussion of actions by the government to bail out failing financial institutions and efforts of the Big Three auto makers to obtain bailout funds, news about stock market activity, and related topics. From CNNMoney, a service of CNN, Fortune, and Money. http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/crisiswallstreet/2008/ Topics: Finance Last updated Nov 26, 2008 Baseline Scenario
This blog, written by economics experts, is "dedicated to explaining some of the key issues in the global economy and developing concrete policy proposals." Some of the topics covered include banking, mortgages, economic stimulus, and regulation. In addition to ongoing blog entries, it features a "Financial Crisis for Beginners" section and links to related content written by the authors for other publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. http://baselinescenario.com/ Topics: Economics, Finance Last updated Jun 22, 2009 Business.gov: Financial Services
Collection of links to sites "with laws and regulations that apply to financial services businesses and the financial services industry." Subjects include banking services, credit unions, information security, international trade, mortgages, pensions, savings and loans, and securities and investment industry. From the U.S. Small Business Administration. http://www.business.gov/industries/financial-services/ Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 22, 2008 C-SPAN: U.S. Economy
Archive of C-SPAN's coverage of the federal government's actions related to U.S. economic topics such as financial markets, emergency economic stabilization and financial rescue, interest rates, and housing foreclosures. Includes video clips, RSS feed of recent programs, and links to press releases, statements, vote tallies, other relevant websites. From C-SPAN. http://www.c-span.org/topics/us-economy.aspx Topics: Finance Last updated Nov 17, 2008 CNNMoney.com: Fed Focus
News and analysis about the Federal Reserve. Topics include the credit crunch, interest rate adjustments, the Bear Stearns bailout in March 2008, recession fears, inflation, and the housing crisis. Includes a graph of Federal Reserve interest rates back to 2004, links to material about economic indicators, and related material. From Cable News Network (CNN). http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/fed/ Topics: Finance Last updated Mar 17, 2008 Congressional Budget Office: Stimulus Proposals
Compilation of publications pertaining to U.S. government economic stimulus proposals, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Provides cost estimates, macroeconomic impact assessments, letters, and testimony before Congress. Current publications go back to January 2008; also includes a background paper from 1978 entitled "Countercyclical Uses of Federal Grant Programs." From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). http://www.cbo.gov/publications/collections/collections.cfm?collect=12 Topics: Finance Last updated Mar 3, 2009 Congressional Budget Office: Turbulence in Housing and Financial Markets
Compilation of publications on housing and financial topics such as home foreclosures, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, financial regulatory reform, and the federal budget and economic outlook. Includes analysis, congressional testimony, letters, and cost estimates. Archive goes back to 1991. From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). http://www.cbo.gov/publications/collections/collections.cfm?collect=14 Topics: Finance, Housing Last updated Mar 30, 2009 Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet
This website section "is an additional step following several that the Federal Reserve has taken in recent years to enhance transparency of monetary policy ... [It] serves, in particular, as a resource for describing the new policy tools that the Federal Reserve has implemented to address the financial crisis that emerged during the summer of 2007." Addresses topics such as crisis response and risk management. From the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst.htm Topics: Finance Last updated Mar 30, 2009 CRS Reports: Business and Economics
This collection of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports includes analysis of automotive industry federal financial assistance and restructuring (2008), market-based strategies for reducing greenhouse gases (2003), accounting and auditing reforms after Enron (2002 and 2003), and the cost of government interventions in the past, present, and future (2008). Note: the CRS does not make its publications directly available online. From the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland, School of Law. http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crssubject.html?subjectchoice=BusEcon Topics: Economics, Finance Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Economy Watch: Washington Post Coverage of the Financial Crisis
News and analysis about the 2008/09 financial crisis. Includes a "Crisis 101" section covering the origins of the crisis (with a narrated slideshow), the October 2008 bailout bill, effects of the meltdown of the credit market, a timeline covering September through December 2008, and glossary of key financial terms. Also includes audio excerpts of Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio addresses during the Great Depression. From the Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/ Topics: Finance Last updated Jan 13, 2009 The Elkhart Project
This blog started on April 7, 2009, provides "long-term coverage on the city of Elkhart, Ind. to provide perspective on the national recession." It aims "to focus attention on one town's battle against joblessness, diminished opportunities, a severe credit crunch and a population of newly needy residents" and to show that "community is a potent force and America's resilient spirit is ever present." Includes video clips and links to related sites. From MSNBC. http://elkhartprojectblog.msnbc.msn.com/ Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
Compilation of documents concerning the 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) and the implementation under the EESA of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Provides text of the EESA bill, press releases and statements, regulations and guidance, reports, job announcements and procurement opportunities, and other related official documents. From the U.S. Department of the Treasury. http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/eesa/ Topics: Finance Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Export.gov: Toys, Dolls and Games
Statistics on U.S. toy imports and exports back to 1992. Also include SIC (U.S. Standard Industrial Classification) tables and links to industry associations and publications, Census Bureau reports (including monthly retail sales), and other related material. From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA). http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/ocg/toys.htm Topics: Finance, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, International Trade Last updated Nov 22, 2005 Features & Commentary: Bailout
News coverage of the "U.S. financial sector [which] is in crisis [and the] ... broader economy [which] is officially in recession [as of December 2008]. The government has passed a bailout plan of unprecedented size and is considering bailouts for other industries and companies." Includes reports, commentary, videos, blogs, and other material on the auto industry, credit industry, stock market, and other financial and industry concerns. From the Nightly Business Report. http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/features/special/bailout_home/ Topics: Finance, Industries Last updated Dec 8, 2008 The Financial Crisis: A Timeline of Events and Policy Actions
This website "provides information related to ... market events and the actions the [Federal Reserve] and other governmental enterprises have taken" related to "a period of severe turbulence in world financial markets." Includes a timeline (starting February 2007), financial and Federal Reserve monetary data, publications, news, and links to relevant government websites. From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. http://www.stlouisfed.org/timeline/ Topics: Finance Last updated Feb 3, 2009 FinancialStability.gov
This website contains documents related to "a comprehensive plan [announced in February 2009 by the Obama administration] to restore stability to [the U.S.] financial system." Find material on Making Home Affordable, Consumer and Business Lending Initiative, Capital Assistance Program, and other programs that are part of the initiative. Documents and press releases will be added to this website as they become available. From the U.S. Department of the Treasury. http://www.financialstability.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Finance Last updated Mar 9, 2009 Foreign Trade Statistics
This site provides monthly U.S. foreign trade reports, available as far back as January 1994. Annual import and export data for trade with each foreign country is also available from 1996. Users can browse, search, and download the schedule B commodity export codes, access the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes for imports, and obtain information regarding compliance reporting using the Automated Export System. http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/index.html Topics: Finance, International Trade, Statistics Last updated Oct 9, 2009 Global Credit Crunch
Collection of news and analysis concerning problems associated with the U.S. and global financial systems. Topics include the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the purchase of Wall Street bank Bear Stearns in March 2008, rising gold prices, and stock market turmoil. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2007/creditcrunch/default.stm Topics: Finance, Money Last updated Mar 17, 2008 Global Economy in Crisis
This page collects publications about the 2008/2009 economic crisis in the U.S. and around the world. It includes policy papers, statistics, expert briefs and commentary, blog posts, and audio, video, and transcripts of events. In addition to the U.S. economy, find pieces about Africa, China, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, and other countries. From the Council on Foreign Relations, "a nonpartisan and independent membership organization." http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/cgs/ Topics: Economics, Finance Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Google Finance
Links to news and analysis about financial matters in the U.S. Includes material about the stock market and industry sectors such as heath care, technology, and utilities. Also, as of June 2008, includes real-time stock quotes for NASDAQ securities. From Google. http://www.google.com/finance Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy
This report, published in September 2008, "shows that the U.S. can create two million jobs by investing in a rapid green economic recovery program." Provides the full report, a summary of findings, and accompanying publications about the impact of a green recovery program on specific U.S. states. From the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts. http://www.peri.umass.edu/green_recovery/ Topics: Finance, Jobs & Work Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Harvard Business School: On the Global Economic Crisis
This site highlights research and commentary from Harvard Business School faculty on the global economic crisis. Find videos, articles from the Harvard publications (some material only available for purchase), and links to other news sources. Topics include consumer psychology, the opportunities in the economic downturn, recruiting, Obama's first 100 days, and more. From the Harvard Business School (HBS). http://www.hbs.edu/economic-crisis/ Topics: Finance Last updated May 15, 2009 House Committee on Financial Services
Website for this U.S. House of Representatives committee that "oversees all components of the nation's housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities." Find legislation, hearings, press releases, and other documents in areas such as executive compensations, predatory lending and subprime mortgages, mortgage foreclosures, the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. http://financialservices.house.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Finance Last updated Jan 5, 2009 How the Crash Will Reshape America
March 2009 article about the potential effect of the 2008 economic crisis on different cities and regions of the U.S, answering questions such as "Which cities and regions can come back strong? And which will never come back at all?" Includes links to an interview about "why recession is the mother of invention," and maps showing "innovation, in the form of patents issued," changing income levels, and population shifts. From the Atlantic Monthly. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200903/meltdown-geography Topics: Finance Last updated Mar 2, 2009 Information on Recessions and Recoveries, the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, and Related Topics
Compilation of announcements of recessions and recoveries by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). "The committee maintains a chronology of the beginning and ending dates ... of U.S. recessions." Covers data back to 1854, including the Dec. 1, 2008, announcement "that a peak in economic activity occurred in the U.S. economy in December 2007. The peak marks ... the beginning of a recession." Also provides a FAQ. http://www.nber.org/cycles/main.html Topics: Economics, Finance Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Inside the Meltdown
Companion to a 2009 PBS Frontline documentary that responds to the idea that "[m]any Americans still don't understand what has happened to the economy. ... How did it all go so bad so quickly? Who is responsible? How effective has the response from Washington and Wall Street been?" Provides analysis on topics such as the Bear Stearns rescue, interviews, and a timeline of events starting with housing market troubles in summer 2007. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meltdown/ Topics: Finance Last updated May 11, 2009 Jackson Library: Hot Topics
Collection of "relevant full-text articles that highlight flashpoints of ... current hot issues" in the business world. Features topic pages for "Financial Crisis and Bailout," "Madoff Scandal," climate change, food prices, housing market and the economy, and many more. Most full-text articles are available to all users; some (marked) are only accessible to the Stanford University community. From the Jackson Library, Stanford Graduate School of Business. http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/jacksonlibrary/articles/hottopics/ Topics: Business, Finance Last updated Feb 9, 2009 Middletown Thrall Library Special Coverage: The Economy
Annotated links to resources on the U.S. and global economy, personal finance, and related consumer interests. Features extensive links to news and documents about the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), and sections on banking, credit and debt, food, the housing crisis, investments, and more. From the Middletown Thrall Library, a U.S. Federal Depository Library in New York. http://www.thrall.org/special/economy.html Topics: Finance Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Recovery.gov
"Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] is going." Includes text of this economic stimulus plan (signed by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009), FAQ, timeline of the plan's operation, details about how the money will be used and estimated job effects, and related material. From the White House. http://www.recovery.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Finance Last updated Feb 18, 2009 State Economic Stimulus Plans
This chart, from 2009, shows U.S. state-level stimulus plans proposed "in response to the current economic recession." The table includes a description of each stimulus plan (many for infrastructure improvements), and, where available the proposed spending amount. From the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/BudgetTax/StateEconomicStimulusPlans/tabid/12579/Default.aspx Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 28, 2009 Trade Data Online
"Provides the ability to generate customized reports on Canada's and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries." Covers more than 5,000 commodities in over 500 industries. Search by keywords or NAICS (industry) or HS6 (commodity) code. "The latest data from Statistics Canada and the U.S. Census Bureau." http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Topics: Business, Finance, International Trade Last updated Sep 22, 2009 When Bad News Is Good Business
Article and accompanying slide show about businesses that may do well in tough economic times. The main article focuses on the collateral recovery business, and the slide show highlights business such as bankruptcy and foreclosure law firms, pawnshops, farm equipment auctioneers, and debt collectors. From the website for Forbes magazine. http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/11/repo-work-downturn-lead-careers-cx_mk_0411misery.html Topics: Finance Last updated Dec 10, 2008 |
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