Thursday, June 10

Alan Greenspan addresses the International Monetary Conference in London via video. Bond prices fell after his speech, which brought up the possibility of interest rates or inflation climbing higher than had been expected. (Andy Shaw -- Bloomberg News)

Greenspan Won't Reject Aggressive Rate Hikes

Greenspan said Fed officials continue to believe they can raise rates at a "measured" pace because of their economic forecasts. But he acknowledged that they might be wrong and have to shift their strategy, which would mean raising rates more quickly or in larger steps than previously envisioned.

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D.C.: Number of Homeless Up Slightly for 4th Year: The fourth annual point-in-time survey counted 14,537 homeless men, women and children -- up 1.8 percent from last year's survey by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Tougher Regulations Urged on Power Plant Emissions: Pollution from power plants causes the premature deaths of 23,600 Americans each year, according to an analysis prepared by a consulting company that uses the same data and methodology in its work for the Environmental Protection Agency.


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