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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1203 business Economy News en-us Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:07:53 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1203 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091128/bs_nm/us_japan_economy_boj nm/20091128/us_japan_economy_boj Reuters business Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:07:53 GMT Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will meet next week, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as a surging yen adds to debate over central bank policy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091128/ap_on_re_us/us_hungry_seniors ap/20091128/us_hungry_seniors AP us Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:23:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091128/ap_on_re_us/us_hungry_seniors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091128/capt.32bef3ca8c834fc281a25a23c0581372.hungry_seniors_nykr103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NGzrIpiPjgbWc2FQ09N3hw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, Ronald Shewchuk and his wife Helen sit down to a meal at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y., The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)" border="0" /></a>AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091128/ap_on_re_us/us_hungry_seniors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091128/capt.32bef3ca8c834fc281a25a23c0581372.hungry_seniors_nykr103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NGzrIpiPjgbWc2FQ09N3hw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, Ronald Shewchuk and his wife Helen sit down to a meal at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y., The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091128/pl_afp/usbankingeconomyfinancebernanke afp/20091128/usbankingeconomyfinancebernanke AFP politics Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:27:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091128/pl_afp/usbankingeconomyfinancebernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091128/capt.photo_1259389626967-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=l016vrlBWrvfQNs6vM2RAw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke (R) sits next to US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a G20 Finance Ministers meeting. Bernanke said Saturday he was "concerned" by some congressional proposals aimed at regulating the US financial system that infringe upon the powers of the Federal Reserve.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The head of the US central bank said Saturday he was "concerned" by some congressional proposals aimed at regulating the US financial system that infringe upon the powers of the Federal Reserve.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091128/pl_afp/usbankingeconomyfinancebernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091128/capt.photo_1259389626967-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=l016vrlBWrvfQNs6vM2RAw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke (R) sits next to US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a G20 Finance Ministers meeting. Bernanke said Saturday he was "concerned" by some congressional proposals aimed at regulating the US financial system that infringe upon the powers of the Federal Reserve.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091128/pl_bloomberg/autyigyeh2kk bloomberg/20091128/autyigyeh2kk Bloomberg politics Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:12:56 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said removing the central bank from bank supervision and tampering with its political independence would “seriously impair” economic stability in the U.S. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091128/pl_bloomberg/a3yebr7lekv0 bloomberg/20091128/a3yebr7lekv0 Bloomberg politics Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:24 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said a “strong case” can be made for keeping the central bank involved in bank supervision, and subjecting interest rate policy to congressional audits may undermine confidence in monetary policy.     “There is a strong case for a continued role for the Federal Reserve in bank supervision,” the Fed Chairman said in a commentary released today on the Web site of the Washington Post. “Because of our role in making monetary policy, the Fed brings unparalleled economic and financial expertise to its oversight of banks.” http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091128/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke nm/20091128/us_usa_fed_bernanke Reuters business Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:24:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091128/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091128/i/r66148456.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ac8hbKfk.U3wHm3EIjNOFQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday congressional proposals to audit the Fed and strip it of regulatory powers as part of post-crisis reforms could damage prospects for economic and financial health in the future.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091128/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091128/i/r66148456.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ac8hbKfk.U3wHm3EIjNOFQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091128/pl_bloomberg/afv5ia_lptuw bloomberg/20091128/afv5ia_lptuw Bloomberg politics Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:01:13 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said a “strong case” can be made for keeping the central bank involved in bank supervision, and subjecting interest rate policy to congressional audits may undermine confidence in monetary policy.     “There is a strong case for a continued role for the Federal Reserve in bank supervision,” the Fed Chairman said in a commentary released today on the Web site of the Washington Post. “Because of our role in making monetary policy, the Fed brings unparalleled economic and financial expertise to its oversight of banks.” http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/usjusticegamingpoliticsinternet afp/20091127/usjusticegamingpoliticsinternet AFP us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:52:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/usjusticegamingpoliticsinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259354571169-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=L1zabTrp.ir.UGReGuyfwg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board delayed for six months on Friday the enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board delayed for six months on Friday the enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/usjusticegamingpoliticsinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259354571169-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=L1zabTrp.ir.UGReGuyfwg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board delayed for six months on Friday the enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_fed_emergency_lending_programs ap/20091127/us_fed_emergency_lending_programs AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:11:43 GMT AP - Banks borrowed slightly more from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/useconomyfinanceretailholiday afp/20091127/useconomyfinanceretailholiday AFP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:57:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/useconomyfinanceretailholiday"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259341766126-1-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=k8NGI.kepxx6mE3QWrLzKQ--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Early morning shoppers look for Black Friday bargains at Target store in Burbank, California. The National Retail Federation said it expected 134 million people to be out shopping on 'Black Friday,' the big shopping day which comes one day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday, as well as on following Saturday and Sunday.(AFP/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US stores threw their doors open before dawn on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, but just how wide recession-hit consumers would open their wallets was another question.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/useconomyfinanceretailholiday"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259341766126-1-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=k8NGI.kepxx6mE3QWrLzKQ--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="Early morning shoppers look for Black Friday bargains at Target store in Burbank, California. The National Retail Federation said it expected 134 million people to be out shopping on 'Black Friday,' the big shopping day which comes one day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday, as well as on following Saturday and Sunday.(AFP/Robyn Beck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/bs_nm/us_dubai_economy nm/20091127/us_dubai_economy Reuters business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:48:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/bs_nm/us_dubai_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091127/i/r1592427285.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=.n5jfqi3FaGe86z6122uXA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Flags for property company EMAAR, builders of Burj Dubai the world's tallest tower, are seen in Dubai, November 27, 2009. Credit ratings agency Moody's on Wednesday downgraded Emaar Properties by four notches to Ba2, placing it two notches into junk territory. REUTERS/Steve Crisp" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World leaders expressed confidence in the global economic recovery on Friday despite fears about a debt default by Gulf emirate Dubai, while major banks played down their exposure to the debt.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/bs_nm/us_dubai_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091127/i/r1592427285.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=.n5jfqi3FaGe86z6122uXA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Flags for property company EMAAR, builders of Burj Dubai the world's tallest tower, are seen in Dubai, November 27, 2009. Credit ratings agency Moody's on Wednesday downgraded Emaar Properties by four notches to Ba2, placing it two notches into junk territory. REUTERS/Steve Crisp" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economic_crisis_rhode_island ap/20091127/us_economic_crisis_rhode_island AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:45:14 GMT AP - Nearly three years after jobs started vanishing in Rhode Island at an alarming pace, House lawmakers will gather Tuesday for their first forum on one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/pl_nm/us_usa_gambling_internet nm/20091127/us_usa_gambling_internet Reuters politics Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:35:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/pl_nm/us_usa_gambling_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091127/i/r1988261291.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=jzujM_yl9wDioYB8Hylwfg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A computer screen displays an online gambling website, October 2, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve on Friday delayed the implementation date for a new Internet gambling payment ban for six months, a move that gives lawmakers time to overturn it or end confusion over illegal practices.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/pl_nm/us_usa_gambling_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091127/i/r1988261291.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=jzujM_yl9wDioYB8Hylwfg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A computer screen displays an online gambling website, October 2, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/bs_afp/stocksworld afp/20091127/stocksworld AFP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:22:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/bs_afp/stocksworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259353272297-9-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qzHVKtMZOVoit4D0vZY7Hw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A foreign labourer walks at the construction site of Dubai's Business Bay. The Dubai debt crisis roiled world markets again Friday as fears of debt defaults sparked concern that a recovery from global recession could stall.(AFP/Karim Sahib)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Dubai debt crisis roiled world markets again Friday as fears of debt defaults sparked concern that a recovery from global recession could stall.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/bs_afp/stocksworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259353272297-9-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qzHVKtMZOVoit4D0vZY7Hw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A foreign labourer walks at the construction site of Dubai's Business Bay. The Dubai debt crisis roiled world markets again Friday as fears of debt defaults sparked concern that a recovery from global recession could stall.(AFP/Karim Sahib)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/stocksusclose afp/20091127/stocksusclose AFP us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:09:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/stocksusclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259335362448-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=DyGV.wY8CDN8z0hqEWfN0g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Picture taken on June 2009 shows the Burj Dubai tower (R) and the skyline of other multi-storey buildings in Dubai. US stocks dived Friday as investors confronted the fallout from Dubai's debt problems that have rocked global markets.(AFP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US stocks dropped in an abbreviated session Friday on concerns that Dubai's debt crisis could stall the global economic recovery from recession.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/ts_alt_afp/stocksusclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091127/capt.photo_1259335362448-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=DyGV.wY8CDN8z0hqEWfN0g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Picture taken on June 2009 shows the Burj Dubai tower (R) and the skyline of other multi-storey buildings in Dubai. US stocks dived Friday as investors confronted the fallout from Dubai's debt problems that have rocked global markets.(AFP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economy_countries_glance ap/20091127/us_economy_countries_glance AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:51:05 GMT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_eu_economy ap/20091127/eu_eu_economy AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:44:03 GMT AP - Economic conditions in the 16 countries that use the euro improved further in November amid mounting optimism in the industrial sector, figures from the European Commission showed Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy ap/20091127/as_japan_economy AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:03:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091127/capt.065241d996124fbba346eb72bf3aec90.japan_economy_xits107.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OjSOD.dhBxlHsnPcoEz4Bg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Jobless people sleep with their belonging at a park in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The number of jobless rose almost 35 percent from a year earlier to 3.44 million, while the number of employed people fell 1.8 percent to 62.71 million, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan got word Friday that prices fell again in October, just as a surging yen threatens to worsen the deflation that is undermining the country's fragile economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091127/capt.065241d996124fbba346eb72bf3aec90.japan_economy_xits107.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OjSOD.dhBxlHsnPcoEz4Bg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jobless people sleep with their belonging at a park in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The number of jobless rose almost 35 percent from a year earlier to 3.44 million, while the number of employed people fell 1.8 percent to 62.71 million, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy ap/20091127/as_china_economy AP business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:02:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091127/capt.462e1b0f675d4cd2b0e0a14adae624d2.china_economy_xay809.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQ1XqF3mvBUmUM7cZeVn6w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A worker assembles a mower on a production line in a gardening equipment factory in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian province, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Chinese leaders pledged Friday to maintain stable economic policies over the year ahead as they wrapped up an annual planning meeting amid a massive stimulus effort, a state news agency said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chinese leaders pledged Friday to stick to stimulus spending and easy credit to support growth next year, making clear their unease about the stability of China's nascent recovery from the global crisis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091127/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091127/capt.462e1b0f675d4cd2b0e0a14adae624d2.china_economy_xay809.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQ1XqF3mvBUmUM7cZeVn6w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A worker assembles a mower on a production line in a gardening equipment factory in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian province, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Chinese leaders pledged Friday to maintain stable economic policies over the year ahead as they wrapped up an annual planning meeting amid a massive stimulus effort, a state news agency said. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091127/bs_nm/us_britain_bank_posen nm/20091127/us_britain_bank_posen Reuters business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:12:09 GMT Reuters - Britain is past the worst of the recession and should return to growth in the fourth quarter, two Bank of England policymakers said, in remarks which support government forecasts the economic downturn is nearly over.