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BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 James C. Cooper	On Guard Against Recession All signs suggest meager growth -- if that -- in the fourth quarter, with little improvement in early 2008; the Fed takes preemptive action by cutting a quarter-point off its target interest rate.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 James C. Cooper	Bernanke May Need To Dig Deeper Into His Toolbox It could take a broad rate cut to stabilize the markets and the economy.
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Why Economic Growth Is Galloping Consumers and businesses have lots to spend as they get financially stronger.
BusinessWeek January 8, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The Market Isn't Listening To The Fed It's ignoring inflation warnings, but bets on lower rates may be too optimistic.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James C. Cooper	Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 James C. Cooper	If Credit Markets Thaw, Recession Is Unlikely Growth will get squeezed, but housing will take the brunt.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Stop Thinking Rate Cut, Start Thinking Rate Hike With economic growth rebounding, it's time to revise expectations.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 James C. Cooper	Rate Cuts: The Fed May Just Be Warming Up The half-point reduction isn't enough to erase the risk of recession.
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 James C. Cooper	The Fed Won't Give The Markets A Break Amid inflation pressures, Bernanke isn't ready for a preemptive rate cut.
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 James C. Cooper	Stagflation Lite? Growth is set to slow as oil and food prices continue their climb - an unwelcome, familiar combination. But there are reasons to expect a gentler version this time around.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Job Markets Will Decide The Fed's Next Move The low jobless rate, despite slower growth, heightens the inflation threat.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James C. Cooper	Don't Count Out The Consumer Just Yet If the job markets don't falter, households may keep up their spending.
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 James C. Cooper	Stock Investors Seem To Hold The Winning Hand Data suggest a soft landing, not the recession the bond bulls fear.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	The Fed: Another Failure To Communicate? The Federal Reserve must convince the markets that higher interest rates can still accommodate growth
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Fed Needs To Do A Little More Fiddling With the housing sector unlikely to ease up anytime soon, the factory sector may have to bear a larger-than-usual burden for the Federal Reserve to achieve its goal of a well-balanced economy and price stability.
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Get Ready To Exhale: The Slowdown May Be Ending A pickup in manufacturing signals stronger growth is on the way for the economy.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Consumers Aren't Sweating The Housing Slump Yet The debate over the direction of the economy and Federal Reserve policy in the coming year boils down to one basic question: Will the housing slump drag down consumer spending and the economy?
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: How Costly Oil Will Test The Economy Federal Reserve officials estimate that the buffeting from costlier oil has already knocked up to three-fourths of a percentage point from growth through the first three quarters of 2004.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outloook: The Waning Threat of Deflation The recovery is starting to reverse many trends putting downward pressure on prices and wages, paving the way for the Fed to begin tightening in 2010
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James C. Cooper	Inflation Looks Tamer, But For How Long? Resilient demand and stronger growth will stoke new price pressures.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Last-Quarter Slowdown Is Old News Despite surging oil prices, a waffling stock market, and some surprisingly weak job numbers, the economy began the third quarter on much firmer ground.
BusinessWeek February 6, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Bernanke May Have His Work Cut Out For Him If the economy doesn't cool down, interest rates could go higher than investors expect.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 James C. Cooper	Savvy Moves That Should Soothe The Markets The Fed's quick and innovative response may avert the need to cut rates.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Businesses are Betting on a Happy New Year Companies feel better about the future and are ready to expand. They seem to like what they see -- especially the rebound in consumer spending and the lower dollar, which will provide a boost to exports and profits.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Chill Out: Inflation Is Still Pretty Tame Despite some concerns, Alan Greenspan expects interest rates to rise gradually.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 James C. Cooper	Inflation Wild Cards Will Keep The Fed On Hold Demand, costs, and global forces raise new questions for prices.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Summer Grows A Little Too Warm For The Fed Given strong demand, Greenspan & Co. will likely keep raising interest rates.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why Consumer Spending Has Staying Power It looks like households are going to hit a couple of speed bumps this quarter: Surging prices for food and fuels promise to put the squeeze on purchasing power.
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 James C. Cooper	The Real Economic Threat: Weak Capital Spending Corporate caution could jeopardize job growth and consumer outlays.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: The Fed Should Be in No Rush to Raise Rates Trading in the futures market already shows investors are betting the Fed will begin to lift its target interest rate within the coming year. But time is on Bernanke's side, and he won't want to jump the gun.
BusinessWeek April 3, 2008	Calendar Events of interest to the business community from April 7 through April 11, 2008.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2007 James C. Cooper	No Recession, But... Most experts polled expect growth, however meager, in 2008. A few predict rougher times.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Time To Wave Goodbye To A "Measured" Pace In an economy this strong, the Fed might need to hike rates faster
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Fed: Trying To Shift Into Neutral Unfortunately, no one knows the rate that neither helps nor hinders growth.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Count On Consumers To Keep Spending Expect a more moderate pace as job growth and wealth gains slow.
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Real Inflation Threat Isn't Energy Will lower energy prices add to inflationary pressures? If that sounds a bit counterintuitive, consider this: The economy is already growing so rapidly that it is putting pressure on available labor, production capacity, and distribution channels.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: This Time, Fed Tightening Shouldn't Make You Tense With jobs strong and inflation low, the economy is in fine shape
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The R-Word is "Rocky," Not "Recession" Why the economic ride ahead will be bumpy - but manageable.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Michael Mandel	Bernanke's Dilemma The markets are clamoring for rate cuts, but weak U.S. productivity gains and strong global growth may limit the Fed's options.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Peter Coy	Oil & Housing: A Volatile Combination How much damage will the economy suffer from steep oil prices and the housing bust?
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: What's Everyone So Rattled About? Despite record wealth, business and consumers remain wary of the future.
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Inventory Swings Are Whipsawing The Economy The ebb and flow of business inventories has the potential to generate some ups and downs this year that could greatly affect perceptions of the economy's strength.
BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why The Fed's Cut Won't Spark Inflation Housing woes, tighter credit, and a softer labor market should douse inflation.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James C. Cooper	The Economy: Drawing A Bead On The Future We put four key economic questions to 58 experts for a sneak peak at the year to come.
BusinessWeek November 19, 2007 James C Cooper	Tipped Toward Recession The Fed seems to think inflation-recession forces are in balance, but softening labor markets, tighter lending standards, and nearly $100-a-barrel oil say otherwise.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Picking Up The Slack From Housing Capital spending should contribute strongly to second-half growth.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James Mehring	Inflation: Two Price Gauges That Hardly Look Tame The Federal Reserve continues to keep a hawkish eye on inflation.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 James C. Cooper	Behind Bernanke's Picture Perfect Forecast The Fed still frets that inflation won't behave as policymakers expect.
BusinessWeek April 2, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Say Goodbye To High Growth And Low Inflation The economic Eden of the late 1990s and early 2000s is slowly fading.