U.S. retail sales declined in September and producer prices also fell, worrisome signals on the economy's health that heightened financial market worries over faltering global growth. The two reports on Wednesday could deepen concerns at the Federal Reserve over the readiness of the U.S. economy to

John Williams, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, speaks in a panel discussion titled ''U.S. Overview: Is the Recovery Sustainable'' at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 1, 2012. The head of the San Francisco Federal

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble talks with the media prior to the Eurogroup finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg, Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Finance ministers from the nations sharing the euro currency meet ahead of Tuesday's EU finance ministers council. Europe got more bad news about its

China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang address a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin October 10, 2014. China will avoid a hard landing despite worries over a slowdown in the world's number two economy and a flagging real-estate market, the

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