One of the biggest news stories of the past few years was the near collapse of Fannie Mae, and the rescuing of the company by the government. Well, Fannie Mae is still in the news and February was not a good month for this iconic company in the United States. With all the good news about the economy recently, the Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) situation is making many worry about just how strong the economy truly is.

Junk bonds are a risky investment because they are so volatile. While a lot of money can be made with them, there is a lot to be lost as well. Junk bonds are also an indication of how an economy is doing based on how many junk bonds are trading in distressed territory. Well, this week there are less junk bonds in distressed territory than at any time in the past three years.

This post discusses the aftermath of the whole stimulus plans used by governments of various countries to help lift the economies from recession woes. Author argues that we are yet to experience the aftereffects or the hangover of these “drugs”

Government is putting restrictions on entire loan industry which includes credit cards as well. These restrictions are mainly about how these companies can charge the customer and how not. That in turn makes economy slow down because lot of people used to be dependent upon credit in order to pay their monthly bills.