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Reports that AT&T submitted a proposal that would give telephone users more flexibility in seeking to save money on some long-distance calls. Reaction to the proposal by consumer groups and United States federal regulators; Tactics planned to be employed to lower cost, including eliminating a monthly fee for low-volume callers, and a wider variety of calling options; Statement by William E. Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, that he was encouraged by the plan.

Reports on the fall of Treasury note prices in the United States trading market on June 20, 2000.

Reports that the average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United States has slipped for the week ended June 9, 2000. Decline in mortgage rate according to a survey by Freddie Mac, a mortgage company; Status of 15-year mortgages; Rate on one-year adjustable rate mortgages.

Reports the decision of AT&T to put off a planned rate increase. Pressure from the United States government and consumer groups to stop the increase; Claim by the Federal Communications Commission chairman William E. Kennard, that the company had broken a promise to reduce overall phone charges; Comments from officials at the commission that they knew about the AT&T plans for a rate increase.

Discusses the spring 2000 announcement of AT&T that rates of most long-distance accounts will be raised. Complaints of consumer groups that feel misled by previous announcements of rate cuts by AT&T and the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Lack of concern by the FCC about AT&T plans to raise rates; How the action benefits other long-distance companies.

Deals with the rate and status of the United States trade deficit as of June 2000. Notions on trade deficit; Drawbacks of an unusually high dollar rate; How to manage trade deficits.

Focuses on the decision of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and leading telephone companies to lower long-distance telephone rates. Rate cuts which will be most beneficial to those who use make few long-distance calls; Questions about consumers actually receiving the promised savings; Reasons for the agreement.

Details the decline in new-home sales in the United States in April 2000. Rise in mortgage rates since the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in June 1999; Decline in the manufacturing index of the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago.

Editorial. Deals with the ruling issued by the United States Federal Communications Commission concerning rates of long-distance calls. Decrease in per-minute fees; Application of such ruling to access charges of telephone calls; Problems with the 1996 Telecommunications Act.

Focuses on mortgage rates in the United States as of May 26, 2000. Average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages; Rate on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports the increase in the average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United States. Survey conducted by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association.

Reports on the decline in the average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United States in April 2000. Average initial rate being asked by lenders on one-year adjustable rate mortgages.

Reports on the average interest rate on fixed-rate mortgages as of April 15, 2000 in the United States. Percentage of increase in interest rate.

Reports on the decline of the average interest rate for fixed-rate mortgages in the United States as of April 15, 2000. Details on the decline.

Presents data on the performance of stock markets in the United States for the week of March 6-10, 2000. Stock performance of companies such as Procter & Gamble, Euro Tech Holdings, Williams-Sonoma and Mirage Resorts; Stock mutual funds with the most assets under management; Bank loan rates.

Reports on the decline in mortgage rates in the United States as of March 2, 2000. Percent decline in the average interest rate on 30-year mortgages; Percent decline in the average rate on 15-year mortgages; Initial rate on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports that rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were unchanged for the week of February 4, 2000 in the United States. Survey of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. on the rates; Average initial rate on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports on the increase in the yields on short-term Treasury notes in the United States on January 26, 2000. What contributed to the increase; Implications of the fall in long-term yields; Factors that affect Treasury yields.

Reports on Treasury bond prices in the United States as of January 20, 2000. Reason for the prices; Comments from Tom Seay of Gradison-McDonald Asset Management.

Reports that mortgage rates hit their highest level since April 1997 to January 2000 amid fears that the United States Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in February 2000.

Discusses inflation-indexed United States Treasury bonds. Economic conditions in the United States as of 2000; Capital flowing into the Nasdaq market system; Interest paid on inflation-indexed bonds; Suggestions that the bonds represent a safe and good investment; Lack of fear about inflation affecting bond prices.

Reports that Bell Atlantic will begin offering long-distance service on January 5, 2000 in New York State for five cents per minute without the monthly fees charged by rival companies. Benefits for consumers who signed up for Bell Atlantic's `e-Values' plan over the Internet; Remarks from Kirk Boodry, an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Securities.

Focuses on the issue about the practice of charging different insurance premiums for different people in the United States. Comments from Steven Goldstein, a spokesman for the Insurance Information Institute; Overview on rental car companies' practice of charging young men; Implication of the charging practices of both the insurance and rental car companies.

Focuses on summer 1998 United States returns from bonds. Prices of US Treasury bonds; Long-term prospects for bonds according to Merrill Lynch investment strategist Charles I. Clough Jr.; Yield predictions.

Reports on the rise of mortgage rates in the United States as of December 31, 1999. Percentage of increase; Average rate of 30-year fixed-rate mortgages.

Reports on the construction of new homes in the United States in November 1999. Percentage of decline in construction of new homes; Number of housing starts in the year 1999 as expected by analysts; Impact of mortgage rates on demand for housing starts; Status of single-family homes construction for the period. INSET: Housing Construction.

Announces the increase in the interest rate on fixed-rate mortgages in the United States as of the second week of December 1999. Rate of increase for various types of mortgages.

Reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise their price limits for single-family mortgages in the United States in 2000. Percent increase in mortgage prices; How the increased limits could help more people obtain mortgages; Estimated mortgage price for two-family properties and three-family properties.

Provides information on the United States Department of Treasury's financing schedule for the week as of November 29, 1999. Rate on the outstanding three-month treasury bill; Ratings of GATX Capital Corp. shares; Value of the obligation bonds in California.

Presents an update on the price of Treasury bills in the United States as of November 24, 1999. Reasons behind the decline in the price of 30-year Treasury bills; Amount of two-year notes sold by the government on November 23; Significance of the decline on the value of the dollar.

Presents an update on the trading of treasury bills in the United States as of November 15, 1999. Increase in the benchmark 30-year Treasury; Why both investors and dealers are weary of building positions in bonds; Results from treasury auctions for three-month and six-month bills.

Reports on the decline in the average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the first week of November 1999. Percent decline in the mortgage rate; Rate of fifteen-year mortgages and one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports the sales decline of existing homes due to high mortgage rates in the United States in September 1999. Rate of housing sales according to the National Association of Realtors; Consumer demand for existing homes; Comment from Mark Vitner, economist at First Union company.

Reports on the average interest rate on fixed-rate mortgages in the United States for the first week of October 1999. Rate of increase for 30-year mortgages; Average for 15-year mortgages; Interest rates for adjustable rate mortgages.

Details the status of the average interest rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages in the United States according to a survey released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. 15-year mortgages; Average initial rate; Other mortgages.

Focuses on the indication that the United States would not join the international efforts in the foreign markets in order to limit the Japanese yen currency on September 24, 1999. Impact of the indication to the stock markets in Asia and Pacific; Rating of the stocks in Tokyo, Japan; Implication of the stability of the Japanese yen.

Reports that Hertz Corporation, a car rental company, increased its daily rates in the United States on noncontract accounts effective September 21, 1999. Effect of Hertz's rate increase; Average car rental rate; Rival companies of Hertz.

Reports on a survey released by Freddie Mac which found an increase on the average interest rate on fixed-rate mortgages in the United States. Rate of increase.

Reports the decrease on the average interest rates of mortgages in the United States as of August 26, 1999. Percentage decrease of the interest rates.

Reports the decrease of average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United States as of August 20, 1999. Details on the decreases.

Provides information on the E-rate, a fee on long-distance telephone companies to raise money for school Internet services in the United States. Opposition on the program; Local benefits of the program; Impact of the program on telephone and data services.

Discusses several innovative loans offered by lenders in the United States. Increase in home prices; Low mortgages offered by lenders for homeowners and buyers; Strategy of City Line Mortgage; Practice of refinancing homes as interest rates decrease.

Reports the increase of benchmark home mortgage rate in the United States as of August 1999. Percentage of the increase reported.

Reports on the declined savings rate in the United States. Reason for the trend; Steady growth of baby boomers' wealth; Average net worth of boomers in 1984.

Reveals the results of a survey by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association on the decline of the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the United States for the week ending July 23, 1999. Average initial rate that were asked by the lenders.

Reports that construction of new homes and apartments in the United States (US) plunged in June 1999. Factors that led to the decline; Figures from the US Commerce Department; Status of mortgage rates.

Reports the decline of fixed rate mortgages in the United States as of July 1999. Average percent of mortgage rates in the country.

Reports that Standard & Poor's, the second major bond-rating agency in New York, downgraded Nassau County's bonds rating in July 1999. Information on the county's economy; Total budget deficit; Persons blamed for the downgrade.

Provides information on mortgage rates in the United States. Average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages; Details on the survey released by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.; Average of fifteen-year mortgages.

Provides statistical information on borrowing through credit cards, auto loans and other personal loans in the United States (US) for the month of May, 1999. Comparison on the figures between April and May; Annual rate of consumer credit; Figures from the US Labor Department showing initial claims for state unemployment benefits.