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- The United States may be the lone bright spot for auto sales this year. [CNBC]
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that food prices will grow faster than other prices in 2012, increasing by 3.5 percent. [Reuters]
- European lawmakers are considering making rate-rigging a criminal offense in the wake of the LIBOR scandal. [Washington Post]
- “International debt inspectors” began a new round of talks with the Greek government yesterday. [Associated Press]
- New home sales fell in June by their largest amount since February 2011, but are still up for the year overall. [The Hill]
- The House yesterday approved a bill allowing for a full audit of the Federal Reserve by a vote of 327–98. [The Hill]
- Total foreclosure activity rose in the first half of this year, as banks worked through a backlog of delinquent mortgages. [CNBC]
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