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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.financialpost.com/1302566.RSS" target="_blank">FPL Economy top stories</a></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Bank+Canada+hikes+interest+rates/3495031/story.html" title="he Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by 25 basis points to 1%, arguing financial conditions remain ?exceptionally stimulative? even in the face of a slowing -- but still growing -- economy..." target="_blank">Bank of Canada hikes interest rates to 1%</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Building+permits+fall+June/3493820/story.html" title="The value of Canadian building permits issued in July dropped by 3.3% from June, in line with market expectations, on weaknesses in both residential and nonresidential sectors, Statistics Canada said Wednesday..." target="_blank">Building permits fall 3.3% in June</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/home+applications+rise+refinancing+dominates/3493706/story.html" title="Americans applied to buy homes at the highest pace last week since May, but more than 8 of every 10 loan requests was for a refinancing, Mortgage Bankers Association data show on Wednesday..." target="_blank">U.S. home applications rise, but refinancing dominates</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Ivey+index+jumps/3494945/story.html" title="Purchases by Canadian businesses and governments jumped more than expected in August..." target="_blank">Ivey index jumps</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Obama+moves+round+stimulus/3491283/story.html" title="Barack Obama, the U.S. President, is set to unveil a new round of tax breaks for businesses Wednesday, initiatives many economists believe will do little to help rev up the economy..." target="_blank">Obama moves to new round of stimulus</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Canada+outlook+brightens/3489279/story.html" title="Canada?s jobs market for the final months of 2010 looks the brightest it has in almost two years, according to a quarterly survey released Tuesday..." target="_blank">Canada\'s job outlook brightens</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/report+shows+unexpected+drop+employment/3468465/story.html" title="Companies in the U.S. unexpectedly cut workers in August, data from a private report based on payrolls showed. Employment fell by 10,000, according to figures today from ADP Employer Services...." target="_blank">ADP report shows unexpected drop in employment</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/mortage+applications+rise+rates/3468446/story.html" title="U.S. mortgage applications for home purchasing and refinancing increased last week as interest rates hit a new low, a glimmer of hope for a housing market that has failed to find footing in the absence of government support..." target="_blank">U.S. mortage applications rise on low rates</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Imports+drag+lower/3449837/story.html" title="U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter, held back by the largest increase in imports in 26 years, a government report showed on Friday. But it was still a touch better than expectations..." target="_blank">Imports drag U.S. GDP lower</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Japan+outline+measures+boost+economy+tackle/3449795/story.html" title="Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he would outline measures to safeguard Japan?s fragile economic recovery and counter the effects of the yen?s strength next week..." target="_blank">Japan PM to outline measures to boost economy, tackle yen</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Bullard+says+economy+slowed+recover+2011/3449999/story.html" title="The U.S. economy hit a soft patch in the second quarter but is not likely to fall back into recession and will pick up speed in the first half of 2011, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Friday..." target="_blank">Fed\'s Bullard says economy slowed, to recover in 2011</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Alberta+headed+record+deficit/3442324/story.html" title="The Alberta government remains on course for a record deficit this year, but there is now a bigger cushion for the red ink thanks to stronger-than-expected finances from the previous year..." target="_blank">Alberta headed for record deficit</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/cuts+Ireland+credit+rating+bonds+fall/3440543/story.html" title="Irish bond yields jumped to the highest since May after Standard & Poor?s cut the country?s credit rating one step by to AA- on concern the rising cost of supporting its struggling banks will swell the budget deficit..." target="_blank">S&P cuts Ireland\'s credit rating, bonds fall</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Recovery+hopes+take+another+knock/3436814/story.html" title="Weak Canadian retail sales and plunging U.S. home sales added further fuel to concerns over a slowing North American economy, sending markets into a tailspin..." target="_blank">Recovery hopes take another knock</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/unsupportable+American+dream/3437975/story.html" title="Terence Corcoran: One of the great paradoxes of the U.S. economy is how something as personal as home ownership could have been turned into one of the world?s biggest socialist disasters..." target="_blank">An unsupportable American dream</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Consumer+prices+rise+July/3421764/story.html" title="Canada?s annual rate of inflation rose in July on higher energy prices and a new harmonized sales tax in two provinces, Statistics Canada said Friday..." target="_blank">Consumer prices rise 1.8% in July</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Jobless+claims+touch+month+high/3417394/story.html" title="New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, government data showed on Thursday, yet another setback to the frail economic recovery..." target="_blank">Jobless claims touch 9-month high</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Canada+dollar+climbs+third+risk+appetite+emerges/3417456/story.html" title="Canada?s dollar advanced for a third straight session against its U.S. counterpart, the euro and the yen as improved sentiment toward risk taking boosted stocks worldwide, improving the outlook for higher-yielding currencies..." target="_blank">Canada\'s dollar climbs for third day as risk appetite emerges</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Canadian+leading+indicator+slows+July/3417459/story.html" title="A key barometer of Canada?s economic performance slowed in July, due mainly to declines in the housing sector, Statistics Canada said Thursday..." target="_blank">Canadian leading indicator slows in July</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.financialpost.com/Wholesale+trade+declines+June/3417461/story.html" title="Wholesale trade declined unexpectedly in June, led lower by weaker machinery, equipment and supplies sectors, Statistics Canada said Thursday..." target="_blank">Wholesale trade declines in June</a><br />');
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