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  • And we all fall down?

    Indian Express - They warned about the massive US current account deficit. They warned about the extent to which the perceptions of low-risk and low-interest rates were generating incentives in the financial sector to seek out high-risk portfolios. • How did the ...
    2008-01-21 12:48:00
  • Australian Quarterly Inflation Probably Accelerated (Update1)

    Bloomberg - The bank raised interest rates to an 11-year high in November after higher food and gasoline costs, plus wage increases, caused ... However, it would take a brave central bank to do so given the current financial market conditions.'' ...
    2008-01-21 03:54:00
  • Bears take over as sharemarkets tumble

    The Australian - The current financial market volatility could be enough to stop the Reserve Bank from raising interest rates when it meets on February 5. The interbank futures market has slashed the likelihood of an increase in the cash rate, from 40 per cent down ...
    2008-01-21 04:59:00
  • BoJ set to downgrade outlook

    Financial Times - Mr Taya said that even though the bank’s desire to raise interest rates from their current 0.5 per cent towards a “normal” level remained unchanged, the international environment made this all-but impossible. “Now the market has started to ...
    2008-01-21 09:35:00
  • Japan money market shows 60 pct chance of BOJ cut

    Reuters - TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Japanese money markets are pricing in a nearly 60 percent chance of the Bank of Japan cutting interest rates from the current 0.5 percent by the end of the year, jumping from about 35 percent on Tuesday from the previous day ...
    2008-01-20 03:55:00
  • Market correction will weed out the weak and greedy, real estate ...

    Charleston Regional Business Journal - In the early 1980s, Smythe said, she was forced to “get creative” when interest rates reached as high as 18%. “Those are things agents in the business now have no clue about,” she said. And though it will take a lot of hard work, this isn’t ...
    2008-01-21 01:31:00
  • BOJ seen keeping rates steady; warn of slow growth

    Guardian Unlimited - TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to leave interest rates unchanged and warn of slower growth ... But it is seen sticking to its long-term scenario, at least for now, that rates need to rise from current very low levels as ...
    2008-01-21 06:03:00
  • Public borrowing smashes forecasts to hit record high - Independent

    Public borrowing smashes forecasts to hit record highIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoLast week, Sir John Gieve, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, said that a sharp rise in inflation may jeopardise interest rate cuts. ...
    2008-01-21 05:03:54
  • Crash! Biggest fall in shares since September 11 - Independent

    Crash! Biggest fall in shares since September 11Independent, UK - 1 hour agoThat came in the run-up to a critical meeting at the Federal Reserve on 31 January, when the option of cutting interest rates will be discussed. ...
    2008-01-21 05:09:40
  • Public Bank posts RM2.1bil profit - Malaysia Star

    Public Bank posts RM2.1bil profitMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 1 hour agoHe said net NPLs were likely to fall below 1% this year due to fewer NPLs, low unemployment and stable interest rates. “Loan demand remains strong, ...
    2008-01-21 05:12:20
  • The limit of the statistic R/P in models of oil discovery and ... - The Oil Drum

    The limit of the statistic R/P in models of oil discovery and ...The Oil Drum - 1 hour agoThe R/P statistic equals current reserves divided by the current rate of production. Reserves-to-production ratios R/P are sometimes used by companies to ...
    2008-01-21 05:14:14
  • Euro Falls to 5-Month Low, Yen Rises - International Business Times

    Euro Falls to 5-Month Low, Yen RisesInternational Business Times, NY - 1 hour agoThe Bank of Japan is expected to hold interest rates steady at its current 0.50 percent when it is due to announce its policy decision on Tuesday, ...
    2008-01-21 05:14:23
  • Vale confirms talks about Xstrata - Telegraph.co.uk

    Vale confirms talks about XstrataTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoHowever, analysts from MF Global Securities said they expected to see more consolidation in the sector, with interest rate cuts in the USA the catalyst to ...
    2008-01-21 05:22:35
  • Takeover battle looms as GE eyes Colonial - MSNBC

    Takeover battle looms as GE eyes ColonialMSNBC - 1 hour agoSpain's 10-year property boom came to a sudden halt last year, with over-supply and rising interest rates piercing an overpriced market. ...
    2008-01-21 05:41:14
  • Leave me Anonymous - Lanka Business Online

    Leave me AnonymousLanka Business Online, Sri Lanka - 1 hour agoAs for tight monetary policy, god bless people who have money in banks and earning net real interest rates of negative 10-15 per cent! ...
    2008-01-21 05:48:59