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  • NZ cenbank seen keeping rates at high level

    Guardian Unlimited - As a result of the four interest rate increases by the central bank last year to rein in robust domestic demand, growth in consumer spending and house prices have started to slow.
    2008-01-17 05:46:00
  • UPDATE 2-Fed's Lockhart says more rate cuts may be needed

    Reuters - MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan 17 (Reuters) - Recent U.S. economic news has been worse than expected and may warrant further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, one of its top policy-makers said on Thursday. "Negative information has been exceeding ...
    2008-01-17 03:23:00
  • Bank of Japan Will Probably Keep Rate at 0.5% as Growth Slows

    Bloomberg - Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan will probably keep interest rates on hold next week and may acknowledge the economy isn't growing as fast as it has estimated. Governor Toshihiko Fukui and his colleagues will leave the benchmark overnight ...
    2008-01-17 03:52:00
  • How Congress can avoid a recession - Spero News

    How Congress can avoid a recessionSpero News - 21 minutes agoIt is estimated that something above two million sub-prime adjustable rate mortgages will reset to a higher interest rate during the first few months of ...
    2008-01-17 09:39:04
  • NJPAC to develop nearby site for housing, retail - phillyBurbs.com

    NJPAC to develop nearby site for housing, retailphillyBurbs.com, PA - 21 minutes agoMany credit it with helping to spur a renewed interest in downtown Newark. The new Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils, opened in October and ...
    2008-01-17 09:39:12
  • US Leading Economic Indicators Probably Fell in December - Bloomberg

    US Leading Economic Indicators Probably Fell in DecemberBloomberg - 20 minutes agoFederal Reserve policy makers, including Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, have signaled they will lower interest rates this month and the Bush administration is ...
    2008-01-17 09:39:31
  • 'Gang Leader For a Day' - Wall Street Journal

    'Gang Leader For a Day'Wall Street Journal - 20 minutes agoIn his view, the police could come after him whenever they wanted, but it was in their best interest to let familiar faces run the drug businesses. ...
    2008-01-17 09:39:57
  • Asian markets plunge on fears about possible US recession - The Canadian Press

    Asian markets plunge on fears about possible US recessionThe Canadian Press - 19 minutes agoShoji Yoshigoe, general manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, said investors were cautious because of speculation about a surprise US interest rate cut. ...
    2008-01-17 09:40:35
  • Lenders say they're aiding borrowers Consumer advocates complain ... - San Francisco Chronicle

    Lenders say they're aiding borrowers Consumer advocates complain ...San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 18 minutes agoA follow-up survey by Moody's found in September that 3.5 percent of subprime loans that had interest rates increase during the first eight months of 2007 ...
    2008-01-17 09:41:41
  • Mortgage Rates at a 2½-Year Low - Wall Street Journal

    Mortgage Rates at a 2½-Year LowWall Street Journal - 17 minutes agoWASHINGTON -- Fixed-rate home mortgages fell in the latest week, according to Freddie Mac's survey. The national average interest rate on the benchmark ...
    2008-01-17 09:43:01
  • Stronger margins bolster banking profits - Business Report

    Stronger margins bolster banking profitsBusiness Report, South Africa - 17 minutes agoEmilio Pera, the banking director at Ernst & Young, said a rising interest rate environment usually served to boost bank margins in the short to medium term ...
    2008-01-17 09:43:04
  • Pike River Lodges Rights Issue Prospectus - Sydney Morning Herald

    Pike River Lodges Rights Issue ProspectusSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 14 minutes ago... in the credit market delay to this component of the transport chain becoming fully which would be reflected in higher interest rates under the facility, ...
    2008-01-17 09:45:35
  • Higher gasoline and food costs push inflation up by largest amount ... - The Times and Democrat

    Higher gasoline and food costs push inflation up by largest amount ...The Times and Democrat, SC - 14 minutes ago... slowdown will convince the central bank that a key interest rate it controls should be reduced by a bold half-point when Fed officials next meet on Jan. ...
    2008-01-17 09:45:56
  • Forex - Dollar strengthens against yen on short-covering, US ... - CNNMoney.com

    Forex - Dollar strengthens against yen on short-covering, US ...CNNMoney.com - 12 minutes agoInvestors have pared down bets that Australia will raise interest rates because the looming slowdown in global economic output may weaken its currency. ...
    2008-01-17 09:47:44
  • Invest or deposit? - iAfrica.com

    Invest or deposit?iAfrica.com, South Africa - 12 minutes agoIf you invest the money in an interest bearing account you may get a return of around 10 percent per annum. Your bond rate will probably be three of four ...
    2008-01-17 09:47:57