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  • Dollar Steadies as Central Bank Meetings, U.S. Data Eyed

    CNBC - ... reports would support expectations that the U.S. central bank will cut the fed funds rate to 5.0% from the current 5.25 ... day after robust second-quarter economic growth figures revived speculation that the RBA will need to raise interest rates once ...
    2007-09-04 09:48:00
  • India's Banks: 'The Sector Is a Buy'

    Wall Street Journal - ... say recent government curbs on overseas borrowings by Indian companies will be a driver for bank earnings in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31. With companies forced to seek more funding at home, banks will be able to keep interest rates ...
    2007-09-04 09:12:00
  • Stocks Rise Amid Hopes for an Interest Rate Cut

    CNBC - ... are paying close attention to economic data this week as they debate whether or not the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates ... Opinions on whether the end of the current financial turmoil is in sight were mixed, but analysts agree on the fact that ...
    2007-09-04 11:11:00
  • Fitch Rates Washington $970MM GO Bonds 'AA'; Outlook to Positive

    Forbes - Unemployment rates have been falling on both an absolute and relative basis; the ... state revenues every year up to a total of 10%; this is an improvement over current ... Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall ...
    2007-09-04 02:17:00
  • Interest rate blow to confidence

    Channel 4 News - ... to heart in their spending intentions." But she added that the unexpectedly large fall in inflation, along with the current unrest in the financial markets, meant it was now much less likely that the MPC would feel a further hike in interest rates was ...
    2007-09-04 05:16:00
  • Council approves MAGIC grant, new water rates

    Minot Daily News - The current charge of $2.12 a month would go to $2.60 a month. The new rates will be included in the city’s 2008 budget, which comes up for a public hearing ... However, aldermen rejected a motion to spend $255,000 from interest earnings to correct the ...
    2007-09-04 09:26:00
  • Crude Oil Trades Near a Four-Week High After Rising on U.S. Equity ...

    Bloomberg - This is a positive for them,'' said Gordon Howald, an analyst at Calyon Securities USA Inc. in New York who rates El Paso ... More Current View' ``We now have a more current view of that estimate,'' company spokesman Bill Baerg said today in ...
    2007-09-04 03:57:00
  • Current account that pays 10%

    This is Money - Banks are fighting to increase their share of the market and their favoured weapon is high interest rates on current account balances. Instead of keeping a regular credit balance in an account that pays no interest, you could be earning as much as ...
    2007-09-04 08:41:00
  • Dollar steady as market waits key US data

    Zawya.com - Many market players expect the Fed to lower interest rates from the current level of 5.25 percent at its September 18 meeting. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who has appeared wary of using an interest rate cut to calm distressed markets, in a speech last ...
    2007-09-04 10:09:00
  • Pre-election rate rise seen

    News.com.au - It is widely expected to keep interest rates steady until the dust settles in international financial markets. The most likely date for the next interest rate rise from the current level of 6.5 per cent would be November 6, in the middle of the ...
    2007-09-04 04:04:00
  • Dollar leaps on rates bandwagon

    The Australian - ... and not so much from household consumption, and that implies a much better current account position going forward." Mr Morriss said the strong economy gave traders confidence to increase expectations the RBA would again raise interest rates ...
    2007-09-04 08:22:00
  • Bank governor plans to eliminate loan interest

    Financial Times - Iran's new central bank governor, appointed yesterday, says he has a plan to eliminate interest rates on loans, in order to ... The central bank runsthe Oil Stabilisation Fund, which collects the windfalls from current high oilprices. Mr Ahmadi ...
    2007-09-04 06:28:00
  • Angry renters 'feeling unloved'

    News.com.au - weekly rents are likely to increase further as the fixed interest rate mortgages of the landlords expire and they renew at the higher current interest rates. Furthermore, rental increases are required to maintain the investment yield due to the lower ...
    2007-09-04 04:04:00
  • N.Y. Supt. Dinallo Calls for End to Bureau-Filed Rates for Workers' Comp (Insurance Journal)

    Workers' compensation rates in New York State should be determined by more competition among insurance carriers, instead of through the current rating board that now proposes these rates, New York Sta
    2007-09-04 03:43:02
  • Interest rate rise unlikely: analysts (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Economists say interest rates are expected to remain unchanged for this month.
    2007-09-04 02:09:28