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  • Howard, Behind in Polls, Calls Election in Australia (Update1)

    Bloomberg - Still, voters have been angered by five interest rate increases since Howard won the 2004 election on a pledge to keep interest rates low. He has also introduced laws reducing union power in wage negotiations. Howard points to the 430,000 ...
    2007-10-14 12:29:00
  • Interest rate caps considered

    Union Leader - Manchester – As credit unions in New Hampshire move to roll out low-cost payday loans, some legislators in Concord are continuing efforts to cap the interest rates lenders could charge on such loans. Storefront payday lenders traditionally charge ...
    2007-10-13 08:55:00
  • Hispanics vulnerable to predatory lending

    Baltimore Sun - Referred to a local loan broker by a trusted friend, he borrowed the entire purchase price of $615,000 from Washington Mutual at a high interest rate typical of subprime loans. The monthly payment, as he says he understood it, would be $3,600 - steep ...
    2007-10-14 12:15:00
  • Soaring Australian dollar a threat to growth: Economists

    Times of India - The rise of the Aussie on the back of booming resource demand from China has accelerated amid mixed signals about the strength of the US economy and a widening interest rate differential between Australia and the United States. The Australian ...
    2007-10-14 12:36:00
  • Concerns raised about SA 's interest rate hikes

    SABC - The Black Management Forum has expressed concern at continued interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank. The bank raised the repo rate by 50 basis points last Thursday after increases in June and August. BMF president Jimmy Manyi says most delegates ...
    2007-10-13 10:35:00
  • US clings to state of denial

    Guardian Unlimited - ... pre-emptive anti-inflation policy in the middle of the expansions when housing is not so sensitive to interest rates, making it less likely that anti-inflation policies would be needed near the ends of expansions when housing is very interest-rate ...
    2007-10-13 11:39:00
  • Many home owners suffer under high-interest loans

    Home News Tribune - Expensive, high interest rate mortgage loans continued to grab a larger share of the market last year, and thousands of homeowners like Paul and Elizabeth Duncan are feeling the squeeze. The Toms River couple are finding it increasingly hard to make ...
    2007-10-14 01:19:00
  • I'm accountable for interest rates: PM

    News.com.au - PRIME Minister John Howard says he takes full responsibility for everything that happens while he's in charge. When asked about whether he took responsibility for a succession of interest rate rises, Mr Howard replied: "I take responsibility for ...
    2007-10-13 08:55:00
  • Fed's rate cut concerns owners of small businesses (Houston Chronicle)

    Owners of small businesses in the U.S. scaled back plans to expand, hire and invest after the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate last month, a private survey has found.
    2007-10-13 10:48:46
  • Concerns raised about SA 's interest rate hikes (SABC News)

    The Black Management Forum has expressed concern at continued interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank. The bank raised the repo rate by 50 basis points last Thursday after increases in June and August.
    2007-10-13 11:01:05
  • Making the most of emergency funds

    Miami Herald - At the top of the site, click on ''Compare Rates.'' Under ''CDs & Savings,'' select money market accounts (MMAs) and savings ... And in case you don't know, your emergency fund should include not just your rent or mortgage payment but any expenses for ...
    2007-10-13 11:54:00
  • Trials atypical in local DWIs

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Statistics from the state Department of Motor Vehicles compare county conviction rates for both offenses — nearly 50,000 DWI and DWAI ... Sometimes they find they can't support their families any longer, can't make their mortgage payments." ...
    2007-10-14 01:41:00
  • Making the most of emergency funds (Miami Herald)

    Krista Swetz and her husband are just a few months away from reaching a money milestone. The Maryland couple will soon have saved the three months' worth of living expenses I'm always telling folks to have stashed away in case of an emergency.
    2007-10-14 12:15:41
  • How to Dodge Fees When Buying a Home (US News & World Report)

    By doing their homework, buyers can avoid (some of) the closing costs.
    2007-10-13 04:03:35
  • Caretakers, Servers Among Most Depressed (Local 6 Orlando)

    Workers who take care of children or the elderly along with those who work in restaurants have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers.
    2007-10-13 02:14:50