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Bank of England to follow historic rate cut with more - Lanka Business Online
Also on Thursday, the eurozone is set for an unprecedented third interest rate cut in less than two months when European Central Bank governors meet in Brussels, they said. While all expect the Bank of England's (BoE) monetary policy committee (MPC ...
2008-12-02 07:53:00 -
NZ dollar up ahead of rate decision; bonds firm - ninemsn
WELLINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar edged higher on Wednesday, in tandem with firmer regional stock markets, on a cautious return of risk appetite, but the tone was muted ahead of an expected hefty interest rate cut. The Reserve Bank ...
2008-12-02 10:17:00 -
Falling interest rates - time for a pre-Christmas spending spree? - PC Authority
Home owners got an early Christmas present this week. Is it time to splurge on gadgets or save for a rainy day? Yet another interest rate cut has knocked $200 per month off the average $300,000 home loan. That makes around $600 per month since ...
2008-12-02 09:34:00 -
'No excuses': Swan slams banks for withholding rate cuts - Big Pond News
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says there is no excuse for the banks not to pass on the full one percentage point interest rate cut. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank cut rates by 100 basis points to 4.25 per cent. The Commonwealth and National Australian ...
2008-12-02 10:09:00 -
Reserve Bank likely to cut interest rates again in 2009 - News.com.au
Rate cut won't be the last, say experts Expect another 50 points in February Cuts will then be smaller AS HOMEOWNERS celebrated yet another hefty interest rate cut yesterday, economists claimed the party had not even started. The Reserve Bank's 1 per ...
2008-12-02 06:28:00 -
Bankwest fails to pass on full rate cut - West Online
Bankwest says it will reduce its standard variable home loan rate by 0.85 percentage points after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision yesterday to cut the official interest rate by one percentage point. The bank’s decision matches that of ...
2008-12-02 10:24:00 -
Swan wants bank answers on rate cuts - West Online
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swans wants bank chiefs to tell him why they are not passing on interest rate cuts to credit card users. He also reminded them the banks had a role to play in stimulating the Australian economy. The Commonwealth Bank and ...
2008-12-02 09:26:00 -
ECB set for another interest rate cut - News.com.au
A THIRD eurozone rate cut in less than two months is virtually guaranteed when European Central Bank governors meet tomorrow in Brussels, the only question is how big a reduction it will be, analysts said. "It is virtually certain that the ECB will ...
2008-12-02 08:36:00 -
Holding high hopes for joint solutions - 京报网
The Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will start its fifth two-day session on Thursday in Beijing, with all eyes on how the two major economies will face the global financial crisis together even as Washington prepares for a handover of power ...
2008-12-02 08:36:00 -
OVL may sign pact with Iraq for oil block (Business Standard India)
ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas investment arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is likely to sign agreement in next couple of months for an oil block in Iraq that was awarded to it by the erstwhile Saddam Hussein regime.
2008-12-02 11:07:43 -
Chattanooga: VW deals OK’d $51 billion in bonds to be issued (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
A Chattanooga panel Tuesday approved three key Volkswagen-related agreements to help clear the way to pay for more work for the automaker’s planned assembly plant.
2008-12-02 11:07:56 -
Alok Ind to rope in PE for Peninsula (Business Standard India)
A lok Industries, an integrated textile company that has recently diversified into real estate, is planning to rope in private equity players for its Peninsula project in the Lower Parel suburb of Mumbai by the end of the current financial year.
2008-12-02 11:09:10 -
Yes, a Nuclear Iran Is Unacceptable: A Memo to President-elect Obama (Heritage Foundation)
We cannot allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon. It would be a game-changer in the region. Not only would it threaten Israel, our strongest ally in the region and one of our strongest allies in the world, but it would also create a possibility of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists.
2008-12-02 11:09:29 -
Japan, Australia Money Rates Climb, Central Bank Actions Falter (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Money market rates rose in Japan and Australia as central banks failed to thaw a lending freeze amid concerns a global recession will slash corporate earnings.
2008-12-02 11:10:14 -
Amazing: A highbrow Jean-Claude Van Damme movie (The State)
Steven Seagal is cutting off his ponytail. This bit of news — apocryphal, perhaps — has great significance for Jean-Claude Van Damme, the star, protagonist and leading ontological conundrum of “JCVD,” as well as a one-time rival of Seagal’s for the title of world’s second-best second-rate action hero. Seagal’s supposed sacrifice, a source of astonishment to this elfin Belgian muscleman, suggests ...
2008-12-02 11:10:18