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  • Interest-rate swap spreads mostly widen as Treasury yields rise - Danbury News-Times

    Interest-rate swap spreads were mostly wider amid increases in U.S. Treasury yields as the cost that banks charge for dollar loans in London edged to a record low. The difference between the rate to exchange floating- for fixed-interest payments and ...
    2009-09-14 08:44:00
  • Attractive French model bears close watching - Age

    The world has a certain fascination with Carla Bruni, but could it be that France has another model we should be studying? In the global recession, France has been one of the most resilient of the rich economies. France's economy has been ridiculed ...
    2009-09-14 10:17:00
  • Drop in inflation figure expected - The Guardian

    New official figures are expected to show inflation falling to its lowest level in almost five years. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is expected to have fallen to 1.4% from 1.8% in August - the lowest since November 2004 and well below the Bank of ...
    2009-09-14 11:42:00
  • No job is safe in today's tough market - Post-Star

    NEW YORK -- As the unemployment rate climbs to almost 10 percent, no industry or profession has been spared when employers needed to cut jobs. That includes fields once considered untouchable. Big national law firms are letting partners go. Following ...
    2009-09-14 10:09:00
  • One year later: Rhode Islanders felt Wall Street’s collapse - Providence Journal

    Damien Cabral was honeymooning on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia when the U.S. financial system began to melt down. A 2006 Bryant University graduate with a degree in business administration, Cabral was working as a marketing analyst for a Rhode ...
    2009-09-14 10:09:00
  • Closing on a mortgage costly here - Tampa Bay Online

    TAMPA - Home prices may be falling in Florida, but buyers still have to fork over more cash than those in every state but one to close a deal, according to a study from Bankrate.com . Only Texas charges more in origination, title and closing costs ...
    2009-09-14 11:00:00
  • No Easy Exit for Government as Housing Market's Savior - Wall Street Journal

    WASHINGTON -- After a year of extraordinary interventions in the economy, the federal government is starting to pare its support for the private sector. It doesn't look that way to Peter Lansing, president of mortgage firm Universal Lending. The ...
    2009-09-14 10:52:00
  • Federal Reserve’s steps to aid banking system raise risks, too - Canton Repository

    The Federal Reserve’s bold steps to prevent the banking industry from collapsing last year have injected new dangers into the financial system. Analysts and government officials fear that the nation’s biggest banks will be emboldened to resume ...
    2009-09-14 11:42:00
  • Green shoots evident, but worries remain - Ethiopian Review

    Green shoots evident, but worries remainEthiopian ReviewThe sub-prime mortgage crisis, which later snowballed and caused the world's greatest financial meltdown, took its toll on the Indian real estate market ...and more »
    2009-09-14 09:53:13
  • How the cookie crumbled - Ethiopian Review

    How the cookie crumbledEthiopian ReviewThe housing boom also generated a tremendous interest in the market for mortgage-backed securities (MBS), collateralised debt obligations (CDO) and other ...and more »
    2009-09-14 09:54:11
  • Individual Financial Net Assets Top W1,000 Trillion - 조선일보(영문판)

    Individual Financial Net Assets Top W1,000 Trillion조선일보(영문판)Their total debt, including mortgage loans, grew two percent to W818.4 trillion over the same period. As a result, their net financial assets (assets less ...
    2009-09-14 10:11:12
  • 'Realty Prices Will Not Go Down Any Further' - VC Circle

    'Realty Prices Will Not Go Down Any Further'VC CircleDemand is definitely picking up in the residential sector and it will be better if the interest rates are lowered. Ideally, Indian mortgage interest should ...and more »
    2009-09-14 10:32:47
  • Asian Stocks Fluctuate as Telstra, Aiful Slump; Rio Advances - Bloomberg

    Asian Stocks Fluctuate as Telstra, Aiful Slump; Rio AdvancesBloomberg... similar move with mortgage-backed securities. Bond-market yields suggest the Fed is accomplishing its goal. The London interbank offered rate, or Libor, ...and more »
    2009-09-14 10:32:55
  • Intuit expects mint-fresh commissions - FT.com Blogs

    Intuit expects mint-fresh commissionsFT.com Blogs... those banks - they will say to the user - 'We have a mortgage rate better than the one you currently have, or a CD that's better than your current CD. ...and more »
    2009-09-14 11:03:18
  • Housing expert says home construction industry is picking up steam - Richmond Times Dispatch

    Richmond Times DispatchHousing expert says home construction industry is picking up steamRichmond Times DispatchMortgage rates should continue to stay low at least through 2010, which will help with the recovery, he said. The Federal Reserve is active in the mortgage ...
    2009-09-14 11:08:05