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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates at historic lows - CreditCards.com
Since it's tied to the fed funds rate, the prime rate moves up and down as the central bank adjusts its key lending rate. "We do expect credit card interest rates to rise once the Fed begins to increase the funds rate," says Sean Maher, an associate ...
2010-03-16 03:26:00 -
Thaksin supporters throw blood on Thai prime minister's ... - Daily News and Analysis
Investors have been emboldened by the lack of violence and the view that prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would survive the crisis. Economists say the central bank may bring forward an expected interest rate rise that could have been delayed by ...
2010-03-17 11:29:00 -
Goldman Likely Wrong on India Rate Call, Aide Says ... - BusinessWeek
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts are likely to be proven wrong on forecasting 3 percentage points of interest-rate increases in India this year, an aide to the prime minister said. “300 basis points is quite a huge increase ...
2010-03-01 07:23:00 -
Expectations High on China Interest Rate, Yuan ... - Digital Chosunilbo
... to raise interest ... Prime Minister Wen said Sunday that the yuan is not undervalued and in fact, it has appreciated when factoring in inflation. He says China will continue to implement a "managed, market-based and floating-exchange rate ...
2010-03-16 08:13:00 -
Form 10-K for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP - YAHOO!
The majority of our variable rate loans contain interest rate floors, which help limit the impact of the recent decreases in the prime interest rate. Net interest income declined $14.4 million, or 4.6%, from $309.5 million in 2007 to $295.1 million ...
2010-03-16 02:22:00 -
Yunus calls for standardised interest rate - The Daily Star
... will be a great service by the Microcredit Regulatory Authority if they can fix the interest rate," he said at the closing of an international conference on microcredit organised by MRA at Sonargaon Hotel. Prime Minister's Adviser on Economic ...
2010-03-17 12:19:00 -
Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's home - TVNZ
Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's homeTVNZEconomists say the central bank is likely to bring forward an expected interest rate rise that could have been delayed by unrest. Benchmark five-year bond ...and more »
2010-03-17 03:55:20 -
'Inflation targeting can wait' - Economic Times
'Inflation targeting can wait'Economic TimesWill the proposed base rate (replacing the benchmark prime lending rate) be more effective in the transmission of policy rate in the credit market? ...
2010-03-17 03:58:15 -
US-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent Developments - American Enterprise Institute
US-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent DevelopmentsAmerican Enterprise InstituteThese include worries over Japan's falling population rate and demographic decline, the supplanting of permanent employment by temporary jobs, the shrinking ...and more »
2010-03-17 04:04:10 -
Bank of Japan doubles lending plan to $222 bn - Economic Times
Bank of Japan doubles lending plan to $222 bnEconomic TimesThey also held the overnight lending rate at 0.1%. Shirakawa said there is no “miracle” cure to stem declines in prices that are deepening even as the ...and more »
2010-03-17 04:04:21 -
All Sizzle, No Steak - Falls Church News Press
All Sizzle, No SteakFalls Church News PressThe highest portion of sub-prime mortgages were taken out at the height of the real estate bubble in 2006, and most were of the adjustable-rate variety with ...
2010-03-17 04:13:45 -
Latvian Coalition Walk-Out May Provoke 'Ineffective' Government - BusinessWeek
Latvian Coalition Walk-Out May Provoke 'Ineffective' GovernmentBusinessWeekMarch 18 (Bloomberg) -- Latvian political uncertainty precipitated by the walk-out of Prime Minister Valdis ...and more »
2010-03-17 06:16:05 -
Fischer Tries to Withdraw Stimulus Without Stalling Rebound - BusinessWeek
Fischer Tries to Withdraw Stimulus Without Stalling ReboundBusinessWeekFischer said March 11 that he plans to “gradually” reduce central bank purchases of foreign currency, while returning interest rates to a “normal” level. ...and more »
2010-03-17 06:42:16 -
The four "Cs" s to getting property finance - Realestateweb.co.za
The four "Cs" s to getting property financeRealestateweb.co.zaWhile a discounted lending rate of prime less 2% was not something to get too excited about in 2006, just a year or two later, investors were lucky to ...
2010-03-17 06:47:18 -
David Prosser: Time to raise the inflation target? - Independent
David Prosser: Time to raise the inflation target?IndependentAn inflation target of 2 per cent means, generally speaking, a nominal interest rate of 4 to 5 per cent. As we saw when the Bank of England began slashing ...and more »
2010-03-17 07:01:19