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  • More interest rate pain likely - Weekly Times Now

    THE Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its forecasts for inflation and economic growth, with an unavoidable implication that interest rates will rise further, and very likely more rapidly, than currently expected. In its quarterly monetary policy ...
    2010-05-06 09:14:00
  • Interest Rate Risk Grader Tool for Bank Analysis ... - PRWeb

    Cordova, TN ( PRWEB ) May 5, 2010 -- Echo Partners has announced the Interest Rate Risk Grader (echopartners.com/interest-rate-risk-grader/) addition to its asset liability tools to allow users to evaluate bank risk and sensitivity to interest rate ...
    2010-05-05 08:00:00
  • ECB rejects calls to lower its interest rate below 1pc - Independent

    THE European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday refused to bow to pressure to cut its key interest rate below 1pc in response to the financial turmoil. Any move to cut the ECB rate further would be a huge boost to more than 400,000 people who have tracker ...
    2010-05-06 10:47:00
  • Issuer of 79.9% interest rate credit card defends its ... - CreditCards.com

    If you have bad credit in the new era of credit card regulation, be prepared to pay -- dearly -- for the privilege of using credit. That's the message underlying recent credit card offers that feature jaw-dropping interest rates of up to 79.9 percent ...
    2010-05-06 01:07:00
  • Iceland's central bank lowers key interest rate by half ... - Newser

    Sedlabanki said that capital controls and the interest rate differential with major currencies would continue to support the krona as it also cut its current account rate half a point to 7 percent. The seven-day collateral lending rate had peaked at ...
    2010-05-05 06:42:00
  • ECB keeps key interest rate unchanged as widely ... - Xinhua News Agency

    Attention now turns to ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet's news conference at 1.30 p.m. local time in Lisbon (1230 GMT) Thursday, which was expected to be dominated by the Greek debt crisis. Trichet was expected to face questions about ECB's Monday ...
    2010-05-06 07:38:00
  • Norway hikes key interest rate to 2 pct - Boston Globe

    ... Governor Svein Gjedrem says the bank considered leaving its key rate unchanged because of fears that the EU crisis might hamper economic growth in Norway, which is not a member of the EU or the eurozone. However, the bank says a loan agreement ...
    2010-05-05 08:36:00
  • ECB keeps benchmark interest rate at historic low of 1%+ - Big Hollywood

    LONDON, May 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The European Central Bank decided Thursday to leave its key policy rate unchanged at a historic low of 1.0 percent amid Greece's debt crisis. The decision by the ECB at its policy meeting in Lisbon followed the bank's announcement Monday that it would continue
    2010-05-06 07:02:00
  • Mortgage rates at 6-week low - UPI.com

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Average interest rates for long-term mortgage contracts dropped to ... mortgages and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages followed suit,", said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist.
    2010-05-06 10:15:00
  • European Central Bank keeps interest rate at 1 percent - Xinhua News Agency

    LISBON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank Government Council decided Thursday in Lisbon to maintain the interbank interest rate at 1 percent. According to the ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, the interest rate shall stay near that level ...
    2010-05-06 04:20:00
  • Budget avoids raising taxes - Patriot-News

    Budget avoids raising taxesPatriot-NewsBut despite a reduction in local tax revenue due to a slowdown in construction and real estate sales, low-interest earnings and no projected increase in ...
    2010-05-06 11:07:45
  • How's Business? Use credit, debit cards wisely - YourNabe.com

    How's Business? Use credit, debit cards wiselyYourNabe.comThe downside is if you do not pay for your purchase in full, you will acquire a high interest rate attached to your purchase. With a debit card, ...and more »
    2010-05-06 11:08:19
  • Australia Raises Inflation, GDP Forecasts - Wall Street Journal

    Australia Raises Inflation, GDP ForecastsWall Street JournalSYDNEY—The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday revised up its forecasts for inflation and economic growth, signaling that more interest-rate ...and more »
    2010-05-06 11:08:38
  • US stocks manage to recover partly from a steep plunge - India Infoline.com

    US stocks manage to recover partly from a steep plungeIndia Infoline.comMost of the greenback's gain came against the euro, which remained weak in the wake of the European Central Bank's decision to keep its target interest rate ...
    2010-05-06 11:10:21
  • Compute your erotic capital - Macon Telegraph

    Compute your erotic capitalMacon TelegraphTo illustrate how my rating system works, I'll rate myself. As I break them down, feel free to rate yourself, but try to be honest. ...
    2010-05-06 11:11:26