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  • UPDATE 2-Toronto stocks rise sharply as rate cuts eyed

    Reuters - TORONTO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Thursday morning, lifted by higher commodity prices, the prospect of more interest rate cuts, and strong profits at Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (POT.TO: Quote ...
    2008-01-24 11:19:00

  • Economists after 50bp rate rise

    News.com.au - PROMINENT market economists are starting to question the anti-inflation credentials of the Reserve Bank, suggesting it may need to "aggressively'' lift official interest rates by 50 basis points to get prices growth under control. The ANZ bank's head ...
    2008-01-24 12:52:00

  • EPF board decides to continue with 8.5 per cent interest

    Hindustan Times - The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Organisation on Thursday decided to continue with the 8.5 per cent rate of interest for the year 2007-08. The decision, which would impact four crore subscribers, was taken at a ...
    2008-01-24 12:37:00

  • UPDATE 1-Don't expect quick, deep rate cuts -Bank of Canada

    Reuters - OTTAWA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge steered markets away from the idea of sudden and large interest rate cuts on Thursday, saying the central bank sought to move "in a measured fashion". He did not rule out cutting rates by ...
    2008-01-24 11:04:00

  • Euro Rises Versus Dollar, Yen as ECB's Weber Dismisses Rate Cut

    Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose against the dollar and yen after European Central Bank council member Axel Weber dismissed speculation that the bank will cut interest rates as ``wishful thinking.'' Weber's comments helped the European currency ...
    2008-01-24 01:13:00

  • UPDATE 1-ECB's Noyer keeps options open on rate moves

    Reuters - PARIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer said on Thursday the ECB had an open mind to interest rate moves, but stressed that maintaining price stability was a priortity. Noyer told France's LCI ...
    2008-01-24 12:02:00

  • US RATE FUTURES-Prospects for 50 bps Fed cut slip

    Reuters - CHICAGO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. short-term interest rate futures extended a sell-off on Thursday, sharply reducing the implied chances for another big Federal Reserve rate cut next week. Prospects for the Fed to lower benchmark lending rates by 50 ...
    2008-01-24 11:04:00

  • Crude Oil Rises More Than $1 on Expected U.S. Interest Rate Cut

    Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose more than $1 a barrel on speculation the Federal Reserve will reduce U.S. interest rates next week to avoid recession in the world's biggest energy consuming country. Futures markets suggest the Fed will probably ...
    2008-01-24 10:21:00

  • Interest-Rate Derivatives Signal Banks Still Reluctant to Lend

    Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Interest-rate derivatives indicate that banks remain reluctant to lend even after the Federal Reserve has slashed borrowing rates and central banks have provided over $140 billion in emergency funding. The difference between ...
    2008-01-24 11:12:00

  • After the Fed interest rate cut

    Globe and Mail - LONDON — Whatever happened to the great decoupling? The euro is a decade old, the Chinese economy has been cruising in top gear for almost half a decade, the other nations that make up the BRIC - Brazil, Russia and India - are motoring nicely and ...
    2008-01-24 11:26:00

  • Australia Will Raise Interest Rate in February, Economists Say

    Bloomberg - Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's central bank will increase interest rates as it judges the fastest inflation in 16 years is a bigger risk than a potential global economic slowdown that prompted the U.S. to cut borrowing costs this week, economists ...
    2008-01-24 10:36:00

  • Brazil's Real Advances on U.S. Rate Outlook, Chinese Growth

    Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real rose on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next week, boosting the yield advantage on local-currency bonds. Brazil's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.25 percent ...
    2008-01-24 12:59:00

  • US RATE FUTURES-Jan FOMC debate reshaped - again

    Reuters - CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Prospects for aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next week withered on Thursday in the face of worries the Fed might have been blindsided in making this week's huge inter-meeting move. Short-term rate futures ...
    2008-01-24 12:37:00

  • FOREX-Euro rises as ECB interest rate cut hopes fade

    Forbes - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the euro on Thursday as tough inflation comments by a European Central Bank official and strong German business confidence data dashed hopes for a near-term interest rate cut in the euro zone. An ...
    2008-01-24 11:19:00

  • Ins and outs of the ups and downs - Financial Times

    Ins and outs of the ups and downsFinancial Times, UK - 30 minutes ago"Typically interest rate cuts are effective in helping the corporate world when it is overborrowed - but that is not the case now at all. ...
    2008-01-24 06:29:46

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