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  • No Israel rate cuts while inflation high -c.bank

    Guardian Unlimited - If inflation pressures fall, then we will be able to lower the interest rate," Fischer said at a news conference. "But we are in ... Fischer said, noting that the central bank was working on a new mandate along with the Finance Ministry and Prime ...
    2008-02-10 02:52:00
  • Afghanistan vote could carry fate of administration

    St. Petersburg Times - The Bank of Canada's key interest rate is steady at 4 percent while the prime lending rate is 5.75 percent. Canadian stock markets are lower, with the Toronto Exchange index at 13,002 points Friday and the TSX Venture Exchange at 2,510 points. Lotto ...
    2008-02-09 10:34:00
  • Afghanistan vote could carry fate of administration - St. Petersburg Times

    Afghanistan vote could carry fate of administrationSt. Petersburg Times, FL - 5 hours agoThe Bank of Canada's key interest rate is steady at 4 percent while the prime lending rate is 5.75 percent. Canadian stock markets are lower, ...
    2008-02-09 10:47:07
  • Swan pours cold water on recession talk - The Age

    Swan pours cold water on recession talkThe Age, Australia - 5 hours agoAnd Mr Swan refused to criticise the RBA for failing to get inflation under control, despite 11 interest rate rises, laying the blame on the Howard ...
    2008-02-09 10:52:53
  • No rate cut expected at Fischer press meeting - Globes

    No rate cut expected at Fischer press meetingGlobes, Israel - 4 hours agoAt that meeting, Fischer prevailed in his view that there is no need to interfere with the foreign currency market, and that lowering the interest rate will ...
    2008-02-09 11:24:40
  • Profit versus the prophet - Los Angeles Times

    Profit versus the prophetLos Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoMalaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says as much when he embraces "civilizational Islam" -- Islam expressed through economics, ...
    2008-02-10 12:00:21
  • An inconvenient trip - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    An inconvenient tripFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 3 hours agoA forbestravel.com list of endangered places says they were named a prime example of a top tourist destination at risk in "Places to Visit by 2020," a 2006 ...
    2008-02-10 01:11:24
  • FM may ask banks to raise credit, lower interest rates - Hindustan Times

    FM may ask banks to raise credit, lower interest ratesHindustan Times, India - 3 hours ago"Some public sector banks have already reduced interest rates, but other banks should also bring down interest rates considering there is ample liquidity in ...
    2008-02-10 01:13:00
  • SJ school finances looking brighter - Lansing State Journal

    SJ school finances looking brighterLansing State Journal, MI - 2 hours ago"Up until recently, the interest rates were higher, and we were getting more money on whatever we had in the bank," Piggott said. Cuts in the prime rate ...
    2008-02-10 01:28:43
  • Is it a recession or a depression? It's mostly a matter of semantics - Gary Post Tribune

    Is it a recession or a depression? It's mostly a matter of semanticsGary Post Tribune, IN - 2 hours agoShave a quarter of a percentage point off the prime rate, and no one can predict what will happen. Francis B. Kent, who was born and raised in Gary, ...
    2008-02-10 02:19:59
  • The Road to Recession - Seeking Alpha

    The Road to RecessionSeeking Alpha, NY - 2 hours agoConsensus expectations are for a further 75 bps interest rate cuts by year-end. On a similar note, the ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet reversed course and ...
    2008-02-10 02:20:39
  • Ken King column: Lower interest rates affect everybody - Sheboygan Press

    Ken King column: Lower interest rates affect everybodySheboygan Press, WI - 1 hour agoDear Ken: I keep hearing that the Fed is cutting the prime interest rate and that it is supposed to stimulate the economy, but what does that mean to me? ...
    2008-02-10 02:21:30
  • Election coverage contingent - Peoria Journal Star

    Election coverage contingentPeoria Journal Star, IL - 1 hour agoThat same day, however, the Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate - the second such cut in eight days. It was a big economic story and, as such, ...
    2008-02-10 03:02:44
  • No Israel rate cuts while inflation high -c.bank - Guardian Unlimited

    No Israel rate cuts while inflation high -c.bankGuardian Unlimited, UK - 21 minutes ago"If inflation pressures fall, then we will be able to lower the interest rate," Fischer said at a news conference. "But we are in a situation where ...
    2008-02-10 03:59:02
  • An inconvenient trip (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

    By JUDY WILEY That dream vacation -- diving along the Great Barrier Reef, skiing in the Swiss Alps -- could remain a dream forever if you don't get a move on. The brilliant coral off the coast of Australia could be largely gone by 2050, says a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And the cost of snowmaking equipment in the Alps is already forcing operators to invest in ...
    2008-02-10 01:14:43