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  • Ottawa should cap rates on credit cards: NDP - Toronto Star

    Ottawa should cap rates on credit cards: NDPToronto Star,  Canada - 2 hours agoHe called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to cap rates at 5 per cent above the prime lending rate, lowering credit card interest rates by as much as half ...
    2008-01-18 01:33:05
  • Swaziland: Income Rating Hobbles Aid Effort - AllAfrica.com

    Swaziland: Income Rating Hobbles Aid EffortAllAfrica.com, Washington - 2 hours agoThe unemployment rate is 40 percent, and more than four out of ten Swazis depend on some form of food assistance to stay alive. Dube's husband died after ...
    2008-01-18 01:35:07
  • Cut taxes to strengthen the economy - Hamilton Mountain News

    Cut taxes to strengthen the economyHamilton Mountain News,  Canada - 2 hours ago1 GST cut, Prime Minister Stephen Harper dashed hopes for additional tax relief. "We're not going to undertake any long-run spending or tax-reduction ...
    2008-01-18 01:47:32
  • Declare war on greed - Scranton Times-Tribune

    Declare war on greedScranton Times-Tribune,  USA - 2 hours agoConsider former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Winston Churchill, another former British prime minister, would probably think Mr. Blair an enigma (“a ...
    2008-01-18 02:08:05
  • Inflation rises to 3.79%; may hamper rate cut - Livemint

    Inflation rises to 3.79%; may hamper rate cutLivemint, India - 2 hours agoPTI New Delhi: Inflation rate grew by 3.79% in the first week of the new year, shrinking the possibility of RBI lowering interest rates in its January 29 ...
    2008-01-18 02:20:01
  • European gov't bonds up on slump in US equities, weak ECB lending ... - Forbes

    European gov't bonds up on slump in US equities, weak ECB lending ...Forbes, NY - 2 hours agoThis is likely to dampen down expectations that the ECB could still feasibly raise interest rates in the coming, supporting bonds. ...
    2008-01-18 02:26:43
  • UPDATE: ECB Survey: Corp Credit Standards Tightened In 4Q - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market

    UPDATE: ECB Survey: Corp Credit Standards Tightened In 4QFXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 1 hour ago10 kept its key policy rate at 4.0%, but highlighted brewing inflation risks and left the door open for an interest rate increase later in the year. ...
    2008-01-18 02:37:38
  • Asian Markets Mostly Recover From Plunge - The Associated Press

    Asian Markets Mostly Recover From PlungeThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoSome speculation emerged in Hong Kong that the US Federal Reserve might cut interest rates before their next meeting on Jan. 29-30 — and perhaps even later ...
    2008-01-18 02:50:43
  • London shares higher midmorning, retailers shrug off poor sales ... - Forbes

    London shares higher midmorning, retailers shrug off poor sales ...Forbes, NY - 1 hour ago'The market is volatile, we've seen a rally in property stocks probably because of an imminent interest rate cut,' said Manoj Ladwa of Trad Index. ...
    2008-01-18 02:56:43
  • IT’LL TAKE MORE THAN RATE CUTS TO SAVE THE US ECONOMY - Firstrung

    IT’LL TAKE MORE THAN RATE CUTS TO SAVE THE US ECONOMYFirstrung, UK - 1 hour agoHe can pump the economy full of credit, just like his predecessor Alan Greenspan always did, by cutting interest rates. Now under Mr Greenspan, ...
    2008-01-18 03:20:38
  • Landlords sit tight - Times Online

    Landlords sit tightTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoThree interest-rate rises, offset by one rate cut in December, increased the cost of borrowing by half a percentage point, while the reluctance of banks to ...
    2008-01-18 03:26:21
  • ECB Bank-Lending Survey Points To Tightening Credit Standards - Wall Street Journal

    ECB Bank-Lending Survey Points To Tightening Credit StandardsWall Street Journal - 28 minutes ago10, the ECB kept its key policy rate at 4.0% but highlighted brewing inflation risks and left the door open for an interest rate increase later in the year. ...
    2008-01-18 04:00:11
  • UK to fair better despite volatility - nebusiness.co.uk

    UK to fair better despite volatilitynebusiness.co.uk, UK - 20 minutes ago“It will continue to be volatile for a while, but what may provide some respite is cuts in interest rates in the near future.” The British Chambers of ...
    2008-01-18 04:08:53
  • London midday: Blue chips shoot ahead - ShareCast

    London midday: Blue chips shoot aheadShareCast, UK - 6 minutes agoInvestors also focused on US futures, which are currently indicating a three figure rally for Wall Street later, and hopes for more interest rate cuts on ...
    2008-01-18 04:22:12
  • 2nd UPDATE: ECB Survey: Corp Credit Standards Tightened 4Q (Nasdaq)

    (Adds further information.) By Nina Koeppen and Monica Houston-Waesch Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Euro-zone corporate credit standards tightened at the end of the year, and will tighten further in the first quarter, though less severely, the European Central Bank said in its January bank lending survey published Friday.
    2008-01-18 03:06:33