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  • Housing industry feels interest rate pain

    News.com.au - NEW home sales fell in the final month of 2007, the second consecutive monthly decline, as higher interest rates and further pressure on house prices bit into the new home building industry. Figures released today by the Housing Industry Association ...
    2008-01-30 09:27:00
  • U.S. Fed lowers interest rate amid worries over more downside risks to ...

    Xinhua News Agency - WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday cut a key interest rate by combined 0.5 percentage points to 3.0 percent, the lowest since June 2005, indicating that the U.S. central bank saw more downside risks to economic ...
    2008-01-30 10:03:00
  • Fed cuts key U.S. interest rate by half point

    Reuters UK - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch. The Fed's ...
    2008-01-30 11:15:00
  • European Stock-Index Futures Fall; Allianz and UBS May Decline - Bloomberg

    European Stock-Index Futures Fall; Allianz and UBS May DeclineBloomberg - 17 minutes agoThe US stock market yesterday gave up its gain from a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut, dropping for the first time in three days. ...
    2008-01-30 11:38:23
  • TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$1.31 - Web Services Journal

    TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$1.31Web Services Journal, NJ - 17 minutes agoDebt Service (In NT billions) 4Q07 3Q07 4Q06 Cash & Marketable Securities 174.8 176.4 195.1 Interest-Bearing Debt 23.1 26.7 27.6 Net Cash Reserves 151.7 ...
    2008-01-30 11:38:41
  • Why the US Dollar Will Fall Further? - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market

    Why the US Dollar Will Fall Further?FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 16 minutes agoThese interest rate differentials provide a perfect explanation for the price action in the currency market post FOMC. The dollar dropped the most on a ...
    2008-01-30 11:39:37
  • Temecula gets high bond rating - Press-Enterprise

    Temecula gets high bond ratingPress-Enterprise, CA - 15 minutes agoA higher bond rating means the city will be able to borrow money at a lower interest rate. For the new City Hall, Temecula's borrowing costs will be about ...
    2008-01-30 11:40:08
  • Hugo the Red - Waterbury Republican American

    Hugo the RedWaterbury Republican American, CT - 15 minutes agoThe government forbids banks from charging more than 15 percent on these "low-interest loans," even though the rate doesn't come close to covering the ...
    2008-01-30 11:40:36
  • Shorter dated bonds up - The Times

    Shorter dated bonds upThe Times, South Africa - 15 minutes agoThe Reserve Bank started its two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting yesterday, with the interest rate decision expected at around 15:00 this afternoon. ...
    2008-01-30 11:40:39
  • MICEX Currency Futures Market: Considerable Growth Of Activity - Exchange News Direct

    MICEX Currency Futures Market: Considerable Growth Of ActivityExchange News Direct, UK - 15 minutes agoThe average daily volume in US dollar futures has reached 656 000 contracts exceeding the similar rate of year 2007 (344 000 contracts) almost twice. ...
    2008-01-30 11:40:46
  • US economy nearly stalled in 4th quarter - Economic Times

    US economy nearly stalled in 4th quarterEconomic Times, India - 14 minutes agoTo help bolster the economy, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday sliced a key interest rate by a bold half-percentage point, its second reduction in eight days ...
    2008-01-30 11:41:38
  • Indices lose further ground; Sensex down 255 pts - Economic Times

    Indices lose further ground; Sensex down 255 ptsEconomic Times, India - 14 minutes agoLate Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another 50 basis points. But even though the cut was in line with expectations, ...
    2008-01-30 11:41:45
  • HK blue chips gain as rate cut boosts property plays - Economic Times

    HK blue chips gain as rate cut boosts property playsEconomic Times, India - 14 minutes agoHONG KONG: Hong Kong blue chips rose on Thursday, as property shares were mostly firm after Hong Kong's monetary authority lowered a key interest rate in ...
    2008-01-30 11:41:51
  • Bernanke hits the joy button - Asia Times Online

    Bernanke hits the joy buttonAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 14 minutes agoLess than one month into the new year, the Fed has already engineered a quantity of interest rate easings, 125 points, that only the most optimistic of Fed ...
    2008-01-30 11:41:59
  • Swiss franc at record high vs dollar after Fed - Reuters

    Swiss franc at record high vs dollar after FedReuters - 13 minutes agoZURICH, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Swiss franc hit its highest level ever against the dollar on Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates by a ...
    2008-01-30 11:42:07