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  • Experts predict 2008 will bring end to dollar dive

    Khaleej Times - ... of hope last year for the US economy, which was saddled by the subprime mortgage ... was not so bad, resulting in the US Federal Reserve lowering bank interest rates ... As a result, the US current account deficit shrank from a high of 7 per cent of ...
    2008-01-05 07:16:00
  • National, state economies remain positive despite current concern ...

    My West Texas - The current environment, of course, is marked with an unusually high level of ... Turmoil is ongoing in the mortgage and credit markets. A workable policy for ... Cuts in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are helping prevent a general ...
    2008-01-05 12:14:00
  • Interest rate starts to climb

    Edinburgh News - The quarter-point increase will add more than £15 a month to an average mortgage of ... After 48 months of steadily declining interest rates the Bank’s Monetary Policy ... In the current reality of rapidly rising prices, a 0.25 per cent increase is ...
    2008-01-05 11:48:00
  • ECB's Trichet says ready to act against inflation

    Guardian Unlimited - ... it is essential that the price- and wage-setting behaviour remains unaffected by current inflation rates ... The ECB would be wise to keep rates on hold until the impact of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis on European banks became clearer, the ...
    2008-01-05 04:03:00
  • Trichet Says Market Tensions Receding, ECB `Ready' (Update4)

    Bloomberg - Losses from U.S. subprime mortgage foreclosures will probably reach $300 billion, the Organization for Economic ... will cause a price spiral. ``It's essential that the price and wage-setting behavior remains unaffected by current inflation rates ...
    2008-01-05 10:08:00
  • National, state economies remain positive despite current concern ... - MyWestTexas.com

    National, state economies remain positive despite current concern ...MyWestTexas.com, TX - 13 hours agoTurmoil is ongoing in the mortgage and credit markets. A workable policy for immigration has not yet been developed. In addition, health care costs continue ...
    2008-01-05 12:18:26
  • How much risk will 2008 bring? - Turkish Daily News (subscription)

    How much risk will 2008 bring?Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 13 hours agoOn top of it all, interest rates are much too high. Another basic factor is the almost $35 billion current account deficit in 2006, which probably increased ...
    2008-01-05 12:28:24
  • Trichet Says Market Tensions Receding, ECB `Ready' (Update4) - Bloomberg

    Trichet Says Market Tensions Receding, ECB `Ready' (Update4)Bloomberg - 3 hours ago``It's essential that the price and wage-setting behavior remains unaffected by current inflation rates,'' Trichet said today. ...
    2008-01-05 10:06:03
  • 10 ways to stop burning cash - Sunday Herald

    10 ways to stop burning cashSunday Herald, UK - 3 hours ago2. make the most of the mortgage A mortgage is a debt much like any other - only bigger. If you are paying a high rate, you could switch to a cheaper deal ...
    2008-01-05 10:26:33
  • Surviving the swing - Sunday Herald

    Surviving the swingSunday Herald, UK - 2 hours agoThere there was no rejoicing over lower Libor rates at Northern Rock as the stricken mortgage lender approaches decision time. At a meeting on January 15, ...
    2008-01-05 10:38:07
  • Bull run in banking & financial sector to continue in 2008 - Economic Times

    Bull run in banking & financial sector to continue in 2008Economic Times, India - 1 hour agoThe impetus will come from domestic interest rates — the main concern for banks — which are expected to ease in the second half of ’08, as the global ...
    2008-01-05 12:12:20
  • Into The Abyss - Gold Seek

    Into The AbyssGold Seek - 59 minutes agoThe GSE capital base is being eroded by mortgage losses that are escalating daily. The Commercial Paper market has dried up. Banks face solvency problems as ...
    2008-01-05 12:29:00
  • Negative outlook for SMIB from Fitch - Sunday Times.lk

    Negative outlook for SMIB from FitchSunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka - 49 minutes agoFitch Ratings Lanka said this week it has downgraded the National Long-term rating of State Mortgage and Investment Bank (SMIB) to 'A-(lka)' (A minus (lka)) ...
    2008-01-05 12:39:03
  • It’s All About Real Estate (Newsweek)

    The real concern for the global economy in 2008 will continue to be fallout from the subprime-mortgage crisis in the U.S.
    2008-01-05 08:48:59
  • 10 ways to stop burning cash (Sunday Herald)

    time of year again when we are full of good intentions. But as well as pledging to go to the gym or give up smoking, what better way than to bring in the new year than getting your finances in order. So, here are The Sunday Herald's top 10 ways to get off to a wealthier 2008.
    2008-01-05 10:36:22