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Bank keeps rates on hold at 0.5% record low
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
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The move had been widely expected by economists, who said that the nine-strong MPC was unlikely to make any significant monetary policy moves until it had more time to study yesterday's Pre-Budget Report. However, there was speculation that the MPC, which...
Tags: MPC, record low, United Kingdom, London, Business cycle, Recessions, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Recession, Market trends, Monetary Policy Committee
Korean interest rate unchanged
Seoul :: South Korea | 1 day ago
Credibility South Korea's central bank Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged at 2 percent for the 10th straight month while noting the economic recovery. In announcing the benchmark seven-day repo rate would stay at 2 percent, Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Seong-rae...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages match record low
Santa Ana :: CA :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week. Rates for 30-year mortgages hit an all-time low the week ending April 30. Since then, rates have hovered near 5 percent, spurring refinancing...
Tags: record low, Santa Ana, Mortgage, Freddie Mac, Structured finance, Business Finance, Mortgage-backed security, Fixed income securities, Finance, Personal finance, Fixed rate mortgage, Refinancing, Subprime mortgage crisis, Banking
Russia cuts rates to hold down ruble (AFP)
Moscow :: Russia | 17 days ago
Credibility The Russian central bank cut its main interest rate to a record low 9.0 percent on Tuesday to check a strengthening ruble that threatens to harm the major oil and gas producer's crucial exports. The decision to cut the key refinancing rate by half a point...
Tags: Central Bank of Russia, Russian, record low, russia cut, cut rate, refinancing rate, Russia, Moscow, Stock market crashes, MIBOR, Russian financial crisis, Inflation, Monetary policy, Central bank, Business Finance, Russian ruble, Ruble, Soviet ruble, Economy of Russia, Economic history of Russia, Economy of the Soviet Union, Repurchase agreement, Financial crises, Official bank rate, Interest rates, Refinancing, Central banks
Bank of Korea freezes key rate at 2.0 pct for 9th month
Seoul :: South Korea | 29 days ago
Credibility South Korea's central bank froze its key interest rate for the ninth straight month today as a nascent economic recovery has yet to prove sustainable. In a monthly policy meeting, the Bank of Korea (BOK) left the benchmark seven-day repo rate unchanged...
Tags: Bank of Korea, South Korea, record low, policy meeting, central bank, benchmark seven, monthly policy, Seoul, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Interest rates, Economy of Indonesia, Business cycle, KOSPI, Asian Financial Crisis, Economy of South Korea, Monetary policy, Recessions, Official bank rate, Yonhap, YTN Group
Dollar mixed in Asia after Fed meeting
Hong Kong :: China | about 1 month ago
Credibility The dollar was mixed in Asian trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve gave no indication that it was considering raising its super-low interest rates any time soon. The greenback slipped to 90.56 yen in Tokyo morning trade from 90.75 late Wednesday...
Tags: U.S. Federal Reserve, US Federal Reserve, central banking, asian stock, fed meeting, policy announce, record low, economic recovery, edged higher
Sterling makes gains as economic cloud begins to lift
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Better economic news, the minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's last monthly meeting, and a warning from Mervyn King that interest rates will eventually have to increase combined to prompt a sharp rise in the pound yesterday. Sterling...
Tags: Bank of England, lending rate, record low, quantitative easing, voted unanimously, PA News Bank
Risk of traffic death is falling
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Driving is getting a lot safer, although no one is quite sure why. The risk of dying in a traffic accident has dropped nearly 18 percent since 2005, including a drop of 7 percent in the first half of this year,...
Tags: record low, highways deaths, highways traffic, national highways, safety administration, traffic crashes, traffic safety, percent declines, Washington
For College Students, Health Overhaul Starts Today
Concord :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility It's known as Michelle's law, after Michelle Morse , a New Hampshire college student who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004. After her diagnosis, the Morse family discovered something sad and tragic about most health insurance policies -- young adults...
Tags: Michelle Morse, law inspired, New Hampshire, health insurance, takes effect, record low, Concord
South Korea Central Bank Holds Rates Steady
Seoul :: South Korea | 2 months ago
Credibility South Korea's central bank held its key interest rate steady at a record low for the eighth consecutive month on Friday, as expected, but is widely seen raising the rates as soon as next month to calm a property boom. The Bank of Korea left the base...
Tags: The Bank of Korea, central bank, record low, South Korean, South Korea, Seoul
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