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Economic View: As he dances around a recession, the Chancellor is losing any room he once had for manoeuvre (Independent)
We all knew that prospects for the UK economy were darkening, didn't we, but it was only last week that the authorities caught up.
2008-05-17 04:21:22 -
World events make the Bank of England impotent - Times Online
Sombre – there is no other word for it. One good measure of the seriousness of the economic situation is that the Bank of England governor has stopped making jokes. Gone are the quips about disco dancing or the true meaning of Christmas not being ...
2008-05-17 03:54:00 -
By Amitabh Singh - Economic Times
Someone has aptly said that inflation is “taxation without legislation”. Inflation is manifested by increase in price of goods and services. Assuming a fixed income, an increase in price of goods and services that are consumed by us in our daily ...
2008-05-17 03:18:00 -
Fed's Mishkin-Rates not for popping asset bubbles - Forbes
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Central banks should not try to burst asset bubbles with interest rates, but regulations aimed at preventing the market failures that can inflate them may help reduce their size and impact on the broader economy, Federal ...
2008-05-15 05:44:00 -
Help to save the planet - at rates of up to five per cent a year - Guardian Unlimited
Savers who are keen to help the environment and make their money work ethically don't have to rely only on investments: there is also a limited but growing number of savings and current accounts to choose from. 'People around the world are looking ...
2008-05-17 04:01:00 -
Alliant Energy customers hit with slight rate hike (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY — Alliant Energy is not seeking a rate increase this year but some customers may experience increases in their bills anyway.
2008-05-17 11:11:46 -
Savers feel the pinch in bank credit crunch (Sunday Herald)
building societies have been raising their overdraft rates and cutting the interest they pay on credit balances on some of their best-selling current accounts.
2008-05-17 01:09:18 -
Primary Questions (The Glasgow Daily Times)
David P. GivensHorace F. JohnsonSteve NewberryJohn RogersBob Bryant
2008-05-17 02:12:56 -
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
2008-05-17 03:53:29 -
Market forces: Land slips into trouble (Guardian Unlimited)
Land slips into trouble | Why rates cuts won't help | A question of timing | On a roll no longer
2008-05-17 04:12:13 -
Richard Lewis: Speech to Family Party Conference (Scoop.co.nz)
On behalf of the Family Party, I sincerely thank each and every one of you for being here today.
2008-05-17 04:23:19 -
An E-Commerce Empire, From Porn to Puppies (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Rooted in the sexual entertainment industry, the empire of Richard J. Gordon, who played a significant role in the birth of electronic commerce, also reaches more far-flung places.
2008-05-17 04:37:18 -
Fannie Mae relaxes loan down-payment requirements - Forbes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ), the largest U.S. home funding source, is setting a single national standard for down payments on mortgages it buys, including areas where home prices are falling, in an effort to stimulate ...
2008-05-16 02:01:00 -
At last! Mortgage rate relief arrives - San Jose Mercury News
Lower rates may at last bring the savings many owners and would-be home buyers have been looking for since February, when Congress passed an economic stimulus bill that aimed to deliver lower rates on mortgages Months after many eager homeowners ...
2008-05-17 02:43:00 -
Gordon Brown: gloom, what gloom? (Times Online)
Gordon Brown reckons he’s the man to rescue the economy. David Smith and Jonathan Oliver report on the political outlook
2008-05-17 02:25:42