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  • Forex - US dollar mixed vs major currencies as risk appetite grows

    Forbes - Carry trading is a strategy where investors sell low-yielding currencies to buy currencies yielding higher interest rate. Noonan said he expects to see the Australian dollar track higher while 'the current mood prevails'. 10.00 am Sydney (0000 GMT) US ...
    2007-10-07 05:56:00
  • Company Profile for HK Exchanges & Clearing Ltd symbol lookup

    Reuters UK - ... refers to the derivatives products traded on the Futures Exchange and stock options traded on the Stock Exchange, which includes the provision and maintenance of trading platforms for a range of derivatives products, such as equity and interest rate ...
    2007-10-07 07:00:00
  • Taipei shares outlook - Higher on US jobs data, but capped near year's ...

    Forbes - Although the US Labor Department's job reports appeared to have lessened the likelihood of an interest rate cut when the Federal Reserve meets Oct 30-31, investors were relieved that the US economy does not appear headed toward a precipitous slowdown ...
    2007-10-07 05:56:00
  • Fed Test: Will It Adjust in Time If Inflation Stirs?

    Wall Street Journal - Inflation jitters have spread through financial markets in recent weeks, fueled by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest-rate cut last month as a persistent housing slump and the specter of a credit crunch increased fears of recession. Inflation ...
    2007-10-07 04:58:00
  • A new map for college aid

    Dallas Morning News - A new map for college aid Overhaul includes grant increases, interest rate cuts, loan repayment program for those who need help 12:00 AM CDT on Monday, October 8, 2007 By PAMELA YIP / The Dallas Morning News pyip@dallasnews.com A new federal law ...
    2007-10-07 09:23:00
  • Big increase is spam traced to credit markets, college students

    Seattle Post Intelligencer - With the housing market taking a continued hit in September, in-boxes also took an increased hit as spammers exploited the recent market slowdown and subsequent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve," Symantec noted in its monthly State of Spam ...
    2007-10-07 05:34:00
  • Australian construction activity expands in September

    Forbes - A further interest rate hike is expected by the end of this year. allison.jackson@thomson.com bhx/jm/jg COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News ...
    2007-10-07 08:55:00
  • Thai Hot Stocks - Index to rise, PTT, Egco, banks

    Reuters UK - However, trade was expected to be quiet ahead of a Bank of Thailand interest rate meeting on Wednesday. Support on the main index (.SETI: Quote , Profile , Research ) should be at 850 points and resistance at 860 points, Siam City Securities analyst ...
    2007-10-07 07:07:00
  • Foreign-Bond ETF Offers New Option

    Wall Street Journal - The first foreign-bond exchange-traded fund available to U.S. investors began trading Friday, offering another option for investors who want to diversify away from U.S. interest-rate risk and a weakening dollar. Sponsored by State Street Global ...
    2007-10-07 06:17:00
  • Federal Reserve Interest Cut Thrust Unrestrained?

    MENAFN - After lengthy discussions, the US Federal Reserve Bank took the markets by surprise by opting for a larger than expected 50bp cut in its Fed Fund rate on Sept. 18 to 4.75 percent. This was the first cut in rates for nearly four years, and for some ...
    2007-10-07 09:02:00
  • Chambers pitch for lower rate regime

    Sify - New Delhi: With the mid-term review of Monetary Policy 2007-08 round the corner, the industry has made a collective request for lower interest rate. Industry chamber FICCI has urged the Reserve Bank of India to unveil a softer interest rate regime to ...
    2007-10-07 08:47:00
  • Gold flat on caution ahead of Fed comments

    Reuters - Friday's jobs report has reduced the chance of another U.S. interest rate cut this month, but not eradicated it. "People will play it safe at this moment. I don't think the market will go up that high at the moment and if I was an investor I would ...
    2007-10-07 09:23:00
  • Rabobank sets initial interest rate for bonds

    Stuff - The Dutch-based bank today set an initial interest rate for the first 12 months of 9.482 per cent, which reflects a margin of 0.76 per cent over the one-year swap rate. The interest rate will be reset annually until 2016 at 0.76 per cent over the ...
    2007-10-07 09:02:00
  • Cat bond investors demand big returns

    Daily Telegraph - Investors in insurance catastrophe bonds are demanding returns last seen in 2003 as the impact of the credit crunch filters through to the insurance industry. The bonds offer a generous interest rate if investors take on risk for natural disasters ...
    2007-10-07 08:55:00
  • Rabobank sets initial rate for NZ$900 mln bond issue (Reuters Finance News, New Zealand via Yahoo!7 Finance)

    WELLINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Dutch bank Rabobank Nederland [RABN.UL ] said on Monday the initial interest rate on its NZ$900 million ($687 million) Tier 1 perpetual securities will be set at 9.482 percent.
    2007-10-07 09:45:17