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PM hints more help on way
News.com.au - PRIME Minister John Howard today will describe the state of Australia's water supply as "parlous" and will place further ... He will foreshadow further drought assistance for the nation's struggling farmers under income support and interest rate subsidies
2007-09-16 07:08:00 -
Northern Rock could mark watershed for Brown
Reuters UK - ... Conservative government lost voters' trust on the economy, Prime ... Conservative government spent billions of pounds and jacked up interest rates 5 percentage points in the space of a few hours in a bid to keep the pound in the European Exchange Rate ...
2007-09-16 08:05:00 -
Maxine McKew cramping PM's style in Bennelong
News.com.au - JUST minutes separated Prime Minister John Howard from his Labor opponent, Maxine ... that she was not "aggressively campaigning" yesterday, but her recognition rate ... You look at unemployment and interest rates and the economy, which is a positive for ...
2007-09-16 07:58:00 -
Northern Rock appeals for white knight as run on bank continues
Daily Telegraph - Applegarth said the bank had not yet drawn down on the facility, which allows it to lodge prime-rated mortgages as collateral with the bank, in exchange for cash. The facility has a penalty interest rate, thought to stand at 7 per cent. Northern Rock ...
2007-09-16 09:02:00 -
Fed set to lower interest rates this week
Houston Chronicle - WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to ... If the Fed drops the rate, then the prime lending rate that commercial banks charge many individuals and businesses would fall by ...
2007-09-16 06:17:00 -
Fed interest rate cut may come this week
USA Today - If the Fed drops the rate, then the prime lending rate that commercial banks charge many individuals and businesses ... The last time the funds rate, which is the interest that banks charge each other, was lowered was in late June 2003. The rate is ...
2007-09-16 09:31:00 -
Iraq: Bicycle Bomb Strikes, 5 Dead
Los Angeles Times - An adviser in the prime minister's office, Sadiq al-Rikabi, played down the significance of the departure. "It is the ... American commanders in southern Iraq have said Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military ...
2007-09-16 06:53:00 -
Interest rate cut could trigger stock rally (Daily Bulletin)
NEW YORK - Wall Street players aren't the only ones with a lot riding on whether the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates on Tuesday - Main Street could also see some pretty dramatic benefits.
2007-09-16 12:19:45 -
Fed interest rate cut seen this week (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit crunch from driving the economy into a recession. A rate cut would affect millions of borrowers, with the intention of getting them to spend and invest more, which would revitalize the economy. In one of their most important and anxiously ...
2007-09-16 02:22:51 -
How to handle likely interest rate cut (Miami Herald)
If you're banking on an interest rate cut fairly soon -- and you should -- it's time to consider what moves to make with your money.
2007-09-16 12:24:59 -
Fed interest rate cut seen this week (AP via Yahoo! News)
For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit crunch from driving the economy into a recession.
2007-09-16 09:21:38 -
Fed interest rate cut seen this week (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JEANNINE AVERSA For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit crunch from driving the economy into a recession. A rate cut would affect millions of borrowers, with the intention of getting them to spend and invest more, which would revitalize the economy. In one of their most important ...
2007-09-16 05:34:26 -
Mutual funds come in all types; take note of fees, goals
Columbus Dispatch - Time to refinance? If you're struggling with a mortgage that has become hard to pay, perhaps because of an adjustable rate that adjusted itself upward more than you expected, you might want to refinance into a more stable loan. After all, interest ...
2007-09-16 03:26:00 -
Retail Rising
Modesto Bee - As credit tightens and more consumers struggle to sell their homes or refinance their loans, they'll put the brakes on their discretionary spending. "Retail is always the last product line to be affected by a slowing economy," said Xavier Santana, who ...
2007-09-16 04:37:00 -
FOOL’S SCHOOL Time to Refinance?
Times-Leader - If you’re struggling with a mortgage that has become hard to pay, due perhaps to an adjustable rate that adjusted itself upward more than you expected, you may want to refinance into a different, more stable, loan. After all, interest rates are ...
2007-09-15 10:32:00