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Norway's C.bank Offers 1-week Dollar Liquidity - Forbes
oslo, oct 13 (reuters) - norway's central bank said on monday that it would auction one-week u.s. dollar liquidity against collateral on oct. 14 to norwegian banks. the u.s. dollar loans will start on oct. 16 and mature on oct. 23. 'this measure is ...
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Vietnam Central Bank Sets Usd/vnd Exchange Rate At 16,519
hanoi -(dow jones)- vietnam's central bank set the dollar-dong exchange rate a tad higher at vnd16,519 monday, compared with vnd16,518 friday.
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Sabic Rises 6.8% After Saudi Central Bank Follows Fed Rate Cut
oct. 12 (bloomberg) -- saudi arabian basic industries corp. , the largest company in the middle east by market value, advanced as much as 6.8 percent after the saudi central bank cut the repo rate.
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Asian Stocks Surge On Government Support Measures; Banks Climb - Bloomberg
oct. 13 (bloomberg) -- asian stocks jumped, rebounding from the worst week since at least 1987, on speculation bank bailouts and loan guarantees will prevent the credit crisis from worsening. industrial & commercial bank of china ltd., the world's ...
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Nordic Currencies: Norway's Krone Rallies On Bank-rescue Plan - Bloomberg
oct. 13 (bloomberg) -- the swedish and norwegian currencies rose against the euro and dollar after european leaders agreed to guarantee bank borrowing, prompting investors to return to buying higher-yielding assets in smaller countries. gains were ...
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Thai Rate Remains Supportive Of Growth, Tarisa Says (update1)
oct. 13 (bloomberg) -- thailand's interest rate is still supportive of economic growth and the central bank has no plans to call for an emergency meeting to cut borrowing costs, governor tarisa watanagase said.
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Bank Of America, Rbc Settle Auction-rate Securities Cases
bank of america has agreed to buy back as much as $4.7 billion in auction-rate securities to settle charges that it misled thousands of customers about the risky investments, federal regulators said wednesday.
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U.s. Stock-index Futures Climb On Bank Plan, Fisher Comments - Bloomberg
oct. 13 (bloomberg) -- u.s. equity futures gained after the worst week for stocks in 75 years , boosted by the government's plan to buy stakes in banks and a federal reserve official's pledge to ``consider every option'' for restoring confidence ...
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Bank Stock Rise Shows Crisis Package Credible-bsmaghi - Forbes
rome, oct 13 (reuters) - a rise in european bank share prices on monday shows investors see policies agreed over the weekend to tackle the financial crisis as credible, european central bank executive board member lorenzo bini smaghi said. bini ...
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No Case For Cut In India Lending Rate Now - Pm Adviser
new delhi (reuters) - there is no case for cutting the reserve bank of india (rbi) main lending rate now but cuts in banks' cash reserve and bond reserve requirements could be used to ease a cash crunch in its money markets.
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No Case For Cut In India Lending Rate Now-pm Adviser
new delhi, oct 13 (reuters) - there is no case for cutting the indian central bank's main lending rate now but cuts in banks' cash reserve and bond reserve requirements could be used to ease a cash crunch in its money markets. "at the moment, now, it is a no," suresh tendulkar, chairman of prime minister manmohan singh's economic advisory council told reuters when asked whether there was a case ...
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Euro Govt-bunds Sag As European Shrs Rally On Govt Bank Moves - Forbes
london, oct 13 (reuters) - euro zone government bond prices sagged in early trade on monday as european governments took bold steps to rescue the banking system, helping regional shares rally and dampening flight to quality flows. european ...
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Nz Dlr Retreats As Uncertainty Returns, Debt Weakens - Cnbc
wellington, oct 13 (reuters) - the new zealand dollar recoiled on monday as investors questioned how effective government-backed bank rescue plans will be in calming financial market turmoil. the kiwi was dragged lower through the day as stocks ...
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Banks Cautious On Lending Despite Rate Cut
although the central bank's latest interest rate cut aimed to inject more liquidity into the markets, the move seems to have had little impact on domestic commercial banks, most of which are reluctant to lend over concerns of fund safety and target pressure, according to a report from shanghai securities news on monday.
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China Development Bank To Auction 10-year Bonds
shanghai, oct 13 (reuters) - china development bank said on monday that it would auction 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) of 10-year, fixed-rate bonds in the interbank market on thursday.
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Euro Shares Jump Thanks To Bank Rescue Plans - Cnbc
governments announced guarantee measures for banks and central banks moved to boost liquidity. the ftseurofirst 300 index of leading european shares was up 6.7 percent at 908.10 points after a 22 percent fall last week. the index, which plunged to a ...
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Euribor Interbank Euro Rates Ease Further - Reuters
frankfurt, oct 13 (reuters) - benchmark bank-to-bank interest rates for lending in euros fell across the board on monday, as recent changes made by the european central bank to lending rules and benchmark rates continued to make an impact. the key ...
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Dollar Down 9.69 Kopeks, Euro Up 8.80 Kopeks - Central Bank
moscow, october 13 (ria novosti) - the official dollar rate set by the russian central bank for october 14 is 26.1111 rubles, down 9.69 kopeks from monday, the central bank said.
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Almunia Hints At Another Ecb Rate Cut
falling euro zone inflation and stabilising inflation expectations could make room for another european central bank interest rate cut soon, economic and monetary affairs commissioner joaquin almunia has said.
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Dollar Down 9.69 Kopeks, Euro Up 8.80 Kopeks - Central Bank - Ria Novosti
moscow, october 13 (ria novosti) - the official dollar rate set by the russian central bank for october 14 is 26.1111 rubles, down 9.69 kopeks from monday, the central bank said. the official euro rate for tuesday is 35.6051 rubles, up 8.80 kopeks ...
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