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| | | ... surprise 50 basis point reduction in its benchmark interest rate as the domestic economy looks increasingly headed for a recession. With recession staring the New Zealand economy in the eye, the RBNZ had no other option but to ease monetary policy despite ... |
| | | | ... stocks as the global economic outlook seemingly turned darker. Fears near to home that the European economy is at risk of recession dampened sentiment, and saw the euro strike a one-year low versus the dollar. In London, the FTSE 100 index dropped 47.8 ... |
| | | | ... in the second half of this year and forecasts for 2009 are also likely to be cut. In addition, the EC has forecast a recession for the UK, Germany and Spain. With Japan just one quarter away from recession and the US economy expected to slow substantially ... |
| | | | ... slowdown mode, this might not be enough. In any case, the Eurozone needs all the support it can get to avoid sinking into a recession, which may be just one quarter away. In the UK, producer prices and house prices will be key to the outlook for interest ... |
| | | | ... 3.5 per cent. Soaring profit growth appears inconsistent with the market's outlook that the economy is headed for a recession. Market fears, it seems, are based on recent headlines over job losses in the financial services, media, automotive and airline ... |
| | | | This Week's Market Movers (1 - 5 Sep 2008) Four of the world's major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) ... |
| | | | ... consumer-related industries increasing their investment spending, speculation that the Australian economy is headed for a recession appears increasingly ridiculous. This also makes speculation of an imminent RBA easing rather illogical, particularly ... |
| | | | ... companies remains something that is going to be difficult." It doesn't help that the market downturn and the threat of recession in major economies also mean even the good companies will suffer in the stockmarkets. "So all of these things are likely ... |
| | | | ... underpinning pushing up commodity prices. Growth below 4 per cent is typically considered as the rate that marks a global recession. Mounting market conviction that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is poised to lower interest rates in a week's time ... |
| | | | ... to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and ignore high inflation as it tries to steer the economy away from a recession. In Australia, markets will scrutinise the RBA minutes for indications that will reinforce present speculation that the central ... |
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