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US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... technical default on its debt. The clean debt ceiling bill is also likely to reinforce growing confidence in the US economic recovery that combined with the bond tapering is seeing sustained recovery in the USD. In reaction, however, downward pressure ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... titled, " How does forward guidance about the Federal Reserve's target for the federal funds rate support the economic recovery ?,"A the Board of Governors explained how they arrived at this number. "The 6-1/2 percent threshold for the unemployment rate ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... Report - this coming Friday. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), a strong report would support the "the US economic recovery remains in track" crowd. Bets are in that 189,000 more Americans found jobs in January and the unemployment rate to remain ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... cent. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell as Asian markets continued a downturn due to anxiety over global economic recovery. The NZX 50 Index dropped 19.9 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,853.8 on Monday.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... November - from 7.4 per cent in the quarter through to the end of October - further highlighting the nation's economic recovery. It is the lowest level for nearly five years, or since it stood at 6.8 per cent in February 2009. The euro dipped to $US1.3557 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... compared with the same month of 2012. That was the fastest growth since October 2004, and offers a fresh sign of economic recovery. The euro dropped to $US1.3560 from $US1.3619 late on Thursday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly slipped, following ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... to 6,630 points as traders took a drop in unemployment and a statement by the Bank of England that Britain's economic recovery "has finally taken hold" as a sign that interest rates will rise sooner than expected. Frankfurt's DAX 30 slid 0.24 per cent ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares continued their upwards creep as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said it believes economic recovery is gaining momentum. The NZX50 Index rose 6.60 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 4,641.497.

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... lost 0.49 per cent to end at 6,587.95 points despite official data showing that Britain was improving on its economic recovery. Frankfurt's DAX 30 sank 0.96 per cent to finish at 8,298.98 points, with investors shrugging off news of another rise in Germany ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that any tightening of the US easy-money tap would have to wait until economic recovery was firmly underway. Speaking to US Congress, Bernanke repeated that the Fed stimulus could be wound up next year if economic ...