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Scary Money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... week before. Denmark's Danmarks Nationalbank reduced its benchmark rate by 75 basis points to 4.25 per cent. Sweden's Riksbank switched into overdrive and lowered its key rate by 1.75 basis points to 2 per cent -- the biggest reduction in 16 years - ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... its base rate to 4.5 per cent, the Bank of Canada to 2.5 per cent, the Swiss National Bank to 2.5 per cent and Sweden's Riksbank to 4.25 per cent. With its benchmark rate at a low 0.5 per cent, the Bank of Japan was unable to participate but announced ...

Soup for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... by the ECB, $15 billion by the Norges Bank, $30 billion by the Reserve Bank of Australia, $30 billion by the Sveriges Riksbank, and $60 billion by the Swiss National Bank. As a result of these actions, the total size of outstanding swap lines is $620 ...

Morning market wrap: Investors await re-opening of US markets

... broadly unchanged against the Japanese yen. The euro was fetching $1.1475, while the dollar was at 118.0 yen. The Swedish Riksbank cut the official overnight borrowing rate by 25 basis points. All Ordinaries 3000.8 +0 NASDAQ 1663.46 +0.00 Dow Jones 9070.21 ...
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