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Monthly Archive December, 2008

Consumer confidence and home prices hit grim records

December 31, 2008

The U.S. economy continued its run of record-breaking dismal data on Tuesday, with consumer confidence and home prices registering a pair of grim milestones.
U.S. […]

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Biggest Bond Buyers Favor European Notes as ECB Cuts

December 30, 2008

The world’s biggest bond investors are betting European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet will be forced to follow Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke […]

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Treasury: $4.7 billion to local banks

December 27, 2008

The Treasury Department, broadening the reach of its bank bailout, said Tuesday it had invested $4.7 billion in another 92 local banks.
Under the $700 […]

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Hungary Cuts Rates for Second Time in Two Weeks as Risks Wane

December 23, 2008

The Hungarian central bank cut the European Union’s highest benchmark interest rate for a second time in two weeks as inflation slows more quickly […]

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Detroit faces change imposed from the outside

December 21, 2008

As stays of execution go, the Detroit Three bailout unveiled yesterday by U.S. President George W. Bush was done on the cheap.
Time was, the […]

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Truman Bank is ordered to take action

December 19, 2008

The Federal Reserve is telling troubled Truman Bank to strengthen its management and clean up its bad loans.
The Fed announced Wednesday an agreement […]

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Stimulus of up to $13B needed, board says

December 18, 2008

OTTAWA–The Conference Board says Ottawa should be prepared to spend between $10 billion and $13 billion in fiscal stimulus in the January budget to […]

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Credit card relief urged for Canadians

December 16, 2008

Canadians who find it increasingly difficult to pay their credit card bills as the recession deepens would benefit from tighter credit card rules like those […]

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These days, nothing can be enough

December 12, 2008

WASHINGTON–Interest rates on four-week U.S. Treasury bills fell to zero yesterday, as investors still sought the safety of government securities without any return on their […]

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Bank rates head to zero

December 9, 2008

As the global financial crisis deepens, central banks around the world are slashing interest rates to jump-start flagging economies.
In normal times, such easing would […]

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