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Posts Tagged ‘record’

Uneventful markets record modest changes. US equities were unchanged (S&P500) until late into a choppy NY session, the last hour seeing sellers push the index to a -0.4% close. There was little economic data from the US to influence price action, M&A activity (Campbell Soup eyeing UK's United Biscuits, China's

The Bank of Japan released its minutes concerning May 20-21 meeting when policy makers decided to keep interest rates at its low record of 0.1% to fight deflation that continued to weigh on economic activity in the world's second largest economy. Policy makers signaled the importance of securing investors' trust

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.







Federal Reserve System – Interest rate – Economic – Social Sciences – Central bank

The government said Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion.







China – United States Treasury security – People’s Republic of China – Asia – United States

LAYOFFS in the first nine months of last year indicate the annual total is set to be much lower than the record 29,000 reported during the Asian financial crisis, said Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday.
Official records show 18,180 workers were retrenched in the first three quarters of last year.
The annual total will be known by Friday when the Manpower Ministry is scheduled to release the… more

Ten months into the government’s third program to stop a record wave of foreclosures, the latest effort is falling far short of its goal. By John W. Schoen

Foreclosure – Government – Health – Conditions and Diseases – United States