Posts Tagged ‘storm’
Wicked winter adds to economy’s woes
February 28th, 2010 | 
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The three major snowstorms that have slammed the Northeast this winter have been more than just huge hassles — they may be creating yet another headwind for a wobbly economy.
Winter storm – Weather – Arts – Movies – Sports
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Tags: Arts, economy, hassles, headwind, major snowstorms, Movies, Northeast, sports, storm, storm weather, weather, Winter, winter storm | 
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This Week’s Market Outlook
The greenback has extended its recovery, bringing the USD rebound against the EUR to nearly 6% since the 1.5150 high at the end of November, and erasing all the losses seen in the 4Q. The current environment continues to develop into a perfect storm against the EUR in particular, and…
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Tags: 4q, end, environment, EUR, greenback, losses, November, perfect storm, Q. The, rebound, recovery, storm, USD |
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Oil prices hover above $79 a barrel
Oil prices fell Tuesday as workers headed back to deep sea platforms that were bypassed by a rapidly weakening storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tags: deep sea, gulf of mexico, Mexico, oil, oil prices, sea, sea platforms, storm, storm in the gulf of mexico, the Gulf, Tuesday |
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Goldman CEO warns against regulatory overkill (Reuters)
Reuters – Goldman Sachs Chief Executive LLoyd Blankfein urged policymakers keen to rebuild confidence in financial markets to refrain from creating a system “designed solely around protecting us from the 100-year storm.”
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Tags: Blankfein, chief, chief executive, confidence, executive, financial markets, Goldman, goldman sachs, LLoyd, lloyd blankfein, Reuters, Sachs, storm, system, year |
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Act now to prevent a housing bubble
IN JANUARY, as the global financial storm lashed Singapore shores, fears took hold that large numbers of cash-strapped home owners might default on their monthly mortgage instalments, as businesses went belly-up and jobs were lost.
DBS Bank went out of its way to calm the jitters by offering to resurrect the interest-only payment scheme to allow borrowers to make only interest payments on their ho… more
Posted in Singapore Financial News |
Tags: Bank, borrowers, DBS, fears, financial storm, home, instalments, interest, interest payments, January, jitters, jobs, large numbers, mortgage, payment, payment scheme, scheme, Singapore, storm, way |
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BusinessWeek: Why it’s smart to be optimistic
Sure, it has been a harrowing storm. And now is no time to discount the dangers that still exist. But opening your mind to optimism can help you seize the opportunities ahead
Unit trusts stage big turnaround
THE first six months this year was a great time to be a unit trust investor with many funds that were bleeding to death last year roaring back into positive territory.
The average equity fund gained almost 25 per cent in the period, rewarding investors who defied the global financial storm to put money into stocks and bonds.
The figures were based on unit trust distributor Fundsupermart’s FSM … more
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Tags: bleeding to death, cent, death, distributor, equity, equity fund, financial storm, FSM, Fund, Fundsupermart, great time, investor, money, period, rewarding investors, roaring, six months, stocks and bonds, storm, territory, time, Trust, Unit, unit trust, year |
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Govt clears air over tax on property gains
(SINGAPORE) Has the market worked up a storm in a teacup over a suggested change to income tax laws on gains from property sales? Keen to quell rumours about an anti-speculation drive, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) clarified yesterday that the proposal is unlikely to lead to more individuals being taxed.
Still, some industry watchers believe that the potential change is enough to worry property in… more
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Tags: change, drive, finance, income, income tax laws, industry, industry watchers, Keen, market, Ministry, ministry of finance, MOF, property, proposal, Singapore, speculation, storm, storm in a teacup, tax, teacup, yesterday |
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