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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Basel II timeline extended to '08
U.S. regulators added another year to the deadline to meet capital requirements set down by the global accord designed to regulate banking reserves. Opponents continue to argue the int'l agreement puts smaller U.S. banks at a disadvantage.
Indonesia bracing for fuel hikes
Street protests resulted from Friday's decision by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to double the cost of subsidized fuel. Diesel fuel rose 105%, while household kerosene nearly trebled. The hikes are an attempt to ease downward pressure on the badly battered rupiah that's fallen drastically as the government faces paying higher prices for imported oil.
India's growth quickens to 8.1%
In its Q1, surging manufacturing pushed growth to its best gain in five quarters. Wages are rising in the face of interest rates near three-decade lows, spurring middle-class demand for cars, homes and other large consumer goods. India is the world's second-fastest growing economy after China.
Canada gains in oil, mining boom
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 19, 2007 700+ words
...lost as a result of the ComEd and Ameren rate hikes that hit this year, the Citizens Utility...freeze that expired in December. The rate hikes, which took effect Jan. 2, are wreaking...The dramatic and unfair impact of these rate hikes on consumers has been well documented...
- ANALYSIS - US RATE HIKES LIKELY TO HAVE LIMITED IMPACT ON S KOREA.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News July 1, 2005 700+ words
SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - The rate hikes in the United States will likely continue...also signaled there would be further rate hikes at a "measured pace." Thursday's...the Fed) will stop its move toward rate hikes in the future," said Park Sang-hyun...
- (News Focus) U.S. rate hikes expected to have limited impact on S. Korea.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea July 1, 2005 700+ words
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The rate hikes in the United States will likely continue...also signaled there would be further rate hikes at a "measured pace." Thursday's...the Fed) will stop its move toward rate hikes in the future," said Park Sang-hyun...
- Single-digit rate hikes most common; many are still up in the air about...
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News Higgins, John M. November 30, 1992 700+ words
Sample of Basic Rate Hikes Local Company 1992 Rate Hike Cincinnati...operators would rush to put through steep rate hikes before price regulation goes into...holding true, with double-digit basic rate hikes quite rare. However, many cable...
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- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) February 27, 1989 700+ words
...were few signs of worry that the latest rate hikes would hurt the economy. In the wake...techniques such as hedging can offset rate hikes there. And businesses in general have...into production. As for whether the rate hikes risk severely weakening the economy or...
- Robust Market Despite Rate Standstill.(Federal Reserve short-term interest rate...
- Newspaper article from: Bank Loan Report Stein, Gabrielle September 11, 2006 700+ words
...Federal Reserve short-term interest rate hikes may be nothing but a brief hiatus, according...pundits. After two years of continual rate hikes, the Federal Reserve has taken a step...along with the lagged impact of all the rate hikes they have already delivered 425 basis...
- Analysts say interest rate hikes may not cause stock market to stumbe.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) December 6, 2004 700+ words
...starting in June, have brought four rate hikes. Policy-makers at the Federal Open...expected. Historically, a series of rate hikes like this spells trouble for stocks...them in June. The impact of multiple rate hikes should be lessened when they start from...
- Business publishers eye big rate hikes; but advertisers say they want more...
- Magazine article from: Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management Garry, Michael September 1, 1988 700+ words
Business publishers eye big rate hikes Philadelphia--At summer board meetings...percent. Gralla Publications also plans ad rate hikes between 8 percent and 10 percent, though...increased much more than expected, his 1989 rate hikes won't be higher than this year's...
