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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Oct. layoff plans still on the rise
Challenger, Gray & Christmas' monthly survey showed planned layoffs rose 13% vs. Sept. to 81,301 jobs. They remain 20% below a year ago. Year-to-date layoffs are 4.7% above the same period in '04. Weak sectors include autos and retail. The report noted worries over slower consumer spending in the wake of soaring gasoline prices.
Hedge fund demand cooler in Q3
Tremont Capital Management said hedge funds drew $12.7 bil in new money during Q3, up a bit from $11.6 bil in Q2 but only half of Q1's huge $24.6 bil draw. Bad press for the asset class plus market uncertainty in the wake of rising interest rates seem to have stemmed some demand. Q3 hedge fund assets grew 1.6%, with the average fund returning 5.9% since Jan.
** Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow warned that the belief that education is a public good deserving of government support "has eroded over time," noting rising financial pressures on universities.
German unemployment improves
Unemployment fell by 36,000 to 4.8 mil. The unemployment rate fell to 11.6% from 11.7%. ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 27, 2003 700+ words
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- Taipei shares sharply higher on central bank rate cuts; financials rally.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 30, 2008 700+ words
...interest rates. The Taiwan central bank this morning cut its key discount...apparently gave a thumbs-up to the central bank's aggressive moves to shore...economy," said an analyst with a capital management firm. Financial companies outperformed...
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...February: China's central bank announced Thursday...China, the country's central bank, said the reform involved...stressed loan yields and capital management to measure the performance...recent years, and the central bank has since encouraged...
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...Bank but also former central bank governor of Kazakhstan...hedge fund long-term capital management and the Fed's pumping...at the Kazakhstan central bank, revoking 210 banking...Marchenko was at the central bank from the mid-1990s...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 13, 1993 700+ words
...owner of Colorado-based Central Bank and Bank Western, today...officer of the combined Central Bank/Bank Western organization...America. Yohannes joined Central Bank as general manager of retail...portfolio manager for Norwest Capital Management and Trust. -0- 1/13...
- Systemic Risk, Interbank Relations, and Liquidity Provision by the Central Bank.
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...to set patterns for central bank intervention when...of the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund have all...we refer to as the central bank for short--in avoiding...financial fragility and central bank policy issues. This...
- China central bank governor says too early to decide on revaluation.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 4, 2003 700+ words
...Xiaochuan, governor of China's Central Bank, the People's Bank, on Wednesday...loosened the tight control over capital management before the market dominates...money to China. Zhou said the central bank would adopt effective currency...
- Community Central Bank Corporation Announces Q2 Earnings.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 1, 2007 700+ words
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Community Central Bank Corporation , the holding company for Community Central Bank, today reported earnings for the...increased efficiency and continued capital management. Our Trust and Wealth Management...
- Nigeria Stock Exchange, Union Bank, Fault Central Bank's Regulation of Interest...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 28, 2003 700+ words
...the financial system by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying...criticism is coming sequel to the Central Bank of Nigeria's reduction in...management of funds (Unique Venture Capital Management Limited under the Small Medium...