The Australian bond market opened weaker after a drop in the US jobless rate sparked speculation of a US interest rate rise. View full post on All Stories
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Foreign currency borrowings to rise
January 23rd, 2011
davidguide With interest rates rising in the domestic market and bank loans becoming costly, power sector lenders are increasingly looking to the international market for cheaper funds to keep in check their borrowing costs and maintain interest spread. View full post on All Stories
Feed the world or save the planet?
January 21st, 2011
davidguide Underinvestment and market failures have trapped many countries in a vicious cycle of low productivity and exposure to price hikes, says Olivier de Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food Food has become subject to one of the sharpest global debates, with rising anxiety about how the world’s growing population is going [...]
Housing depends on jobs, show told
January 13th, 2011
davidguide ORLANDO, Fla. – The housing market could gradually begin to emerge from its doldrums this year, industry experts said Wednesday, but their forecast depends on a steady ramp-up in hiring and for the U.S. jobless rate to get no worse. View full post on All Stories
Winter Drives Up German Jobless
January 4th, 2011
davidguide Germany’s labor market faltered unexpectedly in December as the early onset of winter hit hiring in the construction sector. View full post on All Stories
Initial claims for jobless aid down 34,000
December 31st, 2010
davidguide Initial jobless claims fell last week to the lowest level since July 2008, a sign that the labor market is improving heading into 2011. View full post on All Stories
Jobless benefits claims decline
December 17th, 2010
davidguide WASHINGTON – Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the third drop in the past four weeks and a sign that the job market is slowly improving. View full post on All Stories
Market alarm as US fails to control biggest debt in history
December 12th, 2010
davidguide US Treasuries last week suffered their biggest two-day sell-off since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The borrowing costs of the government of the world’s largest economy have now risen by a quarter over the past four weeks. View full post on All Stories
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