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  • FM asks bankers to review interest rates

    Tribune - The government also expanded the coverage of sectors for the special interest rate on pre-shipment and post-shipment credit to ... In this context, he informed that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Economic Advisory Council chairperson and ...
    2007-10-06 01:32:00
  • Canadian dollar breaks above US$1.02 as jobless rate tumbles to 5.9 ...

    Stockhouse Canada - Canadian dollar breaks above US$1.02 as jobless rate tumbles to 5.9 per cent 10/6 ... had been below six per cent since November 1974, when Pierre Trudeau was the prime ... will hit US$1.05 by year's end, largely because the U.S. is expected to cut interest ...
    2007-10-06 04:31:00
  • Govt lines up sops for exporters

    Economic Times - Under this facility, exporters can avail pre-shipment credit of 180 days and post-shipment credit of 90 days at an interest rate which is Benchmark Prime Lending Rate minus 4.5%. The government provides for the requisite interest subvention of 2 ...
    2007-10-06 01:32:00
  • Fed may not cut rate in Oct

    Daily Pioneer - Although the prospects for a late October interest rate cut have dimmed, the chances for a yearned stock rally still seem quite good. Investors have been feeling more confident since the Federal Reserve cut rates a half percentage point on Sept. 18 ...
    2007-10-06 12:27:00
  • Sub-prime borrowers face repossession

    BBC Business - The market for high interest sub-prime mortgages has been booming and it now accounts for about 8% of the total UK mortgage ... With their interest rate currently over 11%, the couple have struggled to make repayments. In June they faced a ...
    2007-10-06 05:57:00
  • Up and Coming: A Look at the Week Ahead on Wall Street

    FOX News - ... next week kicks off Tuesday with the release of the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) Sept. 18 meeting, when it lowered the target Fed Funds rate (the rate banks charge each other and the basis for the prime interest rate) by half ...
    2007-10-06 03:41:00
  • The rate of attrition (Herald Sun)

    THE economy has shrugged off the Reserve Bank's interest-rate rises of last year and appears to have done the same with the latest one in August, Terry McCrann writes.
    2007-10-06 07:00:00
  • New Zealand banks to raise interest rates on home loans (Calcutta News)

    Defying concerns over the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, two of New Zealand's biggest banks will raise interest rates for homeowners on Monday. The rate increases are also likely to apply to the banks' residential uinvestment loans.
    2007-10-06 06:13:28
  • For the best credit card, check out a credit union

    Buffalo News - Some keep the interest clock ticking from the time they calculate and mail your bill until they receive your payment. If you ... raise ante on casino; luxury complex to debut in 2010 Alden Environmental Summit set Great Lakes Bancorp has shut its mortgage ...
    2007-09-30 05:57:00
  • Medicare premiums to increase by 3.1%

    Buffalo News - The formula used to calculate the premium assumes a 10 percent cut in physicians’ reimbursement rates, which is considered ... raise ante on casino; luxury complex to debut in 2010 Alden Environmental Summit set Great Lakes Bancorp has shut its mortgage ...
    2007-10-02 10:59:00
  • TAX REPORT

    Wall Street Journal - ... for tax reasons, but also because of fears that the stock market's rally may be short-lived amid such concerns as mortgage ... The result is your "cost basis" in the new securities -- the figure which you use to calculate future gains or losses. What ...
    2007-10-03 04:42:00
  • Steps to improve credit scores before buying a home

    Jackson Clarion-Ledger - But unless you're sitting on a mountain of cash, you'll need a mortgage, and that's no longer a sure thing. In response to a ... One of the factors used to calculate your score is "credit utilization" - your total debt, relative to the total amount of ...
    2007-10-06 02:33:00
  • National housing situation looks familiar to Texans

    Austin American-Statesman - Back then, builders marketed houses by "buying down" mortgage interest rates for a year or two. After that, the interest ... Hit "calculate." The new number in the bottom box is the index number your area would have to hit if home prices were to keep ...
    2007-10-06 04:38:00
  • National housing situation looks familiar to Texans (Austin American-Statesman)

    Lately I've been getting that déjà vu feeling. If you lived in Texas through the S&L debacle of the late 1980s, you probably have, too. If you didn't, listen up. What happened to houses in Texas back then may be the template for what happens across the country as the housing bubble pops today.
    2007-10-06 04:49:49
  • 9-R finance director takes Front Range job

    Durango Herald - Doney also pushed to refinance bonds to save several millions of dollars in interest payments, the school district said. Doney foresees a financially stable future for the district - at least for now. "You never know what's going to happen from year ...
    2007-10-06 09:07:00