Housing may soften strong US bank earnings — OCC
Reuters - 12 hours agoThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said during a briefing with reporters on the condition of the banking industry that a few positive aspects of the …
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Arcelor-Mittal maintains guidance; currency discrepancy unintended …
Forbes - Sep 27, 2006… The guidance, which Arcelor-Mittal sometimes issues only in one currency, was given in both together for the first time in August, when the exchange rate made …
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Brazil stocks, currency firm in early trading
Reuters - Sep 26, 2006SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks and the currency firmed in early trading on Tuesday with five days to go until a presidential election. …
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Yuan's band widening may be imminent
MarketWatch - 13 hours agoNEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The pace of appreciation of the Chinese currency has picked up significantly recently, leading some in the market to speculate that a …
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Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International …
FinFacts Ireland, Ireland - Sep 28, 2006… returned from China, but already the Chinese government has sharply stepped up the appreciation of its currency, allowing it to push through an important level …
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China welcomes U.S. senators dropping yuan bill
HONG KONG, Sept 29 (Reuters) - China on Friday welcomed the decision by two U.S. Senators to abandon a controversial bill that threatened to impose a hefty tariff on China’s U.S.-bound exports unless Beijing boosted the value of its currency.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-29 13:33 GMT: Forex - Dollar buoyed by quarter-end technical flows
LONDON (AFX) - The dollar remained firm as the quarter-end prompts buying of the US currency.
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New Zealand’s Economic Growth Slows to 0.5% on Rates (Update2)
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s economy slowed in the second quarter, cooling annual growth to the weakest in five years, as record-high interest rates curbed consumer and business spending. The nation’s currency dropped.
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