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  • Wall St seen firmer, focus shifts to jobs data

    National Post - ... previous session as markets shift their focus to jobs data due on Friday for pointers to the Federal Reserve's next interest ... Bank (ECB) and Bank of England due on Thursday, with expectations being for both central banks to leave their rates ...
    2007-09-06 03:09:00
  • DM&E to merge with Canadian Pacific Railway

    Rapid City Journal - We were pleased with the tremendous interest in our railroad and our PRB project that was demonstrated by this process," DM&E ... UP and BNSF will sit up and take notice of this transaction, and hopefully their new freight rates will reflect that. I ...
    2007-09-04 05:59:00
  • Japanese govt bonds close higher on weaker stocks

    FXStreet.com - although many investors were on the sidelines awaiting the US August employment report for clues on where US interest rates are headed. At the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the benchmark Nikkei index closed down 0.8 percent and the broader TOPIX index dipped ...
    2007-09-07 12:02:00
  • European Central Bank, Bank of England hold rates steady, ECB ...

    San Diego Union-Tribune - FRANKFURT, Germany – The European Central Bank and the Bank of England held interest rates steady Thursday as they tried to calm jittery money markets. The president of the ECB, which sets monetary policy for a 13-nation region accounting for more ...
    2007-09-05 05:58:00
  • The 15-Minute Tip: A Silver Lining for Savers (Fox News)

    The mortgage mess has bitten borrowers and lenders alike. And some fixed income-rates, such as government bonds, have actually dropped as skittish investors have sought cover. So what's the good news?
    2007-09-07 06:32:14
  • BoE holds rates, ECB decision awaited

    BusinessWeek - ... met Thursday to decide how best to guide the 13-nation euro zone through current market volatility, with many analysts believing it will opt to keep interest rates on ... the past month's market turbulence -- a result of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. ...
    2007-09-06 04:13:00
  • ECB holds interest rates at 4 percent as expected

    CNBC - The balance of risks was clearly tilted in favor of unchanged rates," said Marco ... hope to learn more about the ECB's view of how the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis is ... While current inflation of 1.8 percent is in line with the ECB's target, food ...
    2007-09-06 05:11:00
  • Banks suffer after the Old Lady speaks

    Guardian Unlimited - ... to turn yesterday as the Bank of England surprised no one by leaving interest rates unchanged but issued an unusual statement showing its concern at the current ... expected but a service-sector survey showed a flat performance in August and mortgage ...
    2007-09-07 12:02:00
  • UPDATE 4-ECB holds rates, watches prices and mkts v.closely

    Reuters - UPDATE 4-ECB holds rates, watches prices and mkts v.closely ... risks, wording which has preceded most of the rate increases in the ECB's current ... money market conditions tightened sharply in the wake of the U.S. subprime mortgage ...
    2007-09-06 06:44:00
  • Record Takeover Fees Buoyed by Companies Unaffected by Subprime

    Bloomberg - As contagion from the subprime-mortgage crisis in the U.S. sidelines Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Schwarzman's ... International buyers may also be surprised by the reluctance of U.S. companies to sell under current market conditions, when ...
    2007-09-02 05:54:00
  • US loan woe 'to hit UK mortgages' (BBC News)

    The US sub-prime loan crisis may push up UK mortgage rates, a former Bank of England adviser warns.
    2007-09-07 04:33:46
  • Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation Announces Sales of $692 Million of Mortgage-Backed Securities (FinanzNachrichten)

    Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation ( Nachrichten ) (NYSE:ANH) announced today that it had recently sold approximately $692 million in face amount of its MBS holdings which resulted in a realized loss of approximately $21 million.
    2007-09-07 09:07:35
  • Trichet Says ECB Determined to Act on Rates If Needed (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)

    Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank policy makers signaled their intention to raise interest rates further to contain inflation once financial-market turbulence has abated.
    2007-09-07 08:12:13
  • Be wary of using your home equity to pay off your consumer debt

    Asheville Citizen-Times - You can’t turn on your television or radio without being bombarded with ads from financial institutions urging you to refinance your home. You’ve heard them: Cut your interest rate, lower your payments, no closing costs. The ads are so enticing ...
    2007-09-06 09:53:00
  • Kenneth Harney: Two indexes give different views of home prices (San Jose Mercury News)

    WASHINGTON - How worried should homeowners or sellers be at the moment? Looking at two nationally quoted measures of home values, you might be perplexed.
    2007-09-06 07:50:18