RTE.ie Business and Consumer Confidence Fell in Europe in May New York Times PARIS — Business and consumer confidence fell in the European Union in May as governments' newfound commitment to austerity, along with a decline in stock prices and the euro, all took their toll. The economic sentiment indicator for the … Euro-Zone Inflation Picks Up, Still Below Target Wall Street Journal Europe Economic Confidence Slips, Inflation Quickens BusinessWeek European economic sentiment dips in May MarketWatch RTT News
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Times LIVE Europe's Banks at Risk From Slower Growth, Central Bank Says New York Times FRANKFURT — Recent improvements in the health of European banks could be undercut by weaker-than-expected growth and the side effects of the sovereign debt crisis, the European Central Bank said Monday in a report that catalogued in …
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CBS News Evans: Fed could delay ending low rates MarketWatch By MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) — Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Monday Europe's debt woes could prompt the US central bank to delay raising interest rates, though he downplayed the impact of the crisis so far, …
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Reuters UK Bernanke Says Central Banks May Differ on Timing of Tightening BusinessWeek May 31 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said central banks around the world will probably unwind monetary expansion at different times because of differences among their economies.
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Fed to Hold First Test of Term Deposit Facility on June 14 BusinessWeek May 28 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve announced the schedule for the first tests of the term deposit facility, a tool that may be used to eventually tighten credit by draining cash from the banking system. … US Fed to auction $1 bln in term deposits June 14 Reuters Fed to launch “small” term deposit auctions MarketWatch Fed Schedules Term Deposit Auctions TheStreet.com NASDAQ
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Finance and Commerce Euro Debt Crisis Likely to Be Contained, Bullard Says BusinessWeek May 27 (Bloomberg) — Europe's sovereign debt crisis is likely to be contained within the region as the recovery trajectory in the US and Asia protects them from contagion, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ..
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AFP Bernanke Says Central Banks Must Be Free of Pressure BusinessWeek May 26 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said central banks must be free from political pressure as they bolster regulation and try to prevent future financial crises
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CNBC Fed Bullard: Think Dollar Swap Line Is `Sufficient` Wall Street Journal LONDON (Dow Jones)–The US Federal Reserve's dollar swap lines with other major central banks are “sufficient” to tackle current market strains, with take-up “pretty minimal” at present, a Fed official said Tuesday. ..
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Libor Hits Highest Level Since July Wall Street Journal LONDON—The cost of borrowing dollars for three months raced to its highest level since July last year Monday, and analysts said the London interbank offered rate will remain at elevated levels in the near term as the euro-zone … Libor for Dollars Climbs Above 0.50% to Highest Since July 16 BusinessWeek Key dollar Libor tops 0.5% first time since July MarketWatch LIBOR/OIS: Dollar Spread Widens Again Market News International Reuters all 13 news articles
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