posted by
fxmasta
1445 days ago
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made popular 1444 days ago
The Japanese economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.0 percent in the first quarter of 2008, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday.
posted by
pipsmgee
1445 days ago
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made popular 1444 days ago
Japan's growth has been revised up to 1 percent for the first quarter but this may be the last hurrah for the world's No.2 economy as surging raw material prices and a global economic slowdown bite.
posted by
tradervlad
1446 days ago
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made popular 1445 days ago
Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke sees a “substantial” U.S. economic slowdown as less likely than he feared just weeks ago. “The risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month of so,” Bern
posted by
vlad250
1447 days ago
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made popular 1446 days ago
Canada's dollar weakened to the lowest in more than a month as a slowing economy fueled speculation that the Bank of Canada will cut borrowing costs next week.
posted by
JayP
1450 days ago
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made popular 1449 days ago
Canada's economy will slump sharply this year and plunge some governments into a deficit, but still manage to avoid a recession, says the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
posted by
odell
1451 days ago
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made popular 1451 days ago
Expectations of a Australian Reserve Bank interest rate cut this year have been dashed by evidence of surprising strength in the economy.
posted by
odell
1451 days ago
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made popular 1451 days ago
Australia's economy is set for a soft landing in the next couple of years as slowing economic growth helps pull inflation back down, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
posted by
JonDough
1456 days ago
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made popular 1456 days ago
Canada's economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter, dragged down by lower automobile exports, giving the Bank of Canada more reason to cut borrowing costs again next month.
posted by
nancypants
1456 days ago
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made popular 1456 days ago
Statistics Canada released its report on Canadian gross domestic product in the first quarter on Friday, showing that the Canadian economy contracted for the first time since the second quarter of 2003. The weakness was partly due to widespread c
posted by
pipsmgee
1457 days ago
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made popular 1457 days ago
The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish pace in the first quarter, held back by the biggest slump in housing in 26 years and the first decline in final domestic sales in 17 years, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
posted by
JayP
1457 days ago
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made popular 1457 days ago
Interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve could happen "sooner rather than later" if inflation, or the threat of it, increases.
posted by
tradervlad
1457 days ago
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made popular 1457 days ago
The dollar rose to the highest level in more than a week versus the euro before a U.S. government report today that will probably show the economy grew at a faster pace than initially estimated last quarter.