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  1. How Fed Policymakers Affect the Economy

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    economy weakens, Fed policymakers cut interest rates or keep them low. The lower interest rates are aimed at promoting increased borrowing pressures ease. Q: How does the FOMC move interest rates ? A: Its policymakers decide whether

  2. Italy's New PM Pushes for European Banking Union

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    Francois Hollande that "we mustn't waste time on this." He hopes it can create jobs by helping companies get lower interest rates . Letta was in Paris a day after taking office. He visited Germany on Tuesday and heads to Brussels on Thursday. Letta

  3. Text of the Federal Reserve's Statement Wednesday

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    maturing Treasury securities at auction. Taken together, these actions should maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates , support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative. The Committee will closely

  4. Stocks Edge Lower on Manufacturing, Jobs Slowdown

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    the central bank to announce that it will maintain its low interest rate policies, which include an $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. The Fed's bond purchases are intended to keep interest rates low to spur borrowing, spending and investing. Its policies

  5. ECB Weighs Rate Cut as Eurozone Economy Struggles

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    Economists say the European Central Bank could cut interest rates as soon as Thursday because of fears that the euro with newly created money, pushes down longer-term interest rates and aims to increase the overall supply of money

  6. Lee Enterprises Refinances $94 Million in Debt

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., avoiding an interest rate increase that would have gone into effect next year. As extends the maturity from December 2015 to April 2017. The interest rate was set to rise to 12.05 percent in January 2014 and to

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  1. Business Highlights

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Expectations are mounting that European Central Bank will cut interest rates this week after data Tuesday showed inflation in the euro Expectations were already high that the ECB would cut its main interest rate from an all-time low of 0.75 percent at its monthly

  2. Brighter View on Jobs and Pay Lifts US Confidence

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Fed to announce Wednesday that it will maintain its low interest rate policies, which include an $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. The Fed's bond purchases are intended to keep interest rates low to spur borrowing, spending and investing. Its policies

  3. Eurozone Inflation Falls to 3-Year Low in April

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Bank to cut interest rates this week after cut its main interest rate from its all-time pressure to cut interest rates was given even quarter-point interest rate cut is unlikely it will lower interest rates and we hope

  4. Asia Stocks up After S&P Hits Record; Nikkei Slips

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    half-year profit. Sentiment has been boosted in recent days by expectations that the European Central Bank will reduce interest rates on Thursday. The Federal Reserve concludes a policy meeting Wednesday and is not expected to make changes in its super-loose

  5. Fed Likely to Stick With Low-Rate Stance This Week

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    The Fed has said it plans to keep its key short-term interest rate near zero at least until the unemployment rate dips below David Jones, an economist at DMJ Advisors. The Fed's interest rate -setting committee will begin a two-day meeting Tuesday

  6. Today in History

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    disputed Vieques bombing range in Puerto Rico, prompting celebrations by islanders. Five years ago: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a seventh straight time, reducing the federal funds rate a quarter-point to 2 percent. An avalanche in Italy's northwestern

  7. Rates Mixed at Weekly US Treasury Bill Auction

    Mon, 29 Apr 2013

    Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills unchanged while six-month bills

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  1. Margaret Thatcher on 'This Week'

    Wed, 10 Apr 2013

    have been done. If people attempted by high interest rates high interest rates tend to stop a lot of construction. A lot the view of his back into. To have though interest rates also has one other thing. If pursuing higher

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    amount of bottoming -- have been done. If people attempted by high interest rates high interest rates tend to stop a lot of construction. A lot of investment in small businesses. That stops. A company from getting under way as much as it should. It also reports some other country incidence of death it any who was trouble. Makes it even more difficult for -- to repay that interest and to repay the principal so I took the view of his back into. To have though -- interest rates also has one other thing. If -- pursuing higher interest rates to a company does not because -- the -- hospices food. It would defense expenditure takes up higher -- national income. And that -- problems so there -- many many reasons I said right. I want to get interest rates as men do as much action can possibly get them. And I definitely can't get public expenditure -- would take -- putting
    it is your convictions of high deficits high public borrowing causes high interest rates is that your view. And yes it -- in this country it does it is not the only thing which can cause high interest rates inflation is another bit -- an important factor. And then minute it was -- when inflation is -- when. What interest rates will be in. But when you're having to -- -- month. You're looking -- inflation is likely to be enough and enough but in some ten years' time -- amended ten years and that has an effect. And that if you are running high deficit content to keep interest rates high in the coming up to raise as much money but interest rates can go down constant. His. Do you think President Reagan run again. -- -- -- -- -- -- We'll -- -- unless
  2. Stock Market Hits Record High

    Thu, 11 Apr 2013

    policy through the middle to the end of this year. Stock market investors like that because it means low interest rates and low interest rates prompt invrn to stocks for better returns on their money. So the surge continues. Thank you for that

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    of this year. Stock market investors like that because it means low interest rates and low interest rates prompt invrn to stocks for better returns on their money. So the surge continues. Thank you for that, lindsay. Meantime, the federal
  3. How Will the President's Budget Impact the Market?

    Wed, 10 Apr 2013

    concerns fact that there is this kind of back and forth that there isn't just as unified message across the but keeping those interest rates low. You know that this is that a group full of people vanity. You what I gathered six or seven more people we had a meeting

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    there isn't just as unified message across the -- but keeping those interest rates low. You know that this is that a group full of people vanity. You what I gathered six or seven more people
  4. Roundtable I: This Week in Politics

    Sun, 7 Apr 2013

    The big increase of interest rates took place when rates really want to raise interest rates in a deeply whether we should have zero interest rates now. No one can argue national debt. When the interest rate normalizes, the debt

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    We'll have $25 trillion to $30 trillion in national debt. When the interest rate normalizes, the debt will soar. The interest cost will soar. Wait a minute. Hold on. Arianna, and then paul. The cbo also
  5. Woman With Terminal Cancer Gets Her Own Rose Parade

    Mon, 8 Apr 2013

    draftsman and wanted to help her mother in law Mary Beth. Fulfill her dying wish the only thing she really wanted to do this interest rates but her family knew there wasn't enough time. And so group of volunteers decided to bring some color. Into the cold

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    dying wish the only thing she really wanted to do this -- interest rates but her family knew there wasn't enough time. And so group of volunteers decided to bring some color. Into the cold world
  6. Stock Market Rally: How Long Can It Last?

    Mon, 1 Apr 2013

    profits although the for profit growth is gonna slow here. And really it's a lot about easy money around the world low interest rates and investors feeling a little more confident taking a little more risk that really has been the whole story meanwhile big

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    And really it's a lot about easy money around the world low interest rates and investors feeling a little more confident taking a little more risk that really has been the whole story meanwhile big companies.
  7. GMA LIVE! (03.12.13)

    Tue, 12 Mar 2013

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    -- -- get on Good Morning America today and then here is interest rates -- his -- -- I'm just gal that's a new book out -- -- a really simple and clean she's all but
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