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| Source: Reuters
Almost five months after Democrats used their majorities in the Congress to push through the stimulus, the two-year package has had little impact as anxious Americans watch the country's unemployment rate surge to 9.5 percent.
| Source: CNBC.com
UK building society Nationwide is offering 125 percent mortgages to its existing customers that have fallen into negative equity and need to move home.
| Source: The Associated Press
New claims for unemployment insurance plummeted by 52,000 to 565,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's significantly below analysts' expectations of 605,000.
| Source: Reuters
The Bank of England surprised markets by announcing no expansion of its quantitative easing scheme on Thursday as it left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent for a fourth month running.
| Source: Reuters
The Bank of England looks likely to expand its 125 billion pound quantitative easing program and keep interest rates at a rock-bottom 0.5 percent on Thursday to sustain its attempts to lift Britain out of recession.
| Source: Reuters
Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday that excessive currency moves are undesirable as they would hurt the stability of Japan's economy and financial markets.
| Source: CNBC.com
South Korea's central bank held interest rates steady at a record low for a fifth consecutive month on Thursday, in a widely expected move to support an only nascent recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
| Source: Reuters
Australian employment fell the most in three months in June as firms cut full-time positions to save costs, while the jobless rate hit its highest in nearly six years at 5.8%.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: Reuters
The U.S. recession is likely to end this year, but the Federal Reserve will not be in a rush to change its policy stance while unemployment is still rising, a top Fed policy-maker said Wednesday.
A late upturn pushed stocks higher Wednesday as investors rotated into defensive stocks like pharmaceuticals and Alcoa advanced ahead of earnings.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Total U.S. consumer credit fell by an unexpectedly slight $3.23 billion in May, Federal Reserve data showed Wednesday, although the previous month's drop was revised to a steeper decline than previously thought.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks turned lower Wednesday as investors got defensive ahead of earnings season, rotating into pharmaceuticals and out of techs.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: Reuters
The global economy is starting to pull out of recession but recovery will be sluggish and government policies need to remain supportive, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks rebounded Wednesday after a major selloff in the previous session as earnings season gets into gear.
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Futures indicated a slightly higher open for Wall Street Wednesday on profit taking after the major selloff the previous day.
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