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BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s central bank will raise interest rates once more this year before pausing in its current policy tightening cycle and keep rates on hold in the first half of 2012, a Reuters poll showed.
The People’s Bank of China raised in...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at an all-time low of 0.5 percent as the tepid economic recovery in Britain continues to outweigh concerns over inflation.
Yesterday’s decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Commit...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet signalled he may raise interest rates again in coming months and will ease Portugal’s access to emergency funds as officials battle both faster inflation and the debt c...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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PARIS (Bloomberg) - World food prices rose in June as the cost of sugar, meat and dairy increased, adding to inflationary pressure that has prompted central banks across the world to raise interest rates.
An index of 55 food commodities rose to 233.8...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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Bermuda may be battling through a recession, but workers in the international business sector have been feeling the pain less than most.
Compensation paid to Bermuda’s international business workers shot up by a staggering 40 percent in the first qua...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Economy
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The rate of inflation hit 2.5 percent during the month of May, driven by the rising cost of health care and increases in the rental and food prices.
It was the second highest rate rise of the year on a par with March, up from 2.4 percent in April, bu...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Economy
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The value of imports in the first three months of this year fell to their lowest level for a first quarter since 2003, data suggesting a shrinking economy.
The Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics for the first quarter of 2011, released by Government yes...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Economy
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LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - International banks and insurers will meet today to thrash out a plan for the private sector to contribute to Greece’s bailout effort as fears grow that the proposal will be derailed.
The Institute of International Finance (...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Economy
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KeyTech Ltd’s profits fell to $5.9 million for the fiscal year 2010/11, as early retirement and redundancy expenses cost the telecommunications group $4.4 million.
The profit fell from $6.3 million a year earlier, as the company’s CEO Sheila Lines re...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Economy
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Imports have dropped 10 percent per annum over the past two years while outbound cargo has continued to increase steadily since 2006/07 according to Stevedoring Services, suggesting that more people are leaving the Island.
Bermuda Container Line Ltd ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2011
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Economy
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