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Philippines eyes special bonds for typhoon relief
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, grappling with the impact of two devastating typhoons, is looking to sell special bonds to fund rebuilding as well as tapping grants and low-cost loans, officials said on Wednesday.
October 14, 2009, 8:34 pm -
Victoria posts $251m surplus
Victoria posted a $251 million surplus for the latest financial year despite the global financial crisis and a fall in stamp duty revenues.
October 14, 2009, 5:54 pm -
Hockey tips tax rise, financial squeeze
The federal government will raise taxes and small business could be squeezed in the fallout from the global financial crisis, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says.
October 14, 2009, 5:16 pm -
Bank of Japan mulls exit plan despite government pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may decide to start withdrawing support for corporate finance on Wednesday, despite government criticism, at a policy meeting that may set the tone for its relationship with the new government.
October 14, 2009, 2:14 pm -
Romanian govt falls on no confidence vote
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania plunged deeper into political turmoil Tuesday when Prime Minister Emil Boc and his Liberal Democrats lost a no-confidence motion in parliament, the first government to do so since 1990.
October 14, 2009, 1:19 am -
Stimulus spending is flexible, says Rudd
The federal government appears to be leaving the door open to cutting its stimulus spending.
October 13, 2009, 5:57 pm -
'One in six Aussies struggle with debt'
One in six Australians is already having problems repaying their debt even without the added burden of rising interest rates, a new survey has found.
October 13, 2009, 12:08 pm -
Vietnam's chronic currency weakness takes toll on firms
HANOI (Reuters) - For Ford, one of the greatest challenges doing business in Vietnam this year is not selling cars but finding enough U.S. dollars to pay its overseas suppliers on time.
October 13, 2009, 11:22 am -
Britain unveils huge asset sale to cut debt
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday a 16-billion-pound sale of state assets including a high-speed railway and a betting service to cut soaring debt caused by the economic crisis.
October 13, 2009, 2:25 am -
Govt may adjust stimulus measures: Swan
The federal government's stimulus measures are not set in stone and will be adjusted if it is deemed appropriate, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
October 12, 2009, 5:39 pm -
Dollar facing 'power-shift': analysts
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar's position as the world's leading reserve currency faces increased pressure as the financial crisis allows emerging economies greater influence on the world stage, analysts said.
October 12, 2009, 6:19 am -
Banks have no reason to hike rates: Swan
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the big four banks cannot justify raising interest rates by more than the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 25-basis-point increase.
October 11, 2009, 4:27 pm -
Banks have no reason to hike rates: Swan
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the big four banks cannot justify raising interest rates by more than the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 25-basis-point increase.
October 11, 2009, 3:55 pm -
Stimulus slowly wound down: Swan
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the economic stimulus package will be carefully wound down during 2010, ending speculation it may be suddenly withdrawn.
October 11, 2009, 12:36 pm -
Germany's Merkel shelves family tax breaks -report
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Free Democrat allies have shelved plans to lift family spending due to budget constraints but will lower some tax rates to boost growth, a magazine reported on Saturday.
October 10, 2009, 10:14 pm -
Stimulus underpins 100,000 jobs: Henry
Treasury boss Ken Henry has warned that a quick withdrawal of the federal government's fiscal stimulus would put 100,000 jobs at risk.
October 9, 2009, 5:55 pm -
ECB, BoE leave interest rates unchanged
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) have left their key interest rates unchanged at record lows.
October 9, 2009, 8:02 am -
More rate rises likely in 2009: experts
An unexpected fall in the jobless rate to a four-month low of 5.7 per cent has hardened expectations for another two interest rate rises before Christmas.
October 8, 2009, 6:29 pm -
Economic stimulus helping jobs: govt
The Rudd government is using an unexpected drop in the jobless rate to 5.7 per cent as evidence its economic stimulus measures are working.
October 8, 2009, 2:35 pm
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