Monday, July 14th, 2008
South Korea's central bank reemphasized Monday that fighting for inflation will continue to be its main concern in the second-half of this year to put out fueling speculation of a rate increase soon.
"Of slow growth, rising consumer ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) Tuesday began training some 200 police officers tasked with protecting refugees and displaced people in eastern Chad.
Police officers with the UN ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
A bus was exploded in central Sri Lanka on Monday, officials said.
Source:Xinhua ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Firefighters on Sunday in Central California used cooler, damper air to their advantage in the ongoing battle against a wall of flame ravaging Santa Barbara County as they tried to gain a foothold before the return of hotter, drier conditio ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
South Korean banks' lending rates rose for the second consecutive month in May as market interest rates advanced, the South Korea central bank said Thursday.
The average lending rates for households and companies reached 6.96 percen ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to leave the key interest rate unchanged.
The central bank announced that it was keeping the federal funds rate at 2 percent, ending a ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
India's growth rate will moderate to 7.6 percent during the current fiscal from 9 percent a year ago due to deflationary measures of the central bank, global rating agency Moody's said Wednesday.
"Tighter monetary policy settings wi ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
South Korea's consumer sentiment fell to the lowest mark in more than seven years in the April-June period as consumers gave a negative outlook for the South Korean economy amid soaring inflation, the South Korean central bank said Wednesda ...
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