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FRANKFURT, Germany ? The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday as they ponder how best to steer their economies between the shoals of mounting inflation and slowing growth ...
LONDON : Xstrata's $10 billion swoop to buy Lonmin is a vote of confidence in the prospects for platinum and other metals that may spur another wave of consolidation among miners. Widespread gloom about weak global growth, which has hurt platinum ...
The dollar rallied on Friday, hitting a five-month high against the euro as the European Central Bank's caution on its growth outlook shifted the focus of economic concerns from the United States to the rest of the world. Gregorio Borgia / AP Broad ...
The economy is expected to grow 10.2%, on an annual basis, in the third quarter, up from 10.1% in the second. Growth has slowed this year - down from 11.9% in 2007 - on the back of sagging global demand and government measures to rein in excessive ...
BUDAPEST , Aug 8 (Reuters) - Hungary posted a lower-than-expected trade surplus in June, adding to signs that economic slowdown in the euro zone is taking its toll on central European economies, analysts said. The surplus amounted to 100.3 million ...
FRANKFURT, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The deteriorating economic outlook is prompting euro-zone banks to toughen lending standards for households and firms, the European Central Bank said on Friday. The ECB's latest quarterly report on bank lending showed ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro tumbled to a 5-month low against the dollar after the European Central Bank's chief highlighted downside growth risks and oil prices fell, while European stocks halted a global sell-off in equities. After leaving interest ...
SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), which is taking over St George Bank in Australia's biggest ever bank deal, assured investors it would avoid the major loan losses suffered by some ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Phoenix Lamps sees current fiscal's net profit growth in line with a year ago and sales rising 40 percent, helped by a gain in market share and high pressure sales pitch, its managing director said on Friday. Phoenix, which ...
The TaxPayers' Alliance claimed the RDAs had contributed "nothing" since they were established in 1999 but had cost almost £600 per household over the past nine years. Abolishing the agencies would save enough money to cut 4p off small firms ...