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Taiwan Central Bank Said to Urge Cuts in Dollar Bets
News - Eurasia
Written by Yu-huay Sun, Bloomberg   
Friday, 25 September 2009 13:34
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s central bank urged lenders to reduce their bets against the U.S. dollar after the island’s currency reached a three-month high, according to traders at foreign banks.
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Russia Central Bank Could Cut by 100 Basis Points This Year
News - Eurasia
Written by Yelena Fabrichnaya and Toni Vorobyova (Reuters)   
Friday, 11 September 2009 15:24
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank could in theory reduce its benchmark interest rate by a further 100 basis points before the end of the year, first deputy chairman Alexei Ulyukayev told Reuters on Friday.
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China’s Recovery Strengthens With Gains in Production, Sales
News - Eurasia
Written by Bloomberg News   
Friday, 11 September 2009 15:18
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- China’s expansion strengthened in August as industrial production, lending and retail sales exceeded forecasts, reinforcing a global recovery from the deepest recession since World War II.
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Romania's central bank cuts interest rates to 8.5%
News - Eurasia
Written by Polya Lesova - MarketWatch   
Tuesday, 04 August 2009 07:29
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Romania's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 8.5% on Tuesday, meeting market expectations.
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Belgium's Central Bank Cuts 2009 GDP Outlook
News - Eurasia
Written by RTTNews   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 09:22
ForexTV.com - (RTTNews) - Belgium's economy will contract 3.5% this year after rising 1% in 2008, the National Bank of Belgium predicted Wednesday. That was a downward revision from 1.9% fall predicted in February. The economy is estimated to contract at a smaller pace of 0.2% in 2010.
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Riyadh Chosen as Site of Gulf Central Bank
News - Eurasia
Written by Commodity Online   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:49
Commodity Online - RIYADH : Inching forward in their efforts to create a common currency for the region, five Gulf Arab nations select the Saudi capital Riyadh as the location for a regional central bank.
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India’s Bonds Gain on Cash at Lenders, Central Bank Purchases
News - Eurasia
Written by Anoop Agrawal, Bloomberg   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:24
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- India’s 10-year bonds rose for a second day, the first back-to-back gains in two weeks, on speculation rising cash at banks and debt purchases by the central bank will boost demand for the securities.
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No One Talking About Dumping Dollar: China Minister
News - Eurasia
Written by Alan Wheatley, Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Reporting by Ben Blanchard   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 09:40
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's largest holder of official foreign exchange reserves, has no intention of abandoning the U.S. dollar, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Tuesday.
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German Firm Plans 'Gold-to-Go' ATMs to Sell Tiny, Pricey Gold Bars
News - Eurasia
Written by Reuters   
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 15:39
Financial Post - (Reuters) -- A German asset management company plans to set up 500 "Gold-to-Go" ATMs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria this year.
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China Pledges Ample Supply of Money to Spur Recovery
News - Eurasia
Written by Kevin Hamlin, Bloomberg   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:31
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank said the economy performed “better than expected” in the first quarter and pledged to keep money flowing into the financial system to sustain growth.
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China Says Global Easing Policies Risk Devaluation
News - Eurasia
Written by Sandy Hendry, Bloomberg   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:16
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Global central banks risk inflation, currency devaluation and a “big consolidation” in bond markets by pumping cash into their economies, the People’s Bank of China said in its quarterly monetary policy report.
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N.Z. Central Bank May Move to Weaken Own Currency, UBS Says
News - Eurasia
Written by Candice Zachariahs, Bloomberg   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 09:26
June 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand may flag its intention to sell its own currency to stem a record advance that threatens efforts to lift the economy out of the worst recession in at least three decades, UBS AG said.
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IMF Approves Credit Line for Poland
News - Eurasia
Written by RTT Staff Writer   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:55
(RTTNews) - The International Monetary Fund or IMF approved Wednesday a one-year credit line of US$20.6 billion for Poland, to help the country weather the economic crisis.
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Sterling Falls, Gilts Rally After Bank of England Extends Quantitative Easing
News - Eurasia
Written by Rueters   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:26
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Sterling fell broadly while gilt futures rallied on Thursday after the Bank of England said it would increase the amount of funds to buy UK assets by 50 billion pounds in an extention of its quantitative easing program.
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European Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 1%
News - Eurasia
Written by Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch   
Thursday, 07 May 2009 06:14
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point to 1%, a new low for the Frankfurt-based central bank that sets interest rate policy in the euro zone.
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