US$ Gains Despite Terrible Retail Sales Report

The US$ is relatively unchanged this morning against most major currencies ahead of this mornings Retail Sales data ... as European nations face credit warnings from international ratings agencies.   The EUR is weaker this morning as more Euro Zone nations were warned that their credit rating may be reduced in 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:08:02

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Decoupling to world: "I'm still not dead yet!"

The last time that some version of the title you see above appeared in these pages was way back in November, ... at such things as internal credit markets, saving rates, and a host of other factors while at the same ... . Such is the case in this report in The Economist: Over the five years to 2007, emerging economies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:17:06

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve opened a two-day policy meeting Tuesday amid growing anxiety over inflation even with the US economy on the brink ... that could reduce the clout of Wall Street’s credit rating agencies in the multitrillion-dollar money ... in June while house prices suffered record annual drops in April, according to data Tuesday [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 04:08:46

Port Moresby not a murder capital

Police Commissioner Gari Bari on Friday, January 9, 2009, ... over an international report by Foreign Policy magazine listing Port Moresby as the fifth murder ... credit ratings and will have serious negative implications on our development aspirations.We [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:54:00

Well! Now we know why Emperor Paulson wanted retroactive immunity in his trillion dollar bailout plan!

How did Paulson try to get retroactive immunity? Why, via the infamous Clause 8, of course: the clause Krugman caught Paulson lying about ... , Lehman Brothers and American International Group, bringing to 26 the number of bureau investigations ... into disclosure and valuation of housing-related investments at banks, insurers and credit rating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 02:53:58

Arizona Mortgage Rates October 17, 2008

Arizona Mortgage Rates for October 17, 2008 Mortgage Related News This week we ran into more than one person who was interested in what lenders ... include: Must be a second home 400,000 max loan amount 75% Loan-to-Value International credit report ... are able to provide loans for Canadian Nationals. After some local discussion between [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:18:20

Credit Fears Ease

Credit fears ease…  Chuck’s thoughts from the road… India cuts rates… China growth slows, but is still 9%… And Now… Today’s Pfennig! Good day…And welcome to what should be another volatile week in the markets. Credit worries eased ... that the credit markets may be calming down a bit after the government moves to shore up the big international [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 14:34:28

China's Growth Slows to 9%, Below Expectations

China's third quarter growth slowed to 9%, a faster deceleration than most experts forecast ... like a recession internally. However, with growth having already falle to 9% before the credit crisis ... months. The statistics bureau released the data in Beijing today. China may cut interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:46:26

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