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12 articles tagged "Financial issues"
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November 24, 2008, 7:35 PM (GMT+02:00)
This weekend sees make-or-break efforts by Western finance ministers and international financial institutions to produce a plan that will drag their economies back into equilibrium before the world's markets open Monday, Oct. 13. They are working to the dread drumbeats of turmoil, panicky investors and looming recession, which some economists ...
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June 1, 2005, 2:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
Holland's potential rejection of the European Union constitution Wednesday, June 1, in the wake of France now looks like another nail in the euro's coffin. Tuesday's initial seven-month low against the dollar of one euro: $1.2350, steadied slightly the next day at around $1.2320 Wednesday. But for several weeks, the ...
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May 29, 2005, 12:26 PM (GMT+02:00)
Nine of Israel's top business executives and 11 heads of three leading inquiry companies - including Modiin Ezrahi -are in custody suspected of complicity in a massive computerized commercial espionage conspiracy. Sunday, Tel Aviv magistrate lifted gag order on the case which police code-named Horse Race. Prosecution is reported to ...
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May 17, 2005, 11:34 PM (GMT+02:00)
The US dollar finished last week's trading at its highest level in six months against the euro (1.2620 euro per dollar). It also made a strong showing against all other major world currencies. Another round of good economic figures - especially the surprise narrowing of the American trade deficit in ...
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April 21, 2005, 8:23 AM (GMT+02:00)
Sharp falls in equity markets around the globe, the $10 oil price drop from an all time high and the falling-off of US bond yields from 4.60 to 4.25% - all add up to a tremor rippling across world markets that is generated by fear of a slowdown in the ...
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March 30, 2005, 7:10 PM (GMT+02:00)
Rallying fast during the last two weeks of March, the US currency gained about 4% against all major currencies - the euro for example, which traded at $1.3480 on March 14 and dipped to $1.292 by March 29. This trend was the result of the change in the market's estimation ...
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March 4, 2005, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00)
The last three years were very kind to investors in such emerging markets as Mexico, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil and others. High interest rates combined with soaring equity markets netted generous profits for these investors. But debkafile's financial analyst warns investors that a sharp sell-off may be round ...
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January 5, 2005, 11:53 PM (GMT+02:00)
The US dollar steadied Wednesday, January 5, after its biggest surge since mid-2004 began to correct the year's end weak performance against the Japanese yen and the euro. Still, most big banks and investment houses are predicting its continuing slide in 2005 too. debkafile's financial expert is cautiously ...
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December 7, 2004, 10:47 PM (GMT+02:00)
The sinking dollar and the soaring US stock market will lead, according to our financial expert, to a sell-off of American government bonds and, as a result, an increase in long-term interest rates. What is the connection between the price of bonds and interest rates? And how do they affect ...
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August 16, 2004, 4:07 PM (GMT+02:00)
Even after ending the last trading week with small gains, US stocks were still low, closing at 9,825 for the Dow Jones and 1,757 for the NASDAQ (technology stocks index). Since the beginning of this year, the NASDAQ has shed ten percent of its value and reverted to its September ...
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September 17, 2003, 1:41 PM (GMT+02:00)
The story behind the call issued Tuesday, September 16, by Yasser Arafat's adviser, Jibril Rajoub, for a ceasefire is a typically devious one, according to debkafile's exclusive Palestinian sources. On the advice of his European friends, Arafat decided to adjust his short-term game plan; before unleashing his terror ...
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August 3, 2002, 7:22 PM (GMT+02:00)
The economic promise presented by the new Middle East strategy stays firmly under wraps - no less than the covert start of military operations. Israeli's deep budget cutbacks, the spreading poverty and agonies of unemployment are profoundly demoralizing - and there is more to come. Critics of the Sharon government, ...
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