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BOJ outlines new loan scheme, warns on Europe woes
The Bank of Japan has outlined a loan scheme aimed at supporting growth industries and upgraded its assessment of the economy, but said Europe’s debt debacle needed watching for its impact on the global economy. The eurozone’s struggle to limit the fallout from the Greek debt crisis and the yen’s ensuing rise against the euro […]
Kenya expects 4-5% economic growth this year
Kenya expects economic growth to accelerate to between four and five percent this year, helped by the likely recovery of the global economy and as favourable weather conditions boost agriculture, its planning minister says. East Africa’s biggest economy expanded by 2.6 percent in 2009, up from a revised 1.6 percent in 2008, the government said, […]
ICAP year profit beats forecast, good start to Q1
ICAP, the world’s biggest interdealer broker, reported a good start to its financial year, helped by active and volatile markets, when posting a better than expected five percent drop in full-year pretax profit. Concerns about Greece and other peripheral European sovereign debt and a 750 million euro rescue package have led to wide swings in […]
Nikkei hits 10-wk closing low, yen strength weighs
Japan’s Nikkei average fell 2.2 percent to a 10-week closing low on May 17 as the euro’s tumble to a four-year trough chilled investor sentiment and fanned worries that the eurozone’s fiscal woes could slow global economic growth. Exporters such as Canon Inc were hit as the yen advanced, while trading houses were hurt by […]
Nations pledge record $4.25bn for environment fund
Donor countries have pledged a record $4.25bn over the next four years for the Global Environment Facility, the world’s largest public green fund that helps developing countries tackle climate change. The commitments by 30 donor countries during a session in Paris is a 52 percent increase in new resources for the facility. GEF Chief Executive […]
Ghana April inflation falls to 11.66%
Annualised inflation in Ghana fell to 11.66 percent in April from 13.32 percent in March, the statistics office has announced, a greater than expected drop that offers hope for further rate cuts later this year. The drop is the 10th consecutive fall, takes inflation to its lowest level since December 2007 and is another step […]
SEC and exchanges agree to bolster circuit breakers
US market watchdogs and six major exchanges have agreed that new safeguards were needed to curb trading when markets are plunging, including circuit breakers for individual stocks, a source familiar with regulators’ talks said on May 10. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro, the leaders of major stock and option exchanges, and broker-dealer watchdog, […]
ECB to buy eurozone bonds to fight crisis
The European Central Bank will buy eurozone government bonds to help support fractured markets, abandoning firm resistance to full-scale asset purchases in light of Greece’s debt crisis. The ECB said in a statement that the step, dubbed the ‘nuclear option’ by many economists, was justified because of government promises to meet strict budget targets and […]
Freddie Mac seeks more government funds
Freddie Mac, the second-largest provider of US residential mortgage funds, has asked for an additional $10.6bn in federal aid after it lost $8bn in the first quarter. The company warned it would continue to need billions more in government funds because the housing market remains fragile. The loss was $6.7bn before a $1.3bn dividend payment […]
Indonesia finance minister quits; could affect reform
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a key reformer in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, is leaving office in what could be a major blow to a crackdown on graft and tax evasion. Indrawati, 47, was named managing director of the World Bank Group, a sign of the growing clout of emerging economies but also reflecting […]
