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Rise in layoffs is third in four weeks

May 7, 2011

A renewed rise in layoffs is the latest sign that higher fuel prices may be slowing the economy.
A 23 percent spike in applications for unemployment […]

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Gas prices: Up 20% from January

April 7, 2011

Gas prices have risen for 15 days straight days and are getting closer to the all-time high of $4.114 a gallon, reached in July […]

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Britons’ Inflation Expectations Reach 4%, the Highest Since August 2008 - Bloomberg

March 17, 2011

Britons’ inflation expectations rose to the highest level in 2 1/2 years in February, adding pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. […]

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Gillard Concern at Aussie Gains Shows ‘Dutch Disease’ Risk - Bloomberg

March 4, 2011

Prime Minister Julia Gillard highlighted risks posed by Australia’s ties to a global commodity boom, with a patchwork economy emerging from export gains accompanied by […]

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Draghi Says ECB’s Exit Strategy Timing Affected by Inflationary Pressures - Bloomberg

February 27, 2011

European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Draghi said that inflation pressures are forcing policy makers to focus more closely on the timing of […]

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Banks expand their customer courtship

February 20, 2011

Tiffany Wingo squeezed into a kid-sized desk at one of Marian Middle School’s basement classrooms on a recent Saturday.
No, it wasn’t parents-teachers night. Instead, it […]

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Volcker Rule Should Require Bank CEOs to Certify Compliance, Panel Says - Bloomberg

January 19, 2011

Regulators should carry out a “robust implementation” of the Volcker rule that includes requiring banks’ chief executives to vouch for their compliance systems, a U.S. […]

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European Economy Expanded Less Than Initially Estimated in Third Quarter - Bloomberg

January 7, 2011

Europe’s economy expanded less than initially estimated in the third quarter as companies trimmed spending to weather the region’s worsening debt crisis.
Gross domestic […]

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GST at 20: Mulroney has no regrets on Canada

December 29, 2010

OTTAWA

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China Stocks, Bonds May Drop Little as Rate Increase Follows Cash Squeeze - Bloomberg

December 26, 2010

China’s second interest-rate increase since mid-October may have limited impact on stocks and bonds because the central bank’s stricter controls on lending have already roiled […]

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