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Central banks pump billions into markets to beat freeze

Central banks pumped more than $11billion (£6.3billion) into money markets today, seeking to ease a credit freeze threatening to tip the world economy into a recession. As the Bank of England rolled over its now-regular...

Japan holds interest rate at 0.5%

Japan relies on exports to slowing markets such as the US and Europe Japan has kept its key interest rate at 0.5% for the 20th consecutive month - amid continued worries about the global financial crisis. The spread of the woes...

Global share sell-off slowed in Asia by surprise Australian rate cut

• Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates full percentage point • Bank of Japan laves rates unchanged at 0.5% The global financial turmoil continued overnight with more sharp falls in Asia and a shock interest rate cut by...

Time to act together on rates

The stock market yesterday suffered its biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987, but that record is unlikely to last very long. At the same time, the European Union is heading into political limbo, with elections...

Central banks pump billions into markets

Nick Goodway, Evening Standard Central banks pumped more than $11bn (£6.3bn) into money markets, seeking to ease a credit freeze threatening to tip the world economy into a recession. As the Bank of England rolled over its...

British banks lead Europe markets lower

European stocks shed early gains Tuesday as ongoing fears about the health of the banking system, particularly in Britain, offset hopes that the world's leading central banks will follow Australia's lead and cut interest rates...

Bank of Japan to manage policy independently

The head of Japan's central bank said Tuesday while global financial turmoil is intensifying, each country should manage monetary policy independently, seeming to counter speculation for coordinated rate cuts by major economies.

Yen dips as coordinated c.bank crisis response eyed

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen edged down against other major currencies on Tuesday as investors looked to see if major central banks would launch a coordinated response to the deepening credit crisis, including interest rate cuts.

Australia rate cut stuns, markets thirst for more

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Australia stunned markets with its steepest interest cut in 16 years on Tuesday and investors expected that other central banks would follow suit in a coordinated move to combat the global credit...

Bank of Japan injects $9 bn into market

The Japan News.Net Tuesday 7th October, 2008 (IANS) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) pumped one trillion yen ($9.69 billion) into the money market to ease disruptions amid the global financial crisis. Japan's central bank Tuesday...

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