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Monique T

THE RUPEE: all-round decline | Business Recorder - 0 views

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    This article describes the decrease in currency value of the rupee, which the central bank is trying to correct by selling dollars and purchasing their own currency.
Katie Edwards

Current account deficit widens - 0 views

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    This article explores the causes and outcomes of a rising current account deficit in Australia. The central bank is evaluating different options to try and balance the current account deficit by manipulating imports and exports, as well as adjusting the value of currency.
Katie Edwards

Norway's Key Rate Seen On Hold - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    This article highlights the positive economic growth seen lately in Norway, and how those positive changes caused the central bank to hold their decision to increase action and monetary policy. The adjustments will not be necessary if in fact the domestic economy continues to improve.
Lucas Gade

Amid signs of weakness, China set to loosen monetary policy - The Economic Times - 1 views

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    This article relates to the fact that the economic indicators in China have been significantly lower than what was expected. In response, the central bank has decided to "loosen monetary policy", in the attempt to stimulate the economy.
Katie Edwards

RBA forex holdings grow to help force down value of strong Aussie | The Australian - 1 views

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    The Aussie dollar is very strong, so the Reserve Bank of Australia is trying to gather foreign currency to increase supply, causing the value and demand for Aussie dollar to fall a bit. The RBA doesn't intervene often, but it's necessary now to bring down the strength of the Aussie dollar so that it doesn't continue to lessen the value of exports.
Lola Z

Australia's Current-Account Deficit Widened Last Quarter - Bloomberg - 0 views

  • by 1.5 percentage points since November last year to stimulate industries outside of resources as commodity prices ease. A high currency has hurt earnings for manufacturers and retailers, helping create what the RBA has referred to as a multispeed economy with those industries lagging behind mining companies.
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      Lowering the interest rates means less foreign investment because of the low interest, and hence, the demand for the currency will be lowered as well. The currency value may decrease as a result, and making exports cheaper, reducing the trade deficit.
  • weaker prices for iron ore and coal, the nation’s two biggest commodity exports.
Lola Z

Singapore's Monetary Policy Aims To Ease Short-term Inflationary Pressures - 0 views

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      supply side policy to improve supply counteracting the rise in production costs.
  • monetary policy should aim to temper, but not fully offset
  • productivity improvements arising from the significant economic restructuring will help to prevent higher costs from fueling strong price increases, the central bank is firmly committed to objective of price stability over the medium term, he told a conference.
subhashini

The ECB presses - 0 views

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    Aug 8th 2011, 14:29 by R.A. | WASHINGTON TODAY'S biggest news is the word that the European Central Bank is intervening in European debt markets in force, buying up Spanish- and Italian-government debt. The ECB spent last week expressing reluctance to take this step, but without it, the euro crisis threatened to spin irretrievably out of control.
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