LONDON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) Oil fell toward $42 a barrel on Friday, sinking to its lowest level since January 2005, after a U.S. government report showed more than half a million Americans lost their jobs last month. ... > full story
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Pimco Calls Pound's Bottom Dec. 5, 2008 (Trader Daily, UK) The Bank of England's third interest- rate cut since the start of October is raising speculation that the pound's 26 percent slide may be coming to ...
Morning business news - Dec 5 Dec. 5, 2008 (RTE.ie) QUANTITATIVE EASING' THE NEXT STEP IN CRISIS? - Rates cuts in Europe and in Britain have seen sterling drop to crisis levels. Over a year ago the ...
LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 4,163.6 -6.4 Dec. 4, 2008 (Scotsman) THE FTSE 100 index ended a volatile session slightly lower yesterday as investors digested a one-point cut in interest rates. London's benchmark ...
Effect of rate cuts likely to disappoint Dec. 4, 2008 (Financial Times) Interest rate cuts are designed to boost demand in the UK economy in three ways. The aims are to encourage people to save less and spend more now; ...