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Tuesday, 6 January 2009
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Yen gains as Nikkei slide overshadows G7 warning
The yen climbed towards an all-time high against the Australian dollar on Monday as investors kept dumping risky positions and drove Tokyo shares to a 26-year low, overshadowing a G7 warning about excessive yen volatility.
27 Oct 2008 |
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G7 warns on yen rise
The Group of Seven rich nations tried to cool a rally in the yen with a warning against volatility on Monday as Tokyo scrambled to shield its largest banks from a spiralling global financial crisis.
27 Oct 2008 |
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Unemployment posts biggest rise since 1991
Unemployment shot up at its fastest pace since the early 1990s recession this summer and experts are predicting even bigger rises ahead as the financial crisis takes it toll on companies right across the economy.
16 Oct 2008 |
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Rise in guarantee for savers
Bank savings of up to 50,000 pounds will be guaranteed by the government from next week and the sum could be further increased as regulators battle to restore confidence in the banking sector.
06 Oct 2008 |
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Australian mining boom linked to HIV spike
Australia's mining boom may be fuelling an alarming rise in HIV infections among cashed-up heterosexual outback miners and businessmen in resource-rich states who holiday in Asia, say researchers.
17 Sep 2008 |
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Home repossessions orders up 24 percent
Court orders for mortgage repossessions in England and Wales rose an annual 24 percent in the second three months of the year to 28,568, the Ministry of Justice said on Friday.
15 Aug 2008 |
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Sharp jump in company insolvencies
The number of companies going bust in England and Wales jumped sharply in the second quarter as the credit squeeze tightened its grip, government figures showed on Friday.
04 Aug 2008 |
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EDF Energy leads energy price hikes
EDF Energy on Friday increased household power and gas prices for the second time this year, while its competitors said they had no immediate plans to hike rates in response to soaring wholesale costs.
25 Jul 2008 |
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Fuel duty rise delayed
The government postponed on Wednesday a rise in fuel duty planned for October for at least another six months because of soaring world oil prices and in a bid to keep the headline rate of inflation down.
16 Jul 2008 |
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