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Rate Hike

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First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents

Citizens Property Insurance gets approval to raise rates

TALLAHASSEE - Florida has OK'd rate increases for the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Florida Insurance CommissionerKevin McCarty signed an order Thursday establishing rates for Citizens' high-risk accounts. The approved rates are close ... [Tampa Bay Online - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Rate Hike, Clearwater (Florida, United States), Tallahassee (United States), Tampa (Florida, United States)

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 4 Documents

Citigroup Inc

Disingenuous Credit Card Whining And Questionable Risk Policies At Citigroup

Citigroup is whining that new regulations eliminate pricing for risk. So what does it do? Jack up rates is the answer. To lower interest rates, Citi customers must spend more.For Citibank credit card holders, there is one way to escape the bank's rate ... [Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Citigroup Inc, Credit Card, SitkaPacific Capital Management, Rate Hike

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents

Gold extends record high on dollar weakness

After gains of nearly 70 percent in Asian equities so far this year, investors are likely prone to taking profits before year-end.A six-month low in U.S. housing construction in October and news this week that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Japan's ... [Exec Digital UK - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Japan, Kenichi Hirano, Elaine Lies, Tokyo

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

United Parcel Service Inc

UPS Sets 4.9% Rate Hike for 2010

PM Buy a Digital Copy of Transport Topics UPS Inc. said Friday it is raising its 2010 rates for ground packages by an average 4.9%.The carrier also set an average 4.9% hike on air express and U.S.-origin international shipments.The new rates take effect ... [Transport Topics - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Rate Hike, Surcharge, United Parcel Service Inc

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Market News)

Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

US Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch

US Federal Reserve officials are stepping up scrutiny of the biggest US banks to ensure the lenders can withstand a reversal of soaring global-asset prices, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Supervisors are examining whether banks such ... [The Age - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, Morgan Stanley & Co, Daniel Tarullo, Rate Hike

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Federal Reserve System

Investors rule out U.S. Fed rate hike anytime soon

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A majority of investors expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to hold off from raising interest rates until the second half of 2010, according to the BofA Merrill Lynchsurvey of fund managers for November.Asked when they think ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Rate Hike, Federal Reserve System, Inflation, Merrill Lynch & Co Inc

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Charles Plosser

Not Yet Time to Raise Rates: Fed's Plosser

It is 'not quite time yet' to raise interest rates in the U.S., Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, told CNBC Thursday.The Fed's implementation of an exit strategy, possibly in the middle of next year, will depend greatly ... [CNBC - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Charles Plosser, Rate Hike, Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia, Inflation

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Bill Gross: buy utilities and telco shares

Pimco chief Bill Gross says as we are heading into a low growth environment investors should snap up the 5-6% yield on utilities and telco stocks.He says that they will effectively track US earnings growth and pricewise they are still attractive being ... [Citywire - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Bill Gross, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Rate Hike

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Euro slips back under 1.49 U.S. dollars

LONDON/TOKYO -- The European single currency dropped under 1.49 dollars on Thursday as disappointing U.S. economic data prompted renewed caution among investors, reducing demand for risky assets, analysts said. In late morning trading here, the euro slid ... [China Post - 11/20/2009]

Entities: US Dollar, OECD, United States, Federal Reserve System, Inflation

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents

U.S. dollar sees rally as risky deals avoided amid recovery concerns

1:30 pm TWN, AFP LONDON -- The dollar rallied on Friday as investors shunned assets viewed as risky, such as the euro, amid fresh concerns about the strength of global economic recovery, analysts said. In late morning trading here, the euro sank to 1.4876 ... [China Post - 6 hours ago]

Entities: US Dollar, Deflation, Bank of Japan, Koji Takeuchi, OECD

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Insight into October Hedge Fund Performance

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds posted a slight gain for the month as market reversals muted performance. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) finished up 0.13% for the month, bringing year to date performance to 15.11% through ... [HedgeCo - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Arbitrage, Tremont Hedge Fund Index, Convertible Arbitrage

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents

Metro revises Access fare hike proposal

The Metro transit system will return to Cincinnati City Council with a new bid to hike Access fares and avoid a 20 percent service cut.The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority on Friday approved the fare increase option, which would phase in Access ... [Biz Journals - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Cincinnati (Ohio, United States), Rate Hike, Declination

Quotes

...states of the world and conditions that could arise where we may have to raise rates a lot faster than the last cycle,'' he said in an interview. "I am not saying that will be the case. I am just saying we just have to make the markets understand that we will do that if it is required."

US Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch [The Age - 12 hours ago]

...profitable stock bets to temporarily "park" it in safe havens, said Paresh Upadhyaya, a currency-portfolio manager at Putnam Investments in Boston. "But if you look at expectations for a Fed [rate hike, they've still been pushed further out. That should favor taking on more risk, not less, over the long term."

Market Snapshot: Risk aversion sends stocks lower for 3rd day [MarketWatch - 13 hours ago]

More Content

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Credit-card rates soar just before shopping season [Denver Post - 4 hours ago]
Expeditors Q3 profit drops 33 percent [Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal - 5 hours ago]
In a low-rate world, here's how savers can help... [Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago]
U.S. dollar sees rally as risky deals avoided a... [China Post - 6 hours ago]
MFs turn to CPs, CDs for higher returns [Economictimes - 6 hours ago]
Citizens Property Insurance gets approval to ra... [Tampa Bay Online - 7 hours ago]
China Raises Electric Rates For Businesses [Investors Business Daily - 7 hours ago]
Fund Managersâ Risk Appetite on the Rise [Plan Adviser - 10 hours ago]
UPS Sets 4.9% Rate Hike for 2010 [Transport Topics - 11 hours ago]
Dollar strengthens on risk aversion [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 11 hours ago]
US Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch [The Age - 12 hours ago]
Retail Mania: Black Friday [Forbes.com - 13 hours ago]
US Dollar Remains in Downtrend Despite Gains – ... [Daily FX - 13 hours ago]
Bloomberg Finds the Fed on Bubble Watch [Columbia Journalism Review - 13 hours ago]
UPS To Raise Rates An Average Of 4.9% In 2010 [Morningstar.com - 13 hours ago]
UPS to deliver rate hike; Dell shares tick up [MarketWatch - 13 hours ago]
Florida Approves Rate Hikes for Citizens Proper... [Individual.com - 13 hours ago]
Market Snapshot: Risk aversion sends stocks low... [MarketWatch - 13 hours ago]
After Hours: UPS to deliver rate hike; Dell sha... [MarketWatch - 13 hours ago]
NewsWatch: Windows 7 wagging the dog for tech s... [MarketWatch - 13 hours ago]
UPS to Raise Rates by 4.9% [WSJ.com: What's News US - 14 hours ago]
Risk aversion sends stocks lower for 3rd day [MarketWatch - 14 hours ago]
Utility shut-offs soar for poor PG&E customers [Peak Oil - 14 hours ago]
UPS To Raise Rates An Average Of 4.9% In 2010 [Nasdaq - 14 hours ago]
MFs keep off T-bills, turn to CPs, CDs for high... [Economictimes - 15 hours ago]
Bernanke Saved Your Company [Forbes.com - 15 hours ago]
Credit Markets On Edge About When the Fed Will ... [CNBC - 15 hours ago]
Roubini sees bubble as money chases commodities [Financial Post - 15 hours ago]
MFs keep off T-bills, turn to CPs [Economictimes - 16 hours ago]
USD Gains as Stocks Remain Weak [Action Forex - 16 hours ago]

Blogs

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U.S. yield curve signals nagging Fed anxiety [Economy-Finance - 17 hours ago] By Richard Leong - Analysis NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deep-seated anxiety about how soon the Federal Reserve will raise rates has caused the widest chasm between ...
Inflation and the Fed [Ezra Klein - 17 hours ago] In general, the Fed's behavior tends to track the Taylor Rule, which is an economic formula based off a mixture of unemployment and inflation. Don't worry, there's ...
Disingenuous Credit Card Whining And Questionab... [Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - 18 hours ago] Citigroup is whining that new regulations eliminate pricing for risk. So what does it do? Jack up rates is the answer. To lower interest rates, Citi customers must ...
ETFs and the Carry Trade: DBV vs. ICI [ETFs News and Commentary from Seeking Alpha - 18 hours ago] ETF Database submits: While there are historically low interest rates in the United States (as well as rates of 0.1% in Japan), many other developed countries, including ...
The U.S. Recession Jobless Interest Rate Conundrum [The Market Oracle - 23 hours ago] Just about everywhere you look these days in the financial media, when the topic of discussion turns to the plunging U.S. dollar, you'll hear someone saying something ...

Audio/Video

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Republicans Block Dodds Effort to Protect Consu... [Senator Chris Dodd - YouTube Channel - 11/18/2009]
Resler Sees a `Very Long Time' Before Fed Raise... [Bloomberg - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Strategists See Dollar Recovery When Fed Raises... [Bloomberg - YouTube - 11/11/2009]
Banks Tighten Lending Standards [ABC News Video: Money & Business - 11/10/2009]
Senator Collins discusses credit card rate hikes [Senator Susan Collins - YouTube Channel - 11/05/2009]

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