Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.75 Percent (Reuters)

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Fed raises interest rate to 1.25%

Fed raises interest rate to 1.25% 06/30/2004 02:15 PM
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan announces the first US interest rate rise in almost four years.

Fed Raises Interest Rate a Quarter Point
(AP)

Fed Raises Interest Rate a Quarter Point
(AP) 06/30/2004 08:59 PM
AP - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in four years, reversing course as the economy strengthened. Policy-makers signaled only slow increases ahead in the rock-bottom rates Americans have enjoyed.

Interest Rate Fear Fells Stocks
(Reuters)

Interest Rate Fear Fells Stocks
(Reuters) 04/13/2004 11:23 AM
Reuters - U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday, after a strikingly strong retail sales report raised worries that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than expected to cool a rapidly resurgent economy.

Fed Holds Interest Rate at 46-Year Low
(AP)

Fed Holds Interest Rate at 46-Year Low
(AP) 05/04/2004 07:47 PM
AP - Federal Reserve policy-makers left a key interest rate at a 46-year low on Tuesday but dropped their promise to be patient before they start raising rates.

Fed Prepares for Interest Rate Increases
(AP)

Fed Prepares for Interest Rate Increases
(AP) 05/02/2004 12:47 PM
AP - A replay of 1994? That's one question facing Federal Reserve policy-makers when they meet Tuesday and try to determine how an economy accustomed to super-low interest rates will react to rising rates.

UK interest rate rise expected

UK interest rate rise expected 05/06/2004 12:08 AM
Interest rates look set to rise as soaring house prices and rising consumer debt force the Bank of England to take action.

Fed holds interest rate at 46-year low

Fed holds interest rate at 46-year low 05/04/2004 03:24 PM

US interest rate poised to rise

US interest rate poised to rise 06/29/2004 07:00 PM
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan looks set to announce the first interest rate rise in almost four years.

Fed Keeps Key Interest Rate Steady, but
Says Patience at End

Fed Keeps Key Interest Rate Steady, but
Says Patience at End 05/04/2004 03:29 PM
The Federal Reserve held a main short-term interest rate steady today, but said that with low inflation, policy accomodations could be removed at a "measured pace."

Interest rate rise: Your reaction

Interest rate rise: Your reaction 08/05/2004 06:52 AM
UK interest rates are going up for the fifth time since November by a quarter percentage point to 4.75%. How will the rise affect you?

Stocks Drop on Interest Rate Worries
(AP)

Stocks Drop on Interest Rate Worries
(AP) 04/28/2004 10:18 AM
AP - Stocks fell sharply Wednesday as interest rate concerns again dominated the market, outweighing good earnings reports from Boeing Co. and Comcast Corp., which also announced an end to its bid for The Walt Disney Co.

Stocks Fall on Interest-Rate Hike Fears

Stocks Fall on Interest-Rate Hike Fears 05/01/2004 12:36 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 1 2004 4:40AM GMT

Picture-perfect at Adobe; interest-rate
suspense rises

Picture-perfect at Adobe; interest-rate
suspense rises 09/26/2004 06:56 AM
SiliconValley.com Sep 26 2004 10:35AM GMT

Economy Grows at 4.2 Percent Rate in 1Q
(AP)

Economy Grows at 4.2 Percent Rate in 1Q
(AP) 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
AP - The economy grew at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the opening quarter of 2004, a solid showing and fresh evidence that the business recovery is solidly on track. But the performance wasn't the blowout that some analysts wanted.

Japan unemployment rate rises 4.9
percent

Japan unemployment rate rises 4.9
percent 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Aug 27, 02:49 am GMT

Stocks Decline on Downbeat Cisco Systems
Outlook, Second Thoughts on Interest
Rate Hike

Stocks Decline on Downbeat Cisco Systems
Outlook, Second Thoughts on Interest
Rate Hike 08/11/2004 03:11 PM
Xposed Aug 11 2004 7:03PM GMT

Fed Raises a Key Rate a Quarter-Point as
Widely Expected

Fed Raises a Key Rate a Quarter-Point as
Widely Expected 09/21/2004 02:36 PM
The Fed raised short-term interest rates another notch today, and hinted that more raises are on the way this year.

Federal Reserve raises rate by quarter
point

Federal Reserve raises rate by quarter
point 08/10/2004 02:02 PM
The Fed sticks to its game plan of "measured" increases, despite a recent spell of economic weakness.

Federal Reserve raises rate by
quarter-point

Federal Reserve raises rate by
quarter-point 08/10/2004 02:31 PM
ZDNet Aug 10 2004 6:44PM GMT

Federal Reserve Raises Key Rate a
Quarter Point as Expected

Federal Reserve Raises Key Rate a
Quarter Point as Expected 08/10/2004 02:24 PM
The Fed attributed the recent slowness in the labor market to high energy prices and said the economy was poised to pick up.

Recent Interest Rate Hike Marks
Beginning of Higher Cost in Loans Says
Kingdom Financial Principles

Recent Interest Rate Hike Marks
Beginning of Higher Cost in Loans Says
Kingdom Financial Principles 07/07/2004 02:59 AM
The handwriting is on the wall that the era of low interest rate loans is about to give way to a series of interest rate hikes. The benchmark interest rate moved up by one quarter percent for the first time in four years as the Federal Reserve upped the cost of overnight loans to financial institutions. Although the blow of further rate increases is being cushioned by the language of a “measured” pace for these increases, investors and potential home owners can only hope for comparative low rates for only a few more months. [PRWEB Jul 7, 2004]

Salesforce.com raises IPO target price
by nearly 20 percent

Salesforce.com raises IPO target price
by nearly 20 percent 06/22/2004 07:12 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 22 2004 11:11PM GMT

Focus returns to Fed as jobs weakness
raises rate doubts; Dell, Wal-Mart
report

Focus returns to Fed as jobs weakness
raises rate doubts; Dell, Wal-Mart
report 08/09/2004 12:58 PM
Sympatico Aug 9 2004 5:21PM GMT

Fed Set to Keep Interest Rates on Hold
(Reuters)

Fed Set to Keep Interest Rates on Hold
(Reuters) 01/28/2004 02:20 AM
Reuters - Amid growing hope the world's top economy has hit a sweet spot of accelerating growth and scant inflation, the Federal Reserve was set to keep U.S. interest rates on hold on Wednesday.

U.S. Interest Rates Set to Rise, Ending
an Era (Reuters)

U.S. Interest Rates Set to Rise, Ending
an Era (Reuters) 06/30/2004 01:19 AM
Reuters - U.S. central bank policy-makers were set to pull the plug on Wednesday on the cheapest credit in decades by raising official interest rates for the first time in four years.

Who Closes a Sex Festival for Lack of
Interest? (Reuters)

Who Closes a Sex Festival for Lack of
Interest? (Reuters) 04/01/2005 11:51 AM
Reuters - Organizers of a major erotic festival are closing for business in Manchester due to a lack of interest, which they blame on recalcitrant northern English men.

Sprint to Spend Over $100 Mln on
Rate Plan Ads (Reuters)

Sprint to Spend Over $100 Mln on
Rate Plan Ads (Reuters) 05/10/2004 01:21 PM
Reuters - Sprint Corp. said on Monday it would spend more than $100 million on its costliest wireless advertising campaign to date, in an effort to explain a new rate plan aimed at keeping customers from leaving.

Rate Rise Seen on Tap to Soothe Market
(Reuters)

Rate Rise Seen on Tap to Soothe Market
(Reuters) 08/09/2004 11:57 PM
Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers are widely expected to raise interest rates on Tuesday despite last week's dismal employment news, if only to avoid fanning financial market jitters about stumbling growth.

Greenspan: Rate Hikes May Be Warranted
(Reuters)

Greenspan: Rate Hikes May Be Warranted
(Reuters) 04/21/2004 10:06 AM
Reuters - The U.S. economy has entered a period of more vigorous expansion that may require higher interest rates to keep inflation from rearing its head, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday.

Fed: Future Rate Hikes to Be 'Measured'
(Reuters)

Fed: Future Rate Hikes to Be 'Measured'
(Reuters) 05/04/2004 03:29 PM
Reuters - The Federal Reserve signaled on Tuesday it was preparing to raise interest rates for the first time in four years, though it left borrowing costs at 1958 lows and said it would move at a "measured" pace.

Blue Chips End Up as Rate-Hike Fears Ebb
(Reuters)

Blue Chips End Up as Rate-Hike Fears Ebb
(Reuters) 04/16/2004 03:57 PM
Reuters - U.S. blue chips ended higher on Friday after comments from a top Federal Reserve official eased fears of an early interest-rate hike, but technology stocks sagged after disappointing news from bellwethers International Business Machines Corp. and Nokia Corp.

IBM CEO Sees Growth Topping Industry
Rate (Reuters)

IBM CEO Sees Growth Topping Industry
Rate (Reuters) 05/19/2004 04:15 PM
Reuters - IBM expects to grow more quickly than the overall technology market as it taps into new markets, its top executive said on Wednesday, countering concerns about slowing growth.

US Death Rate Down in Iraq Since January
Elections (Reuters)

US Death Rate Down in Iraq Since January
Elections (Reuters) 03/24/2005 04:14 PM
Reuters - The rate of U.S. deaths in the Iraq war has fallen sharply since the historic January elections as American military leaders tout progress against the insurgency but warn of a long road ahead.

Software Piracy Rate Climbs, Hits
$29 Bln Globally (Reuters)

Software Piracy Rate Climbs, Hits
$29 Bln Globally (Reuters) 07/07/2004 01:32 AM
Reuters - The global trade in pirated software, from knock-off versions of Microsoft Windows XP to Adobe Acrobat, hit nearly $29 billion in 2003, an industry trade body said in its annual survey on Wednesday.

Report: Tech Employment Dips, But Rate
Slowing (Reuters)

Report: Tech Employment Dips, But Rate
Slowing (Reuters) 11/19/2003 05:50 PM

Chip Plant Utilization Rate Hits 3-Year
High (Reuters)

Chip Plant Utilization Rate Hits 3-Year
High (Reuters) 05/24/2004 11:19 PM
Reuters - The utilization rate of the world's chip factories hit a three-year high in the first quarter due to robust demand for digital electronics and personal computers, a global semiconductor industry association said on Tuesday.

Global PC Shipments Up 10 Percent in
First Quarter (Reuters)

Global PC Shipments Up 10 Percent in
First Quarter (Reuters) 04/15/2005 03:36 PM
Reuters - The worldwide personal computer market grew more than 10 percent in the first quarter, fueled by strong growth in Europe and healthy shipments of notebook PCs, market research firms said on Friday.

Verizon Buys 13.7 Percent Stake in MCI
(Reuters)

Verizon Buys 13.7 Percent Stake in MCI
(Reuters) 04/09/2005 06:29 PM
Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc. said on Saturday it agreed to buy the 13.7 percent stake in MCI Inc. held by its largest shareholder, Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim Helu, for $1.1 billion in cash.

Fixed-Rate vs. Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

Fixed-Rate vs. Adjustable-Rate Mortgages 06/09/2004 08:46 AM
Have you chosen the most sensible mortgage type for your needs?
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