Australian PM says Labor government would hike interest rates
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Prime Minister John Howard went for the economic jugular on the first day of campaigning for October 9 elections, claiming a victory for the opposition Labor Party will lead to soaring interest rates.
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Australia&#39;s central bank says there is no pressing need for higher interest rates just now, although it still expects to tighten policy again at some stage in the current expansion amid &quot;favorable&quot; economic circumstances.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand dollar is likely to add to its steep drop against its Australian counterpart after the New Zealand central bank indicated Thursday it is through raising interest rates.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party matched government promises to cut income taxes on Friday, to stem a surge in voter support back to the government ahead of elections in November.
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Australia's opposition party chief signed an unusual public pledge to keep interest rates down if he wins the October 9 general election, declaring the issue "personal".
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard is seeking a fourth term in power at today&#39;s election, promising to extend 13 years of economic growth and keep mortgage rates low.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, warning that the economy might be stronger than it appears.
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The raise in short-term interest rates suggested that the Federal Reserve will keep raising rates over the next year.
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By MARK METHERELL, MATT WADE, TOM ALLARD and COSIMA MARRINER. Australia&#39;s prime minister John Howard has proffered $A1 billion in new handouts to older Australians two days after Labor&#39;s $A2.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers raised interest rates yesterday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue gradual rate increases in 2005.
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WELLINGTON : New Zealand&#39;s central Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the sixth time this year. Governor Alan Bollard said in a statement the cash rate had been raised to 6.50 percent from 6.25 percent.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for a third time in three months Tuesday when policy-makers hold their final planned meeting before the November election.
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The Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, the Fedâs chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said on Thursday.
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Australia's central bank on Tuesday provided banks with more cash than expected to try to combat a sharp rise in bank bill rates as the sector felt the impact of the global credit squeeze.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--A bigger-than-expected fall in Australian building approvals in August suggests the Reserve Bank won&#39;t be in a hurry to raise interest rates immediately after the Oct. 9 election.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seeking a fourth term at an Oct. 9 election, said budget surpluses will be bigger for the next four years than forecast when he called the poll.