Bank gloom overshadows prospect of lower rates
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Further interest rate cuts may be in the offing and money market rates may be easing but news from the world's major banks on Friday gave no indication that the global credit crisis is abating.
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While lower rates are always a positive for banks, the effects of the Fedâs cuts may not prompt an immediate rebound in profits at many banks.
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The low interest rates of the past few years have been particularly frustrating for retirees and others who favor conservative certificates of deposit for income.
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Surprisingly dovish minutes dispel fears of an interest rate hike, but central bankers are pessimistic on real estate market.
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Supply of credit has tightened and likely to get worse, Bank of England warns
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U.S. stock index futures signaled a lower market open on Friday after China's central bank made a surprise announcement tightening bank credit that could hit shares of U.S. materials and industrial companies.
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Anticipating a slowdown, investors are wary of paying high stock prices. Firms lower earnings expectations, too.
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The central bank is likely to keep interest rates at historical lows for now amid worries about weakening demand for electronics goods in the second half, economists said yesterday.
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The Bank of England is seen holding rates at 5.5% after its latest meeting, but a rise remains a possibility.
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Central banks signaled that rises in interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers through world markets.
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European equities were a little lower on Friday as the global interest rate backdrop caused concerns.
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Hopes that interest rates have peaked were fuelled today by news that the Bank of England this month began considering the case for a cut in the cost of borrowing.
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The Federal Reserve&#39;s move to slash  interest rates by a half-percentage point signals that Chairman  Ben Bernanke, fearing broad damage from recent market turmoil,  preferred to risk doing too much rather than too little, the  Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
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If interest rates go up, you may think you will suffer if you have a loan and benefit if you have bank deposits. However, the interest rate effect could play out quite differently.
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Mortgage applications barely advanced  last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels  since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely  reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a  loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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Investors assume that the central bank will reduce the overnight federal funds rate by at least a quarter of a percentage point, to 5 percent. But many market analysts say that will not be enough to restore confidence.
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The central banks for Europe and Britain are facing similar quandaries but are expected to take two different paths when they make interest rate decisions Thursday.