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CNH Tracker-Pilot quota system for moving yuan offshore gathers traction
ReutersBy Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG, May 23 (Reuters) - A pilot quota system that allows companies operating in China to freely transfer some of their yuan profits offshore has gathered some traction in recent months and bankers expect more firms to seek...Tags: People's Bank, Hong Kong, Bonds, Money and Monetary Policy, Ford Motor Co.
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Professor, bank economist to join Swedish central bank
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank on Wednesday appointed a professor of economics and an investment bank chief economist as new members to its monetary policy board, replacing outgoing decision makers Lars Svensson and Barbro Wickman-Parak. The...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, Central Bank, Dwayne Johnson
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Letters to the Editor - May 9
City, county need to move beyond ‘strategic planning’ To the editor: In a letter to the editor published April 25, the Washington County Commissioners responded to a Herald-Mail editorial published April 9 with the headline “Economic...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Local Government, Culture, Personal Income, Social Sciences
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. existing home sales highest in almost 3-1/2 years
Reuters* Existing home sales rise 0.6 percent in April * Home resales highest since November 2009 * Tight inventories remain a constraint to faster sales pace * Median home price highest since August 2008 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U....Tags: Federal Reserve, Politics, Real Estate, National Association of Realtors, Property
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WRAPUP 2-Bernanke offers no hint of pullback in Fed stimulus
ReutersBy Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben...Tags: Federal Reserve, Prices, Energy, Labor Markets, Ben Bernanke
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Mark C. Halsey: Nourishing educational seedlings
U.S. News & World Report announced recently two news stories that directly relate to Washington County. First, they published their national rankings of high schools, broken down by state. Of Washington County’s 10 high schools, eight were ranked in...Tags: University System of Maryland, Students, Science and Technology, Engineering, Conservation
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Fed's Bullard recommends euro zone consider QE
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official urged the European Central Bank on Tuesday to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing program to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone. The ECB has engaged in bond...Tags: Federal Reserve, Bonds, Market and Exchange, Economic Indicator, Inflation and Deflation
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Carney agrees with King: Bank of England not a "one-man show"
Reuters* BoE head urged Carney not to import BoC forward guidance * Carney says King is right that BoE is a team effort * Says as much to do on financial reform as has been done By Leila Lemghalef MONTREAL, May 21 (Reuters) - The next head of the Bank of...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Canada, Montreal (Canada), Economy, Business and Finance
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WRAPUP 2-Fed officials dampen talk of imminent bond buying cutback
Reuters(Updates with more market reaction) * New York Fed's Dudley says bond buying could increase or decrease * St. Louis Fed's Bullard says inflation too low to taper bond buying By Jonathan Spicer and Paul Carrel NEW YORK/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - Two...Tags: Federal Reserve, Credit Ratings, Labor Markets, Ben Bernanke, Inflation and Deflation
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Awaiting rebound in Europe, Poland stifles growth at home
ReutersWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has turned its back on policies that once made it Europe's growth leader and is flirting with the recession that it alone among its emerging European Union peers has evaded through years of crisis. It weathered the global...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Debt Market, Gross Domestic Product, Budgets and Budgeting
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Small business loan program launched in Anne Arundel
Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. on Wednesday will kick-off a small business loan fund that will lend $3.36 million in Maryland. As part of the launch, the development group will hold a press conference at the offices of the first loan recipient,...
Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Business, Small Businesses, Annapolis, Casino and Gambling Industry
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