IMF tells UK to consider rate cut

I Don't Understand What The IMF Is Thinking

The IMF has told depositors in Cyprus to take a haircut.  While the IMF says it is a "one-off" sort of thing, it is also the first "one-off," which has to make depositers remember whether it is the last.   Depositors are offered the following deal--if you take a low rate of interest, your deposits will be guaranteed.  We do this to avoid bank runs, such as the one depicted...

forbes.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Europe Woes Bolster Case for Rate Cut

New readings on euro-zone unemployment and the bloc's inflation rate increase the likelihood of a rate cut by the ECB on Thursday.

wsj.com (19 days ago)

One more rate cut to come but not yet

IT is widely expected the RBA will keep the cash rate steady on Tuesday and there may be only one more rate cut this year.

news.com.au (1 month and 17 days ago)

Oak Island plans to cut tax rate

The town’s tax rate is 27.5 cents per $100 of valuation. A four-cent rate cut would save the owner of a $200,000 home $80 a year.

starnewsonline.com (1 month and 23 days ago)

IMF draft cuts 2013 U.S. growth forecast: report

MILAN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is planning to cut its U.S. growth forecast for this year due to higher taxes and spending cuts, Italian news agency ANSA said, citing a draft of the IMF's next World Economic Outlook report.

reuters.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

BoQ tips rate cash rate cut

BANK of Queensland chief executive Stuart Grimshaw has forecast the Reserve Bank to cut the cash rate once more this year.

news.com.au (1 month ago)

Lagarde Calls for Euro-Zone Action

The head of the IMF said the European Central Bank should consider a further cut in its key interest rate, a day after its president played down the possibility of taking further steps to revive the euro-zone economy.

wsj.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

IMF set to cut growth forecasts if U.S. spending is cut

foxbusiness.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

Who Cares About an ECB Rate Cut? Not the Euro

Talk of a rate cut usually sends a currency lower, so no wonder analysts are puzzled as the euro holds firm in the face of growing speculation that the ECB will cut interest rates.

cnbc.com (19 days ago)

Rate cut unlikely despite soft data

THE financial markets' confident prediction of a rate cut at tomorrow's Reserve Bank board meeting is unlikely to be fulfilled.

news.com.au (14 days ago)