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U.S.: The Closing of the jobs gap: A decade of recession and recovery

Thejobsgaphasclosed.TheGreatRecessioncausedlabormarketdevastationonascalenotseenformanydecades.MillionsofjobswerelostintheUnitedStatesduring2008and2009,leavingt

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India: Reserve Bank cuts lending rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), recently cut its key lending rate, helping banks to reduce monthly installments on loans and lend more money to businesses. After the cut the rate is at a six-and-half-year low and stands at 6%.

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India: Reserve Bank cuts lending rate

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August4(APD)--TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI),recentlycutitskeylendingrate,helpingbankstoreducemonthlyinstallmentsonloansandlendmor

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India cuts rates by 25 basis points: central bank

India'scentralbankWednesdaycutinterestratesforthefirsttimeinalmostayear,respondingtoaslowingeconomyandrecordlowinflation.TheReserveBankofIndiasaidthebenchmarkre

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How can American economy realistically be raised?

ThereiscurrentlyaninterestingdebateintheUSaboutwhatthetrendrateofgrowthis,andhowitcouldberaised,alongsideabroaderanxietyabouttherelativeperformanceoftheUSeconom

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S. Korean banks to tighten loan standard to reduce debts

SouthKoreanbankswilltightenloanstandardinthethirdquarteramidthegovernment'seffortstoreducehouseholddebtsandstabilizetherealestatemarket,acentralbanksurveyshowed

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Asia shares drop on Fed minutes, oil edges up after big drop

MostAsianstockmarketsfellonThursdayafterminutesfromtheFederalReserve'slastmeetingshowedalackofconsensusonthefuturepaceofU.S.interestrateincreases,whileoilprices

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UK central bank divided over rate hike as inflation soars above target

The Bank of England decided to keep its interest rate at 0.25 percent following the Fed's decision on Wednesday ahead of the UK's departure from the European Union.

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Impact of Fed rate hike on China seen as limited

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the second time in three months, citing its confidence in a growing US economy and strengthening job market.

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UK central bank divided over rate hike as inflation soars above target

TheBankofEnglanddecidedtokeepitsinterestrateat0.25percentfollowingtheFed'sdecisiononWednesdayaheadoftheUK'sdeparturefromtheEuropeanUnion.However,thedecisionwass

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China stands firm on monetary stance, unmoved by Fed's rate hike

China'scentralbankremainedfirmonitsmonetarypolicystance,unmovedbytheUnitedStatesFederalReserveratehike,aftermonthsofprecautionspreparingitsfinancialsystemforthe

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Impact of Fed rate hike on China seen as limited

TheFederalReserveonWednesdayraisedinterestratesforthesecondtimeinthreemonths,citingitsconfidenceinagrowingUSeconomyandstrengtheningjobmarket.TheUScentralbankhas

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One love, one aim … finding the best way to donate to victims

After the terror came goodwill and compassion. As communities in Manchester and London struggled to come to terms with the recent terrorist attacks, there has been an upsurge in donations to help those affected.

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One love, one aim … finding the best way to donate to victims

Aftertheterrorcamegoodwillandcompassion.AscommunitiesinManchesterandLondonstruggledtocometotermswiththerecentterroristattacks,therehasbeenanupsurgeindonationsto

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Japan optimistic about economy despite disappointing GDP figures

Japan remains optimistic about economic growth despite disappointing GDP figures.Despite the downward revision of first quarter growth, the government is confident that the economy is on the road to steady recovery, citing positive signs in other economic indicators.

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Japan optimistic about economy despite disappointing GDP figures

JapanremainsoptimisticabouteconomicgrowthdespitedisappointingGDPfigures.Despitethedownwardrevisionoffirstquartergrowth,thegovernmentisconfidentthattheeconomyiso

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German unemployment sinks as labor market remains strong

Germany’s labor market remained strong in May, with the unemployment rate falling again over the previous month to a new post-reunification low, in a likely boost to Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of September’s election.