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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has abruptly reversed plans to phase out quantitative easing (QE), agreeing at an emergency meeting to inject a further $115bn (70bn) into the financial system to cut borrowing costs and stem deepening deflation.
Japan steps up quantitative easing to fight deflation
The Gulfs ability to raise loans and operate as a financial centre could be threatened by the fallout from Dubai Worlds debt crisis. Bankers said that in the past loans had been arranged on a nod and a wink because it was assumed that state-owned companies would be backed by their governments.
Sovereign guarantee is now meaningless
The Chancellor needs to find an additional 15bn over the medium term if he is to meet government borrowing targets set out in the Budget, a respected group of economists has warned.
Chancellor needs an extra 15bn, ITEM says
Worrying signs that economic recovery may prove even more fragile than inititally feared - with the real possibility of a "double dip" recession - emerged with the release yesterday of the latest survey of business confidence in the manufacturing industry.
New fears of 'double dip' recession
Adam Posen, an independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), proposes that taxes on residential property, such as capital gains tax and stamp duty, should be increased in line with house price inflation to stave off future bubbles.
Amid rising debts, rising prices and rising rents, a radical remedy to boom and bust
Chelsea Building Society has struck a deal with bondholders to ensure its rescue takeover by rival mutual Yorkshire does not come unstuck.
Bondholder deal to clinch Yorkshire and Chelsea tie-up
Whereas it could be said that commodity experts were the most sought after traders just a few years back, a new industry trend is definitely emerging. Behold the industry grab for exchange-traded-fund traders.
ETF traders, the new hot financial commodity?