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  • Manufacturers prepare for lean export year - ABC Online

    Manufacturers prepare for lean export yearABC Online, Australia - 2 hours ago"It's very important we keep the pressure off interest rates because it will be so important in terms of the costs of borrowings, so important in terms of ...
    2008-01-20 05:46:26
  • Rudd Cuts Australian Spending to Boost Surplus, Fight Inflation - Bloomberg

    Rudd Cuts Australian Spending to Boost Surplus, Fight InflationBloomberg - 1 hour agoThe central bank, which aims to keep annual price increases between 2 percent and 3 percent, raised the benchmark interest rate twice last year to 6.75 ...
    2008-01-20 06:06:17
  • Australian prime minister announces plan to curb 'pressing ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

    Australian prime minister announces plan to curb 'pressing ...PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 49 minutes agoThe Reserve Bank of Australia has boosted interest rates by a quarter percentage point on 10 occasions in the past two years. The official cash rate is now ...
    2008-01-20 07:10:38
  • Kevin Rudd’s plan to fight inflation - National Business Review

    Kevin Rudd’s plan to fight inflationNational Business Review, New Zealand - 38 minutes agoby John Dixon in Melbourne Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced a five-point plan to curb inflation, amid increasing fears that rising petrol ...
    2008-01-20 07:21:50
  • Brown pledges $1.6 bn for India's development - Economic Times

    Brown pledges $1.6 bn for India's developmentEconomic Times, India - 17 minutes agoNEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged US$1.6 billion (euro1.1 billion) for development programs in India ahead of talks Monday with Prime ...
    2008-01-20 07:42:27
  • Asia boom, US bust buffeting Australian economy: PM - AFP

    Asia boom, US bust buffeting Australian economy: PMAFP - 14 minutes agoInflation is expected to exceed the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range of 2-3 percent this year, raising the prospect of further interest rate rises ...
    2008-01-20 07:45:50
  • Home loan inquiries up despite rate rise - Sydney Morning Herald

    Home loan inquiries up despite rate riseSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 4 minutes agoRBA governor Glenn Stevens said on Friday that inflationary risks were to the upside, renewing speculation that official interest rates would rise again in ...
    2008-01-20 07:55:54
  • Manufacturers prepare for lean export year (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

    Australia's manufacturers are preparing to tighten their belts in 2008, with export growth expected to be slashed by more than two thirds.
    2008-01-20 04:45:00
  • Dollar stronger at noon (Perth Now)

    THE Australian dollar was stronger at noon, but off its morning high, after producer price index data came in below market expectations.
    2008-01-20 06:08:00
  • Rudd Cuts Australian Spending to Boost Surplus, Fight Inflation (Bloomberg.com)

    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will cut government spending and boost the 2008-2009 budget surplus to counter inflation in an economy where interest rates are already at an 11-year high.
    2008-01-20 06:20:12
  • Aust PM to slash spending, fight inflation (Straits Times)

    CANBERRA - AUSTRALIA'S Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday promised to slash spending and deliver a May budget surplus of near A$18 billion (S$22.9 billion) to help insulate the economy from global financial turmoil and combat rising inflation.
    2008-01-20 06:36:14
  • PM to slash spending, fight inflation (News Interactive)

    PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd today promised to slash spending and deliver a May budget surplus of near $18 billion to help insulate the economy from global financial turmoil and combat rising inflation.
    2008-01-20 06:55:00
  • Bollywood calling (Business Standard India)

    Technological advances, increasing corporatisation and favourable macroeconomic conditions promise excellent rewards for those who tune in.
    2008-01-20 07:27:19
  • Asia boom, US bust buffeting Australian economy: PM (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

    Boom in Asia and bust in the United States are buffeting Australia's economy, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned Monday as he outlined plans to rein in inflation.
    2008-01-20 07:35:00
  • Rudd takes aim at inflation (CNN.com)

    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared Monday that inflation is the most pressing domestic challenge to Australia's economy and announced a new government strategy to curb prices.
    2008-01-20 07:41:53