2008-10-29 13:11:47 1-UK to announce more on bank lending on Thurs -Brown

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Britain will announce plans to boost bank lending to small businesses on Thursday that could include the European Investment Bank shouldering more risk.

2008-10-29 13:11:17 1-TEXT-Norway central bank statement on interest rates

OSLO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank issued the following statement on Wednesday after cutting interest rates by a half point.

2008-10-29 13:07:55 TEXT-Norway central bank statement on interest rates

OSLO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank issued the following statement on Wednesday after cutting interest rates by a half point.

2008-10-29 13:03:04 Norway c.bank cuts rates by 50 bps to 4.75 pct

OSLO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank cut its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75 percent on Wednesday, its second cut in two weeks, to stave off the worst ravages of the global financial crisis.

2008-10-29 12:51:47 Russia c.bank injects 8.98 bln roubles via repos

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank injected 8.98 billion roubles ($328.9 million) of one-day funds into the banking system at a rate of 7.43 percent in its second repo auction of the day on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 12:43:57 EU's Almunia - No other EU state looking for aid

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Wednesday he knew of no other European Union country outside Hungary that was looking for financial assistance.

2008-10-29 12:38:51 China, Gulf countries could help IMF more- Barroso

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - China and the Gulf countries could do more to help the International Monetary Fund support countries hit by the financial crisis, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 12:36:29 INSTANT VIEW 2-Polish c.bank keeps rates unchanged as expected

WARSAW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.

2008-10-29 12:33:56 U.S. STOCK INDEX FUTURES ADD GAINS AFTER SURPRISE RISE IN DURABLE GOODS ORDERS

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2008-10-29 12:33:11 U.S. Sept durable goods orders unexpectedly rise

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose unexpectedly in September by 0.8 percent, led by surging demand for defense goods and transportation equipment, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 12:31:48 1-Polish c.bank leaves rates unchanged as expected

WARSAW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.

2008-10-29 12:30:01 US ECON: Sept Durable Goods Orders Up 0.8% Vs 1.2% Drop Expected

Washington, October 29, 2008 - A jump in orders for transportation equipment led to a surprise increase in September durable goods orders, although orders in most other areas fell, the Commerce Department said today.

2008-10-29 12:23:29 1-Russia on track for 0.9 pct inflation in Oct

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russian consumer prices have risen 0.8 percent in the first 27 days of October, likely putting full-month inflation at a four-month high of 0.9 percent, the Federal Statistics Service said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 12:21:29 Polish c.bank leaves rates unchanged as expected

WARSAW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.

2008-10-29 12:19:08 1-Demand limp in ECB euro tender as banks bet on cuts

FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Demand for euros in the European Central Bank's first ever no-limits, 3-month tender remained subdued on Wednesday as banks held fire, betting the rate of interest would be more favourable by the end of next week.

2008-10-29 12:18:13 Polish c.bank to announce rate decision at 1220 GMT

WARSAW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Polish central bank will announce the Monetary Policy Council's (MPC) interest rate decision on Wednesday at 1220 GMT, the bank said in a statement.

2008-10-29 12:13:20 EU states urged to use fiscal rules' flexibility

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - European Union member states should use the bloc's fiscal and budgetary rules to the full in a bid to cushion their economies from economic slowdown, the bloc's executive said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 12:09:04 Russia GDP growth picks up to 7.6 pct y/y in Sept

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russian economic growth picked up to 7.6 percent in September, year-on-year, from a downwardly revised 6.9 percent in August, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 11:59:35 EU executive to propose bloc-wide recovery plan

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose a package of measures to boost jobs next month, European Union's executive said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 11:49:43 1-Italy govt ready to underwrite debt for banks

ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Italian government is ready to intervene to shore up the country's banks by underwriting debt and savings shares if they seek help due to the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 11:33:46 INSTANT VIEW 6-China cuts rates 0.27 pct pt, effective Oct 30

LONDON, Nov 29 15 (Reuters) - Following are economists' comments after China's central bank cut banks' benchmark lending and deposit rates by 0.27 percentage point on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 11:33:01 TABLE-Baden-Wuerttemberg Oct CPI -0.2 pct m/m, +2.7 pct y/y

2008-10-29 11:30:45 WRAPUP 1-IMF deal for Hungary eases nerves in Central Europe

BUDAPEST, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A larger-than-expected bailout of Hungary by the IMF and European Union settled nerves in the bloc's ex-communist countries on Wednesday, though the regional fallout of the financial crisis looked to have some way to run.

2008-10-29 11:21:53 Swiss institute first to see economy shrinking in 2009

ZURICH, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Swiss economy is set to shrink for the first time since 2003 next year as slowdown in foreign demand spreads to the domestic economy, one of Switzerland's leading research institutes said on Wednesday.

2008-10-29 11:07:00 Cyprus mulls financial package, says economy sound

NICOSIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Cyprus on Wednesday said it was working on a financial contingency package that it would implement if hit by global financial turmoil.

2008-10-29 11:05:31 TABLE-Bavaria Oct CPI -0.1 pct m/m, +2.7 pct y/y

2008-10-29 11:04:49 INSTANT VIEW 2-German data point to cooler euro zone inflation

BERLIN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Annual consumer price inflation in five German states slowed in October as oil and food prices eased, pointing to weaker price pressues in Europe's largest economy and elsewhere in the euro zone.

2008-10-29 11:04:47 US MORTGAGE MARKET INDEX INCREASES 16.8 PCT TO 476.7 IN OCT 24 WEEK -MBA

2008-10-29 11:04:14 US MORTGAGE REFINANCING INDEX JUMPS 28.5 PCT TO 1,489.4 IN OCT 24 WEEK -MBA

2008-10-29 11:04:10 US AVERAGE 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATE DECLINES 2 BPS TO 6.26 PCT IN OCT 24 WEEK - MBA

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2008-10-29 10:55:33 1-Swedish consumers gloomiest in 16 yrs, recession looms

STOCKHOLM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Swedish consumers were at their most pessimistic in nearly 16 years in October and with recession looming, the central bank looks set to slash interest rates in the months ahead, analysts said.

2008-10-29 10:37:20 INSTANT VIEW 1-German data point to cooler euro zone inflation

BERLIN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Annual consumer price inflation in four German states slowed in October as oil and food prices eased, pointing to weaker price pressues in Europe's largest economy and elsewhere in the euro zone.

2008-10-29 10:28:19 Euribor three-month euro rates hit six-month low

FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Key euro interbank lending for three-month money fell to its lowest in six months on Wednesday, as lower European Central Bank interest rates and lending rule changes continued to work through money markets.

2008-10-29 10:24:42 WRAPUP 1-Japan poised to join global rate response to crisis

TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan looks poised to join a wave of global interest rate cuts to contain the financial crisis after news it was considering an easing this week unleashed market speculation that may be too strong to ignore.

2008-10-29 10:18:07 1-German inflation slowdown raises ECB rate cut chance

BERLIN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Falling oil and food prices probably helped to cool German inflation for the third month in a row in October, giving the European Central Bank added scope to cut interest rates and bolster the broader euro zone economy.

2008-10-29 10:11:39 BoE says allocates $45.695 bln in 7-day repo

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday it had allotted $45.695 billion in its 7-day, unlimited dollar auction. Keywords:

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