UNITED STATES: Fed may hold rates until after election

The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy, meets today. The Fed...

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MEXICO: Politics undermines economic policy

President Felipe Calderon on June 24 announced that petrol prices would not be increased, and the...

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For the first time, a Mwai Kibaki-led government has increased the tax burden to improve the...

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The growing scale of energy production in Azerbaijan was underlined at the recent Baku energy...

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China's Baosteel yesterday agreed to an 85% average price increase for Australian iron ore....

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Restructuring state-owned enterprises will be key to strengthening the economy, Prime Minister...

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Representatives from oil consuming and producing countries met in Jeddah on June 22 at the...

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A new credit rating may result from the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) signed with...

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The European Council met in Brussels on 19-20 June. The June 2008 European Council summit was...

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Riyadh said today it will do all it can to stabilise global oil markets. The flurry of...

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