Despite crisis, ECB holds rates steady
The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged Thursday amid concerns over inflation but explored the option of lowering the rate as the financial crisis increasingly affects the continent.ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the...
LatAm stocks fall on slowdown worries
Latin American stocks fell sharply Thursday on concerns that a global economic slowdown may be imminent despite the US Senate's passage of the US$700-billion bank rescue package.Sao Paulo's Ibovespa index led losses in afternoon trading, slumping 6.2...
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