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Japan's central bank keeps interest rate unchanged
Nov 20th, 2009 - sacbee
TOKYO -- Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery.
Meanwhile...Hatoyama's Cabinet Presses Bank of Japan to Fight Deflation
Nov 19th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government ministersincreased pressure on the central bank to tackle falling pricesin the world’s second-largest economy. “My understanding...
Road deaths cost world economy $500bln-Kremlin
Nov 19th, 2009 - Reuters
MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called on world powers to battle a rising tide of road accidents which he said killed the equivalent of a major city each year and drained the global economy of $500 billion.
BEFORE THE BELL:US Stock Futures Remain Down After Jobs Report
Nov 19th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
(Updates to add jobs report data, latest available prices) U.S. stock futures pointed to a downbeat start Thursday after weekly jobless claims came in nearly as expected...
OECD Doubles 2010 Growth Forecast, Recovery to Widen
Nov 19th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development doubled its growth forecast for theleading developed economies next year and predicted a furtheracceleration in 2011 as China powers a global recovery.



