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Kuwait court ruling may threaten economic recovery
Reuters* Stock market up 30 pct on relative political peace * Court will rule in June whether emir's decree was valid * Ruling against decree would dissolve parliament * This could damage cooperation with cabinet * Analysts, diplomats say ruling could go...Tags: Elections, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Science and Technology
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MIDEAST MONEY-Turkish central bank finally wins respect for offbeat policy
Reuters* Turkey's monetary policy mix is unusually intricate * Criticised for failing to address inflation, loan growth * But gradually winning respect in financial markets * Achieves currency stability, weathers European crisis * Potential model for other...Tags: Productivity, Politics, Executive Branch, Turkey, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bank of England's King offers parting optimism on UK economy
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King offered some rare good news for Britain's economy on Wednesday when he presented his final set of economic forecasts before stepping down after more than 20 years at the bank. For the first time...Tags: Economic Indicator, Unemployment Benefits, Politics, England, Executive Branch
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Lehigh County executive candidates give views on the economy
An economic forum for Lehigh County executive candidates Monday cast Republican Dean Browning and Democrat Tom Muller as two of a kind, and Republican Scott Ott as taking a different path. The forum, hosted by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp....Tags: Elections, Politics, Coca-Cola Co., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance
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INSTANT VIEW - Australia releases 2013/14 budget bill and economic forecasts
ReutersSYDNEY, May 14 (Reuters) - Australia's minority government released its 2013/14 budget bill on Tuesday, which showed a widely-flagged deficit in the new fiscal year. *************************************************************** KEY POINTS: 2013/14...Tags: Productivity, Labor Markets, Economic Indicator, Politics, Public Finance
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Emanuel not getting the jobs done?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rolled out a stream of what he's billed as pro-business initiatives and stood with dozens of corporations making jobs announcements during his first two years in office, but a clear majority of voters in a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll...
Tags: Productivity, Labor Markets, White House, Elections, Politics
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WRAPUP 1-Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
Reuters* April output growth misses forecast, highlights fragile recovery * Industrial output +9.3 pct y/y vs f'cast +9.5 pct, March +8.9 pct * Retail sales +12.8 pct y/y vs f'cast +12.8 pct, March +12.6 pct * Jan-Apr FAI +20.6 pct y/y vs f'cast +21.0 pct, Q1...Tags: Labor Markets, Productivity, Politics, Government Debt, Government
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Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory output growth was surprisingly feeble in April and fixed-asset investment slowed, rekindling concerns that a nascent recovery is stalling and adding to pressure on policymakers to take action to stimulate the economy....Tags: Labor Markets, Productivity, Politics, Government Debt, Government
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THE BOTTOM LINE: 'Dinosaur' looking for new tricks
Just over four years ago, when Elkhart County was unwillingly made the poster child for the Great Recession, those running for political office enjoyed using the community as the backdrop for their speeches about what was wrong in America. If you...
Tags: Inventories, Thor Industries Incorporated, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Policy
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Lehigh County executive candidates offer Republican voters stark choice
In a typical primary election, voters often have to look around the edges to find differences between the same-party candidates. But Lehigh County executive candidate Scott Ott, a self-styled reformer, and Dean Browning, a traditional conservative,...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elections, Politics, Primaries, Museums
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Problem is not inflation but fiscal stalemate: Fed's Fisher
Reuters(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's extremely accommodative monetary policy has not boosted jobs as much as it should because the U.S. Congress and White House cannot agree on tax and spending policies, a top Fed official said on Wednesday. "Inflation is...Tags: White House, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Federal Reserve, CNBC (tv network)
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TEXT-Bank of Korea's statement on rate policy
Reuters(For full story, double-click ) SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) - Following is the full text of statements released by South Korea's central bank in English after the Bank of Korea unexpectedly cut rates by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent on Thursday:...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Market and Exchange, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Globalization
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