Monetary Policy Week in Review – 23 April 2011 By centralbanknews. Global monetary policy tightening continued through the past week. Central Banks that increased interest rates included those of: Thailand +25bps to 2.75%, Sweden +25bps to 1.75%, and Brazil +25bps to 12.00%. Meanwhile those that opted to hold interest rates unchanged were: Hungary at 6.00%, [...]
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Housing review aims to alleviate price pressures
Housing review aims to alleviate price pressures THE federal and state governments are moving to ease the pressure on house prices by commissioning a review of factors curtailing the supply of new houses and artificially pushing up the demand for housing. Read more on Brisbane Times
Repo Men: Movie Review
Repo Men: Movie Review This weekend Oscar nominee Jude Law and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker will both take a step out of their comfort zones to star in a sci-fi action flick. Repo Men is the big screen adaptation of the novel Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia who also penned the screenplay. With such acclaimed [...]
Review: Repo Men
Review: Repo Men Organ grinder Miguel Sapochnik’s adaptation of Eric Garcia’s novel The Repossession Mambo offers a twisted take on the subprime mess. Read more on The Boston Phoenix