Click to enlarge photo "There will be a two-year increase of the limits on the
average rate of retirement... namely 63 years on average for men and women by
2015," Labour Minister Andreas Loverdos told reporters after a ministry
meeting. "We are changing the pensions
• Euro Finds Little Consolation from EU Finance Ministers’ Greek Guarantees at
G7 • Japanese Yen: Lending Troubles another Road Sign to the Next ‘Lost Decade’
• Commodity Currency Policymakers Start Rolling Back Emergency Aid Dollar
Advances for a Fourth Consecutive Session
Gold gained the most in a week as a halt in the dollar's rally may increase
demand for the metal as an alternative investment. The US Dollar Index, a
six-currency gauge of the greenback's strength, fell as much as 0.4 per cent
after last week climbing to the highest level in almost seven
Click to enlarge photo Some 50,000 people from across Portugal demonstrated in
the city centre to demand a 4.5-percent wage increase across the public sector,
unions said. "This protest is about showing that workers are unhappy. These
50,000 people came to tell the
* Aussie hit a 4-month low at $0.8639 AUD=D4, shedding two cents overnight as
risk appetite for high yielding currencies collapsed on worries about the
health of the global economy. * The 2.1 percent drop on Thursday was the
biggest daily slide in over seven months. * The Aussie at
Fortescue Metals Group and its high-profile head Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest face
another long legal battle after the corporate watchdog decided to appeal the
dismissal of its three-year battle to prosecute the iron ore miner. The
Australian Securities and Investments Commission filed notice
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said
he “strongly” supports a proposal by the Obama administration to prohibit banks
from owning proprietary trading operations, hedge funds and private-equity
funds. “These proposals were born out of fear
• Euro Finds Little Consolation from EU Finance Ministers’ Greek Guarantees at
G7 • Japanese Yen: Lending Troubles another Road Sign to the Next ‘Lost Decade’
• Commodity Currency Policymakers Start Rolling Back Emergency Aid Dollar
Advances for a Fourth Consecutive Session
