Sunday, February 1, 2009

News Alert: Steelers Rally to Win Super Bowl, 27-23

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Steelers Rally to Win Super Bowl, 27-23

The Pittsburgh Steelers scored a touchdown in the final
minute to defeat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, in Super Bowl
XLIII.

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February 2 – February 8
Israel's decision makers begin a three-day security summit; the Czech parliament debates ratification of the Lisbon Treaty; Palestine's president is due to address the European parliament; the US president attends an annual prayer meeting; South Africa's president addresses parliament; Barack Obama delivers his first weekly radio talk; the Baftas are handed out in London



Monday

February 2

Herzliya conference
A three-day summit of Israel's decision-makers, focusing on the balance of national security with regard to international relations, society, economics and the Jewish world, begins in Herzliya.


Sports sponsorship
Europe's biggest sport sponsorship business conference begins in Munich. Two days of forums and discussions will take place at the Ispo winter trade fair.


Venture capital meeting
Super Return, a three-day European private equity and venture capital summit, opens in Berlin.


Rove subpoenaed
Former White House adviser Karl Rove has been subpoenaed to appear before a House of Representatives committee investigating the firing of US attorneys for apparently political reasons.


European parliament meets
The European parliament gathers in Strasbourg this week. Debates include legislation to penalise employers of illegal immigrants and an overview of energy strategy following the Russia-Ukraine gas crisis.


Banking bill debate
The UK banking bill reaches its report stage in the House of Lords today and tomorrow. Proposals include bolstering protection for client money and assets held in investment companies.


Senate to take up stimulus
The US Senate is expected to debate its version of the American recovery and investment plan that was agreed in the House of Representatives last week. Lawmakers intend to pass the legislation and send it back to Barack Obama, US president, by mid-February.


Whale plan
The International Whaling Commission's chairman William Hogarth is expected to issue a public proposal in Tokyo that would allow Japan to engage in coastal whaling off its own shores in exchange for a commitment to scale back its controversial "research whaling" in Antarctic waters.


Asia opium report
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's report on opium production in south-east Asia is released today in Bangkok. The report is likely to say that there has been an increase in opium cultivation.

Tuesday

February 3

Czech treaty debate
The parliament of the Czech Republic debates whether to ratify the Lisbon treaty. Vaclav Klaus, president, has said he will only ratify the reform treaty once Ireland's position has been clarified in a second referendum.


Global development
Ministers, officials and academics meet in Kuwait City for the three-day Global Development Conference. They will discuss sustainable growth in developing economies.


Commonwealth vision
William Hague, UK shadow foreign secretary, delivers a foreign policy address in London outlining the Conservative party's vision for the UK's relationship with the Commonwealth.

Wednesday

February 4

Abbas address
Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president, is scheduled to address the European parliament.


Howard lecture
John Howard, former Australian prime minister, lectures in Toronto on "The Grand Chessboard: Politics and Policy".


Polar satellite launch
Nasa will launch the latest in a series of polar-orbiting satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA-N gathers facts about the environment for weather and climate research.


Monet under the hammer
Monet's 'Dans La Prairie'

Christie's in London holds a sale of impressionist and modern art, including Claude Monet's "Dans La Prairie", which is expected to fetch in the region of £15m. One of the artist's early works, it depicts his wife Camille submerged in a field full of flowers in Argenteuil, near Paris. Art investors will be watching to see how the financial crisis affects auction prices.


Purvanov meets Medvedev
Georgi Purvanov, Bulgarian president, is due to begin a three-day visit to Russia. He is expected to meet Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president.


CEO development forum
The forum acts as a curtain-raiser to the three-day Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, which begins in the city tomorrow. The forum takes as its theme: "Climate change: perspectives from the change makers in business." It will consider the challenges that chief executives are likely to face because of climate change.


CEO development forum
Hiroshi Watanabe, now head of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation and a former currency policy chief, is to hold news conference on latest developments in the bank's business.

Thursday

February 5

National prayer breakfast
Barack Obama, US president, will address an annual multi-faith worship meeting in Washington DC.


Copehagen fashion festival
The biannual three-day Copenhagen International Fashion Fair showcases new clothes collections.

Friday

February 6

Presidential address
Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa's president, delivers his annual address to a joint sitting of parliament. He is likely to outline plans for the next financial year and reflect on how his government is meeting its service delivery objectives.


Tarp oversight report
Neil Barofsky, appointed by the Senate in December as inspector-general for the troubled asset relief programme, publishes his first report on how funds in the US banking bail-out package are being spent. The former prosecutor is mandated to produce his first report within 60 days of his appointment, and quarterly thereafter.


Security on the agenda
Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's ambassador to the UK, chairs the 45th Munich Security Conference. The agenda of the three-day meeting considers Nato's future and the challenges represented by a new world order.


Indian opposition meets
The main Indian opposition party, Bhartiya Janata, begins its three-day national executive meeting in Nagpur.

Saturday

February 7

Obama speaks
Barack Obama, US president, will deliver the first weekly radio and video address of his tenure.

Sunday

February 8

Bafta awards
The Orange British Academy Film Awards will take place at the Royal Opera House in London. Nominations for best film include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon


Electricity expo
The three-day Middle East Electricity Summit, the region's largest power and electricity exhibition, opens in Dubai. More than 850 exhibitors will take part.


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News Alert: Nadal Defeats Federer to Win Australian Open

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Nadal Defeats Federer to Win Australian Open

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2
at the Australian Open in a match lasting four and a half
hours. It was Nadal's third straight win over Federer in a
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Saturday, January 31, 2009

News Alert: Serena Williams Wins Australian Open

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Serena Williams Wins Australian Open

Serena Williams beat Russian third seed Dinara Safina 6-0,
6-3 to win the Australian Open title on Saturday.

The second seed captured her fourth singles trophy at
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Money Rates

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MARKETS DATA CENTER
from The Wall Street Journal Online

MONEY RATES
Friday, January 30, 2009


International rates
Prime rates
Latest Wk ago
U.S.
3.25 3.25

Canada
3.00 3.00

Euro zone
2.00 2.00

Japan
1.475 1.475

Switzerland
0.52 0.53

Britain
1.50 1.50

Australia
4.25 4.25

Hong Kong
5.25 5.25


Overnight repurchase
Latest Wk ago
U.S.
0.28 0.28

U.K. (BBA)
1.508 1.392

Euro zone
1.23 1.11


U.S. government rates
Latest Wk ago
Discount
[ Effective Date: 12/16/2008 ]
0.50 0.50

Federal funds
[ Effective Date: 12/16/2008 ]
Effective rate
0.24 0.20
Target rate
0.00-0.25 0.00-0.25
High
0.4500 0.5000
Low
0.0800 0.0625
Bid
0.1875 0.1250
Offer
0.5000 0.2500

Treasury bill auction
[ Auction Date: 1/30/2009 ]
4 weeks
0.040 0.030
13 weeks
0.150 0.140
26 weeks
0.345 0.320

Secondary Market

Freddie Mac
30-year mortgage yields
Latest Wk ago
30 days
4.67 4.49
60 days
4.84 4.63
One-year ARM
3.375 3.375

Fannie Mae
30-year mortgage yields
Latest Wk ago
30 days
4.724 4.447
60 days
4.877 4.574

Constant maturity debt index
Latest Wk ago
Three months
n.a. n.a.
Six months
n.a. n.a.
One year
n.a. n.a.

Bankers acceptance
Latest Wk ago
30 days
0.45 0.60
60 days
0.80 0.90
90 days
1.03 1.13
120 days
1.23 1.20
150 days
1.38 1.30
180 days
1.50 1.65

Other short-term rates

Latest Wk ago
Call money
2.00 2.00

Commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 to 30 days
0.25 ...
31 to 59 days
n.q. ...
60 to 76 days
0.25 ...
77 to 89 days
0.32 ...
90 to 119 days
0.40 ...
120 to 149 days
0.50 ...
150 to 165 days
0.65 ...
166 to 180 days
0.70 ...
181 to 270 days
n.q. ...

Dealer commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 days
0.79 0.59
60 days
1.09 1.04
90 days
1.29 1.24

Euro commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 day
1.25 1.41
Two month
1.44 1.60
Three month
1.80 1.75
Four month
1.85 1.89
Five month
1.90 1.91
Six month
1.95 1.94

London interbank offered rate, or Libor
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.41938 0.40125
Three month
1.18438 1.16938
Six month
1.66000 1.62750
One year
1.97500 1.91500

Libor Swaps (USD)
Latest Wk ago
Two year
1.626 1.460
Three year
1.995 1.808
Five year
2.474 2.249
Ten year
3.055 2.789
20 year
3.373 3.138
30 year
3.365 3.150

Euro Libor
Latest Wk ago
One month
1.743 1.844
Three month
2.091 2.190
Six month
2.186 2.293
One year
2.283 2.375

Euro interbank offered rate
Latest Wk ago
One month
1.745 1.862
Three month
2.086 2.199
Six month
2.176 2.294
One year
2.273 2.379

Hibor
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.391 0.347
Three month
0.987 0.949
Six month
1.296 1.250
One year
1.696 1.700

Asian dollars
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.424 0.408
Three month
1.180 1.180
Six month
1.646 1.625
One year
1.942 1.903

Certificates of Deposit
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.800 0.600
Three month
1.300 1.250
Six Month
1.800 1.700

Merrill Lynch Ready Assets Trust
Latest Wk ago
Call money
1.140 1.240

Eurodollars (mid rates)
Offer Bid
One month
0.25 0.75
Two month
0.60 1.20
Three month
0.75 1.35
Four month
1.00 1.50
Five month
1.00 1.50
Six month
1.25 1.75

Freddie Mac
Weekly survey
Thursday, January 29, 2009


Latest Wk ago
30-year fixed
5.10 5.12
15-year fixed
4.80 4.80
Five-year ARM
5.27 5.24
One-year ARM
4.90 4.92

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Footnotes
U.S. prime rate and discount rate are effective December 16, 2008. U.S. prime rate is the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 70% of the 10 largest U.S. banks.; Other prime rates aren't directly comparable; lending practices vary widely by location; Discount rate is the charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Banks; Federal-funds rate is on reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of $1 million or more; Call money rate is the charge on loans to brokers on stock-exchange collateral; Dealer commercial paper rates are for high-grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations; Freddie Mac RNY is the required net yield for the one-year 2% rate-capped ARM. Libor is the British Bankers' Association average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London market; Libor Swaps quoted are mid-market, semi-annual swap rates and pay the floating 3-month Libor rate..

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Foreign Exchange - Closing

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MARKETS DATA CENTER
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MAJOR CURRENCIES
Friday, January 30, 2009


Americas

Country
Last
in US$ per US$ US$ vs. % chg

Argentina peso*
0.2869 3.4855 -0.07

Brazil real
0.4310 2.3202 1.14

Canada dollar
0.8155 1.2262 0.22

1-mos forward
0.8152 1.2267 0.21

3-mos forward
0.8154 1.2264 0.20

6-mos forward
0.8162 1.2252 0.15

Chile peso
0.001621 616.90 0.62

Colombia peso
0.0004106 2435.46 1.85

Ecuador US dollar
1 1 unch

Mexico peso*
0.0696 14.3678 1.34

Peru new sol
0.3126 3.1990 1.12

Uruguay peso†
0.04420 22.62 unch

Venezuela b. fuerte
0.46570111 2.1473 unch


Asia-Pacific

Last
in US$ per US$ US$ vs. % chg

Australian dollar
0.6354 1.5738 2.67

China yuan
0.1463 6.8350 -0.07

Hong Kong dollar
0.1290 7.7542 unch

India rupee
0.02047 48.852 0.15

Indonesia rupiah
0.0000879 11377 0.57

Japan yen
0.011131 89.84 -0.05

1-mos forward
0.011136 89.80 unch

3-mos forward
0.011154 89.65 -0.06

6-mos forward
0.011183 89.42 -0.10

Malaysia ringgit§
0.2772 3.6075 0.25

New Zealand dollar
0.5078 1.9693 1.10

Pakistan rupee
0.01265 79.051 0.08

Philippines peso
0.0215 46.468 -0.09

Singapore dollar
0.6624 1.5097 0.17

South Korea won
0.0007239 1381.41 0.50

Taiwan dollar
0.02963 33.750 0.24

Thailand baht
0.02860 34.965 0.14

Vietnam dong
0.00006 17485 unch


Europe

Last
in US$ per US$ US$ vs. % chg

Czech Rep. koruna**
0.04593 21.772 1.96

Denmark krone
0.1718 5.8207 1.28

Euro area euro
1.2805 0.7809 1.23

Hungary forint
0.004304 232.34 3.39

Norway krone
0.1444 6.9252 0.97

Poland zloty
0.2871 3.4831 2.79

Romania leu
0.2981 3.3543 2.27

Russia ruble‡
0.02797 35.753 1.68

Sweden krona
0.1195 8.3682 2.43

Switzerland franc
0.8624 1.1596 0.56

1-mos forward
0.8627 1.1592 0.55

3-mos forward
0.8635 1.1581 0.56

6-mos forward
0.8654 1.1555 0.50

Turkey lira**
0.6085 1.6433 0.38

UK pound
1.4492 0.6900 -1.25

1-mos forward
1.4486 0.6903 -1.26

3-mos forward
1.4481 0.6906 -1.26

6-mos forward
1.4483 0.6905 -1.30


Middle East/Africa

Last
in US$ per US$ US$ vs. % chg

Bahrain dinar
2.6527 0.3770 unch

Eqypt pound*
0.1797 5.5664 unch

Israel shekel
0.2461 4.0634 0.16

Jordan dinar
1.4129 0.7078 -0.10

Kenya shilling
0.01254 79.750 0.42

Kuwait dinar
3.4513 0.2897 -0.65

Lebanon pound
0.0006634 1507.39 unch

Saudi Arabia riyal
0.2665 3.7523 unch

South Africa rand
0.0981 10.1937 1.84

UAE dirham
0.2723 3.6724 unch


SDR††
1.4919 0.6703 0.86


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Footnotes
*Floating rate
† Financial
§Government rate
‡Russian Central Bank rate
**Commercial rate
††Special Drawing Rights (SDR); from the
International Monetary Fund; based on
exchange rates forU.S., British and
Japanese currencies.
Note: Based on trading among banks of
$1 million and more, as quoted at 4 p.m. ET by Reuters.

Source: Reuters

The "US$ vs. % chg" column reflects
the percentage change in the value
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