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<title>Swiss Franc Mixed Against Majors After Inflation Report</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207169562</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 20:28 GMT</pubDate>
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... Swiss Franc Mixed Against Majors After Inflation Report  ...  assessed a report showing the Euro zone unemployment rate rose as expected in November. Against  ...
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<title>Dollar drops on BoE cut, US retailers suffer</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207169104</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 20:06 GMT</pubDate>
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...  92.65 late Wednesday, and dropped to 1.0960 Swiss francs from 1.1026. U.S. news didn&#39;t help  ...  said the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but the number  ...
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<title>Dollar drops as BoE cuts less than expected, US retailers suffer in December</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207165111</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  92.65 late Wednesday, and dropped to 1.0960 Swiss francs from 1.1026. U.S. news didn&#39;t help  ...  said the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but the number  ...
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<title>World Finance Legal Awards 2009</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207162489</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 19:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  &amp; Finance Team,Finland: Procop &amp; Hornborg Best Employment Team, Germany: CMS Hasche Sigle Best Real  ...  Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Best Tax Team, Switzerland: Tax Partner AG, Taxand Best Tax Team,  ...
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<title>CORRECTED - UPDATE 3-UK job agencies see worsening conditions, cut staff</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207128119</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain&#39;s two biggest employment agencies, Hays ( ), warned of deteriorating  ...  last year rejected a bid approach from Swiss rival Adecco ( ), said gross profit  ...  of work which, if confirmed, would mean unemployment is likely to have topped 2 million  ...
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<title>What your social life says about the economy</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207124098</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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...  economist Kurt Karl, the chief economist for Swiss Re, agreed, saying, &quot;There are many spurious  ...  in the future even if they find employment again, for instance. That will push the  ...
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<title>Dollar falls from three-week high after report shows job cuts</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207121520</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 15:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  data amid a severe rise in global unemployment, the strategists wrote. We expect repatriation and  ...  dollar and sell the euro versus the Swiss franc. The dollar will rise to $1.15  ...
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<title>Morning Market Recap: Pound Sterling Surges After Rate Cut</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207115660</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 15:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  weekly jobless claims data. Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 467k in the week,  ...  U.S. dollar selling. The euro, yen and swiss franc all rose to session highs moments  ...
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<title>Pound Rises after BoE Cuts Benchmark Rate By 50 Bps, But Leaves Doubt of Further Easing</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207104694</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 14:22 GMT</pubDate>
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...  as it posted -0.2% growth. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 7.8% from 7.7% which  ...  on the back of the BoE&#39;s comments. Swiss fundamental data added to the dour outlook  ...
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<title>Job agencies see worsening conditions</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207084642</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 12:25 GMT</pubDate>
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... Hays, which is Britain&#39;s largest employment agency, said revenue fell 10 percent on  ...  last year rejected a bid approach from Swiss rival Adecco, said gross profit fell by  ...  of work which, if confirmed, would mean unemployment is likely to have topped 2 million  ...
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<title>UPDATE 3-UK job agencies see worsening conditions, cut staff</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207084248</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 12:06 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain&#39;s two biggest employment agencies, Hays ( ), warned of deteriorating  ...  last year rejected a bid approach from Swiss rival Adecco ( ), said gross profit  ...  of work which, if confirmed, would mean unemployment is likely to have topped 2 million  ...
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<title>2009 Retail Outlook: The End of the Consumer Frenzy?</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207082749</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  regards the retail sector in 2009. The Swiss retail sector is regarded as a mature  ...  Productivity per Unit of Retail Space, Falling Employment As the market environment becomes more and  ...  private consumer spending. If real salaries in Switzerland increase by 1%, private consumer spending grows  ...
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<title>INSTANT VIEW 5-Euro zone econ sentiment hits new low in Dec</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207081815</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 11:58 GMT</pubDate>
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...  set record lows in December amid rising unemployment, data showed, and inflation expectations tumbled, further  ...  rate cut next GDP table: Sentiment table: Unemployment table: Overall story: Business climate story: KEY  ...  snapshot of real-time G7, euro zone and Swiss economic data releases, click on Keywords: EUROZONE  ...
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<title>UPDATE 1-Swiss inflation down, jobless up as downturn bites</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207080618</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Sven Egenter ZURICH, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Swiss annual inflation eased sharply in December thanks  ...  in December thanks to cheaper oil while unemployment rose to its highest in almost 2  ...  beginning of the year,&#39; the SECO said. Switzerland has held up relatively well during the  ...
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<title>INSTANT VIEW 6-Euro zone econ sentiment hits new low in Dec</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=207078795</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  set record lows in December amid rising unemployment, data showed, and inflation expectations tumbled, further  ...  rate cut next GDP table: Sentiment table: Unemployment table: Overall story: Business climate story: KEY  ...  snapshot of real-time G7, euro zone and Swiss economic data releases, click on Keywords: EUROZONE  ...
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