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ECB's Noyer: price stability should remain main goal 4:17am EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - ECB governing council member Christian Noyer said on Monday he did not believe monetary policy played a central role in causing the global financial crisis, and that price stability should remain the main objective of central banks.  Full Article

 
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ECB's Noyer: price stability should remain main goal Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 08:58pm EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - ECB governing council member Christian Noyer said on Monday that he didn't believe monetary policy played a central role in causing the global financial crisis, and that price stability should remain the main objective of central banks.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 3-ECB's Noyer: price stability should remain main goal Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 08:57pm EST

* ECB's Noyer doubts policy played big role in causing crisis  Full Article

 
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Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 12:22pm EST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday.  Full Article

 
South Korea adopts toughest emissions cut goal: source Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 04:12am EST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korea has adopted the toughest of its two voluntary 2020 emissions reduction targets, calling for a reduction of 4 percent from 2005 levels, a senior government source told Reuters on Saturday.  Full Article

 
S.Korea adopts toughest emissions cut goal-source Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 04:10am EST

* South Korea adopts its toughest emissions target - source

* To cut 2020 emissions by 4 percent from 2005 levels

* Sets voluntary target as OECD's fastest-growing polluter (Adds quotes, details)

By Yoo Choonsik

SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Korea has adopted the toughest of its two voluntary 2020 emissions reduction targets, calling for a reduction of 4 percent from 2005 levels, a senior government source told Reuters on Saturday.

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RPT-Obama: world must pursue balanced economic growth Friday, 13 Nov 2009 09:20pm EST

(Repeats to fix link at top of story) (For full coverage of Obama's Asia visit, click [ID:nOBAMAASIA])  Full Article

 
Obama says world must pursue balanced economic growth Friday, 13 Nov 2009 08:52pm EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the world must pursue balanced and sustainable economic growth and avoid a return to the cycles of boom and bust that led to the global financial crisis.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 1-EU considers law to clamp down on hedge fund pay Friday, 13 Nov 2009 08:12am EST

* Draft law discourages golden handcuffs for high fliers  Full Article

 
EU considers law to clamp down on hedge fund pay Friday, 13 Nov 2009 07:43am EST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers may be told to justify their pay and prove it does not encourage excessive risk-taking, according to a document that could be a cornerstone of new European Union rules for the industry.  Full Article