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[ob] China to Keep Buying Treasuries, Top Official Says (Update1)

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[ob] Morgan Stanley says the bear market is not over

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[ob] Goldman CFO still cautious about financial sector

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[ob] Harder-Edged Warnings About Britain’s Econo my

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[ob] U.S. Net Long Term TIC Flows Come In Above Consensus in February

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[obrolan-bandar] U.S. dollar bear’s case

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[obrolan-bandar] Swiss food giant sees profit skyrocket 69%

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[obrolan-bandar] French bank Credit Agricole's loss narrows in 4Q on lower charges for financial crisis

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[obrolan-bandar] Euro Zone, Latvia Faces June Bankruptcy If IMF Loan Halted, Premier Says

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[obrolan-bandar] Japan’s Bonds May Rise on Buffett; Stocks t o Test 26-Year Low

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[obrolan-bandar] Sovereign Default Risk European Bond ETFs

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[obrolan-bandar] Why Did the Dow Rise 379 Points today ?

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[obrolan-bandar] IMF cuts 2009 world growth forecast

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[obrolan-bandar] Oil closes below $66 on slowdown fears

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[obrolan-bandar] Oil jumps to near $64 on higher Asian stocks

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[obrolan-bandar] Beijing, Baghdad sign deal to develop Iraqi oil field

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[obrolan-bandar] Jim Rogers says get rid of dollars, buy gold/silver

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[obrolan-bandar] Nicolas Sarkozy: US dollar no longer only currency in world

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[obrolan-bandar] ECB's Stark says further rate cut not ruled out

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[obrolan-bandar] Re: TIME TO WAKE-UP ? ? or not

All we hear these days is how the global economy is moving closer to recession and how the level of damage is too much for the banks to handle. Market participants know that they are in for a tough ride in the coming months and the fact that FED has done nothing to solve problems so far is

[obrolan-bandar] Wajib Menyuntik Modal Lagi, Ya

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[obrolan-bandar] Half of Japan firms want intervention if yen jumps

Half of Japan firms want intervention if yen jumps Reuters, Thursday December 4 2008 TOKYO, - Nearly half of major Japanese firms want authorities to intervene to prevent the yen from rising beyond 90 yen to the dollar, to support Japan's export-driven economy, a Reuters survey showed. The

[obrolan-bandar] China, U.S promise $20 billion for trade

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Saat bank tengah kesulitan likuiditas, yg mengherankan masih ada toh bank yang menawarkan hadiah hingga puluhan milyar rupiah untuk mengaet nasabah baru, atau nasabah lama sungguh ironis, memang. apa betul undian berhadiah itu real ataukah hadiah palsu yang tidak nyata. hehe... ---

[obrolan-bandar] AIG Faces $10B In Losses On Bad Bets

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[obrolan-bandar] Yen's Rate of Appreciation May Slow in 2009

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[obrolan-bandar] Obama looking at $850 billion jolt to the economy

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[obrolan-bandar] Charts Predict: New President, Big Rally

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[obrolan-bandar] Gold Investments Year-End Review 2008 - Outlook for 2009

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[obrolan-bandar] Fund Chief With Madoff Ties Commits Suicide

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[obrolan-bandar] Japan Should Scrap U.S. Debt; Dollar May Plummet, Mikuni Says

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[obrolan-bandar] Barack Obama favors a stronger dollar need for strong currency

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[obrolan-bandar] Australian Lending Grows at Weakest Pace Since 2002

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[obrolan-bandar] Federal Europe: The Next Superpower?

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[obrolan-bandar] Obama: $1 trillion deficits 'for years'

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[obrolan-bandar] Yen, Dollar Gain as Investors Seek Haven Amid Recession Concern

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[obrolan-bandar] ADARO ENERGY (Berlin) down 98% ? serius ?

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[obrolan-bandar] Has the inflation damage already been done?

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[obrolan-bandar] Gross: Fed Won’t Raise Rates

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mungkin diperkiraan, NPL akan menggoncangkan sektor financial, ditambah lagi sektor keuangan di US, tadi malam mengalami aksi profit taking setelah rally beberapa hari terakhri. the worst is not over == Posted by: jos_martino [EMAIL PROTECTED] jos_martino Thu Jul

[obrolan-bandar] Re:NEWS....,NEWS....NEWS....

sepertinya, perdagangan berjangka / futures yaa...?? seperti stock index futures, commodity dan forex ya. terkait kasus apa ? kurang jelas...ada yg tahu ngk knapa ? = Posted by: ades_hada76 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ades_hada76 Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:08 am (PDT) Kasus berjangka ditangani

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bagi para investor/nasabah disuatu perusahaan pialang berjangka/Futures sebaiknya saat ini mulai berhati-hati, karena mulai bermunculan berbagai pengaduan tindak kriminal, dan transaksi tidak wajar ke pihak otoritas bursa berjangka. yang terdaftar secara resmi pun belum tentu aman. Apa kata

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akibat tidak melakukan lindung nilai terulang lagi. Dalam usianya yang masih muda tentu BBJ sangat membutuhkan dukungan, bukan cemooh yang tidak membangun. Jangan hanya nila setitik rusak susu sebelanga. Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry® From: dunia ini indah [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Date: Sun, 3 Aug

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