On days when the process moves in the forward direction, the euro is bid up, the yen is bid down, and stocks in the U.S., Europe and Australia are bid up.
With the big banks (JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, etc) investing in tax lien certificates, rates that were in the low teens just 3-4 years ago are now bid down to 0-0.25% due to intense competition as your article states.
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It is the third time the airline has attempted to take full control of Aer Lingus, having seen its first bid turned down by the Commission in 2007.
This is the buying of Treasury securities in a bid to push down long-term Treasury yields.
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The 24-year-old has made a fine start in his bid to tie down the number three position ahead of this summer's Ashes.
Photos of an early version of the modern playground swing have been released in a bid to track down the oldest working models.
In February the Forward Market Commission, the commodities market regulator, banned wheat and rice futures in a bid to cool down food-price inflation.
Secondly, Chief Executive Roger Deromedi Roger Deromedi is sparking a second wave of job cuts: 8, 000 to be exact, in a bid to cut down on costs.
Operation Twist is a program where the Federal Reserve sells shorter-dated securities and buys longer-dated ones in a bid to push down longer-term yields.
The Bank of Japan this week said it would extend the availability of cheap loans to banks, in a bid to push down the yen.
One of the world's oldest football leagues has received an award for sending secret assessors to matches in a bid to clamp down on foul language.
Governor Brown ordered an audit of all state reports in December in a bid to cut down on red tape, the BBC's Peter Bowes in California says.
This is where the Fed switches from buying short-term Treasury securities to buying long-term ones in a bid to push down long-term yields without increasing its balance sheet.
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Critics see the move, on which the government is consulting until April 20th, as another Conservative-led bid to water down employment rights in the name of boosting efficiency.
Fed policy-setters have gathered again to resume deliberations about the economy after last month embarking upon purchases of mortgage-backed securities in a bid to push down long-term interest rates.
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Meanwhile, the bid has weighed down Microsoft's stock price.
"You do not know if it is a lobbyist or a businessman or who it is, " he said on the House floor, in a bid to water down new restrictions on gifts to House members.
QE3 refers to a potential third round of quantitative easing in which the Federal Reserve purchases U.S. Treasury securities in a bid to push down long-term yields, which move inversely to the price.
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In 1669, in a bid to cut down on violence, King Louis XIV of France decreed all pointed knives on the street or the dinner table illegal, and ordered all knife points ground down.
Much of the run-up came on anticipation of further buying of debt securities by the Federal Reserve in a bid to push down long-term yields, referred to as the third round of quantitative easing, or QE3.
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There's also a call for the G20 this autumn to co-ordinate action in a bid to bring down inflationary pressures, which looks like a heavy hint that the oil price and speculation in other commodities should be constrained.
Under Operation Twist, already under way when the Federal Reserve said it would embark upon purchases of mortgage-backed securities last month, the central bank uses proceeds from the sale of short-term Treasury securities to buy long-term ones in its bid to push down long-term rates.
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It said that with "deep regret and long consideration", it was turning down the bid because safety was paramount.
It was hardly a surprise that when Adrian Fenty lost his mayoral re-election bid, Rhee went down with him.
Meanwhile England's 2006 World Cup bid team have played down the problems, and maintain the issue can be resolved quickly.
Plus a company can turn down a bid in favor of a lower one, if the purchaser is more socially committed.
The Merthyr Tydfil Supporters' Trust have said the club's owner, Wyn Holloway, turned down their bid to take over the cash-strapped outfit.
Rangers boss Walter Smith has already had a bid for Lafferty turned down but it is believed he is ready to increase the offer.
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