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Obama urges banks to unfreeze creditfor small businesses
Al'P, Washington
President Barack Obama urged US banks Saturday to unfreeze credit for small businesses, calling them "the engine" of the country's economy,
"Small businesses have always been the engine of our economy - creating 65 percent of all new jobs over the past decade and a half and they must be at the forefront of our recovery," Obama said in his weekly radio address.
Ue added that it was time for large American hanks that received government assistance at the height of the current economic crisis "to stand by creditworthy small businesses, and make the loans they need to open their doors, grow their operations, and create new jobs."
The president recalled that his administration had already provided five billion dollars worth of tax relief to small businesses and guaranteed some of Small Business Administration loans up to 90 percent, which has supported nearly 13 billion dollars in new lending to more than 33,000 businesses.
But he argued that more needed to be done by private banks, particularly now that the situation in the financial sector has stabilized.
Hong Kong tightens lending on luxury homes
AFP, Hong Kong
Hong Kong s government has announced measures aimed at cooling die property market as low interest rates have spurred a dramatic surge in prices and fears of a possible bubble.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it had sent a circular to banks on Friday telling them to cut the amount they lend to buyers of luxury homes with immediate effect.
Loans on properties valued at 20 million dollars (2.6 million US) or more would be capped at 60 percent, down from 70 percent. For cheaper properties the maximum loan would remain 70 percent but would be capped at 12 million dollars.
The HKMA, Hong Kong’s de facto central bank, also reminded banks to exercise prudence when valuing properties and calculating borrowers' ability to repay loans.
"These are prudential measures designed in the interest of maintaining banking stability, to enhance banks' risk management on mortgage lending to high-end residential properties," HKMA chief executive Norman Chan said in a statement. US existing home sales surge 9.4pc
AFP, Washington
Existing US home sales surged 9.4 percent in September as consumers scrambled to take advantage of an expiring tax credit for first-time buyers, industry figures showed Friday.
The National Association of Realtors said sales of previously owned homes and apartments jumped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million units, well ahead of expectations for a pace of 5.35 million.
The report showed sales at the highest level in over two years for the troubled sector at the epicenter of the global financial crisis.
"Much of the momentum is from people responding to the first-time buyer tax credit, which is freeing many sellers to make a trade and buy another home,” said association chief economist Lawrence Yun.
"We are hopeful the tax credit will be extended and possibly expanded to more buyers, at least through the middle of next year, because the rising sales momentum needs to continue for a few additional quarters until we reach a point of a self-sustaining recovery.”
'Worst over' for airlines, says industry chief
PtfP, New Delhi
The head of the airline industry body IATA said on Friday that the tough conditions suffered by carriers hit by the global economic crisis were improving.
"The worst is over but the recovery will be a long story," Giovanni Bisignani, head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), told reporters in New Delhi.
He said the aviation industry had forecast a worldwide drop in revenues of 80 billion dollars, from 535 billion dollars in 2008 to 455 billions dollars in 2009.
"A drop of this dimension will not be easy to address. It will take three or four years to return to the old levels," he said.