US Senate rejects decreasing Federal workforce to keep tax cuts

Source: Bloomberg
The US Senate denied the motion of Republicans to enlarge employee payroll tax reduction for 2012 while covering the cost of cut by 10% decrease in federal workforce and freezing federal workers' salary. Tonight's vote missed 60 votes necessary to approve the legislation. Tax reduction which eased employee's portion of Social Security tax from 6.2% to 4.2% expires December 31 this year if the Congress does not intervene. 
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Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:31:22 GMT

Australia property market is in danger

Australia's real estate market showed signs of recession as construction level contracted essentially, according to official data. House building activity dropped by 10.7% in October after tumbling by 14.2% in September, reported Australian Bureau of Statistics. Housing starts decreased by 30% on a yearly basis. Analysts warn Australian real estate market resembles situation in the US before the property market crash.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:29:39 GMT

Canadian dollar extends gains

The so-called loonie extended gains against greenback for the sixth consecutive day ahead of US jobs report which is expected to confirm that the number of hired workers has increased. For Canadian dollar this is the longest appreciation period since January. The loonie jumped 0.4% reaching C$1.0139 per US dollar during Toronto trade. The pair currently is trading at  C$1.0136.

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