|
April
|
20 |
Dow
Jones index for New
York stock exchange marks
up annual low (10,012.36) with 7.1% drop compared with end of 2004. |
| May |
2 |
Cypriot
pound,
Latvian lat and Maltese
lira join Exchange Rate
Mechanism. |
| |
3 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate by quarter point to 3%. |
| June
|
30 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate by quarter point to 3.25%. |
| August
|
9 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate by quarter point to 3.5%. |
| September
|
17 |
Increase
in special taxes
on alcohol and tobacco to finance health (BOE 17-9-05). |
| |
20 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate a quarter-point to 3.75%. |
| October |
4 |
IBEX
35 index for Spanish
stock exchange marks up
annual high (10,919.2) with cumulative gains of 20.2%. |
| |
13 |
Government
approves National Reform
Programme for Spain. |
| November |
1 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate to 4%. |
| |
28
|
Slovak
crown joins Exchange Rate
Mechanism. |
| December
|
1 |
European
Central Bank raises official
interest rate to 2.25%. |
| |
13 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate to 4.25%. |
| |
17 |
European
Council approves 2007-2013
Budget. |
| |
18 |
Hong
Kong Summit of World
Trade Organization agrees
to removal of all aids to agricultural exports of developed countries in 2013.
|
|
2006
|
|
January
|
20 |
Government
presents bills for reform of personal
income tax and corporate
tax. |
| |
31
|
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate to 4.50%. |
| March |
2 |
European
Central Bank raises official
interest rate to 2.50%. |
| |
28 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
interest rates to 4.75%. |
| |
31 |
Government
approves economic policy
package including budgetary
measures and others on mortgage market, energy sector and rail transport. |
| May
|
2 |
One-month
forward price of Brent quality oil
goes up to all-time high of 74.28 dollars a barrel. |
| |
4 |
Agreement
between government, business organizations and trade unions on labour
reform aimed at reducing
extent of temporary work. |
| |
9 |
IBEX
35 index for Spanish
stock exchange marks up
annual high (12,083.3) with cumulative gains of 12.6% over end of December 2005. |
| |
10 |
Federal
Reserve raises reference
rate to 5%. Dow Jones index for New
York stock exchange records
annual high (11,642.7), a rise of 8.6% compared with end of 2005.
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