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Congress is targeting the rating agencies that misread the credit crunch, and investors aren't happy.

Almost 40% of British people would put off seeing a doctor about suspected cancer symptoms because they did not want to bother them, according to a survey presented today.The high numbers who would delay visiting their GPs - because they did not want to take up their time or because they were afraid to hear what they might say - are a big issue for cancer services. One of the main reasons UK survival rates lag behind some other European countries is that cancers are not detected early enough.The presentation to the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Birmingham revealed that people delay making an appointment because they are embarrassed, scared or busy.Women are more 'worried about wasting their doctor's time' than men - 41% admitting they would delay the visit because they did not want to trouble the GP, compared to 36% of men.Similar proportions - 40% of women and 34% of men - said they would put off an appointment because they were worried about what the doctor

The Australian currency surged to a 14-month high against the US dollar after the RBA became the first leading central bank to raise interest rates in the current cycle

Risk appetite was given a hefty boost as Australia became the first G20 nation to raise interest rates in the current cycle

Washington » A move by Australia's central bank to raise its benchmark interest rate, the first major economy to do so since the financial crisis worsened last fall, may signal a vote of confidence in a global recovery.

Australia's central bank to raising its benchmark rate, the first major economy to do so since the financial crisis worsened last fall, may signal a vote of confidence in a global recovery.

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THE dollar opened firmer today after hitting a near 14-month high as the first rate rise by the central bank in 19 months lifted the currency.

Wall street shares extended their rally for a second day overnight as Australia's decision to raise interest rates boosted confidence that a global economic recovery is taking root.