Two MPC members voted for rate cut
Worry over the UK housing market boom dominated discussions at the Bank of England's interest rates setting committee's latest meeting, minutes from the assembly showed t...
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ECB to review rate-setting procedures
The European Central Bank is to embark on a "serious evaluation" of its monetary policy over the next six months to assess the way it has been setting interest rates in t...
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It's time to raise the rates
If he is serious about wanting National Savings & Investments to be 'the first port of call for people who have money to save or invest', Alan Cook - new chief execut...
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Fed leaves rates alone
Despite last week's news of an increase in unemployment to 6%, the Fed decided that last month's aggressive half-point cut in borrowing costs was enough for the time bein...
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Rate relief for Europe
Europe's central bank yesterday cut interest rates for the first time for more than a year as it sought to prevent Germany from sliding into a full scale recession.
Wim...
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European interest rates cut by 0.5%
The European Central Bank today cut interest rates by a half point, taking the eurozone's base rate down to 2.75% in response to sluggish economic growth and high German ...
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London TB rates similar to China
Tuberculosis, a 19th century disease that modern medicine and sanitation virtually eradicated, has made such a dramatic comeback that parts of the UK are experiencing lev...
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Bank expected to keep interest rates on hold
The Bank of England was expected to keep interest rates on hold today at 4% amid further evidence that the housing market is continuing to boom.
Rates have been held st...
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ECB chief signals rate cut as Berlin realigns
The head of the European Central Bank, Wim Duisenberg, yesterday hinted that the ECB could be prepared to cut interest rates tomorrow to help struggling economies within ...
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Private bill to boost recycling rates
A Labour MP today pledged to bring in a bill to encourage domestic recycling - a move that coincides with tomorrow's pre-Budget report, which is expected to announce new ...
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