Japan expects rate rise next week
Speculation mounted today that Japan would raise interest rates next week for the first time in six years after the government upgraded its forecast for annual economic g...
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Central banking forum says rates may have to rise further
Central banks around the world may need to raise interest rates further to ensure that inflation remains under control, the Bank for International Settlements warned yest...
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Rates may need to rise, says bank forum
Central banks around the world may need to raise interest rates further to ensure that inflation remains under control, the Bank for International Settlements warned on M...
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City mourns and pays tribute to rate-setter
Mervyn King and Gordon Brown led the tributes last night to David Walton, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, who has died suddenly after a short...
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Bank of England rate-setter dies suddenly
David Walton, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, has died after a short illness. The Bank said Mr Walton, 43, died unexpectedly on Wednesday eve...
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One dissenter as rates remain unchanged
Bank of England policymakers voted 7-1 this month to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5%, minutes disclosed today.
For the second month running, David Walton voted to ...
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CBI urges Bank to stay calm over inflation and hold interest rates
Inflation in Britain is set to rise because of high energy costs, but the Bank of England should not panic and raise interest rates, the CBI says today.
Its warning coin...
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US fears further rate rise as higher rents fuel inflation
Wall Street was braced last night for the 17th successive increase in interest rates after the latest figures from the United States showed higher rents and energy bills ...
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US inflation and rate rise worries cause worldwide shares sell-off
A day of panic selling in the world's financial markets yesterday knocked $2 off the price of a barrel of oil, it provided the sharpest one-day fall in gold for 13 years ...
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King eases fears of rate rise despite worrying data
Immigration, globalisation and weaker trade unions have made Britain less prone to inflation than 30 years ago, Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, said in a ke...
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