Bank of England 'dove' hints at interest rate rise
A sign that interest rates may rise again emerged yesterday as a Bank of England rate-setter said only uncertainty about consumer spending held the Bank back this month. ...
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Bank 'dove' open to more rate rises
The Bank of England may have to raise interest rates again, but borrowing costs are near their peak, a member of the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) was quoted as ...
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Interest rates on hold with jobless tally at 30-year low
The Bank of England yesterday adopted a wait-and-see approach to interest rates amid news that a 30-year low in claimant-count unemployment has prompted only a modest inc...
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Bank hints at rates rise
The Bank of England today hinted that its next move on interest rates will be up as it raised its inflation and growth forecasts.
In its quarterly inflation report, the ...
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City sniffs a rate rise as factory costs go up rapidly
Sterling rose sharply on the foreign exchanges yesterday as the City reacted to surging fuel and raw material costs for Britain's manufacturers by shortening the odds on ...
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Doctors attack mortality rate tables
The publication of the mortality rates of individual surgeons could have a "devastating effect" on the quality of care, leading some to refuse to perform risky operations...
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City sees no pre-election rate rise
The prospect of interest rates being left on hold until after a spring general election rose yesterday after the Bank of England kept borrowing costs unchanged at 4.75%. ...
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Edmonds spins a mining line and the market rates it a catch
Cricketing legend turned businessman Phil Edmonds yesterday watched a £3m stake in a mining shell company turn into a £23m paper fortune by the stock market's c...
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Bank leaves rates at 4.75%
The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 4.75% for the sixth month running today despite increasing signs of a strengthening economy.
The announcement from ...
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Fed raises interest rates for sixth time
The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, yesterday raised interest rates for the sixth time since last summer as it gradually tightens policy to keep the US economy g...
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