Bank split over interest rates
Bank of England policymakers were split three ways at this month's interest rate meeting, minutes showed today.
The Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) had not seen s...
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How he rates: Nick Compton, Middlesex
How the press corps salivated when a chap called Compton scored a century at Lord's last month. Nick's 124 against Kent represented a breakthrough for the 22-year-old in ...
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US ups rate but hints at peak
The United States' central bank raised interest rates last night for the 16th successive time but hinted that the peak in borrowing costs in the world's biggest economy w...
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Bank raises fears of interest rate hike
Homeowners were braced for an interest rate rise by the end of the year after the Bank of England today revealed that a key inflation target would be missed if it failed ...
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City expects rate rise this year
The City was last night betting on at least one increase in interest rates before the end of the year after a strong performance by the service sector raised the prospect...
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Interest rates remain unchanged
The Bank of England today left interest rates at 4.5% for the ninth month running, amid signs of a recovery in the UK manufacturing sector and suggestions that the next m...
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Rate worries alarm US investors
Wall Street's interest rate anxiety sent stocks lower last night after comments from the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, compounded concerns about surging oil pri...
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How he rates: Tom Smith, Lancashire
It was not only the weather that cast gloom over Lancashire in their drawn County Championship opener against Hampshire a fortnight ago: losing an Ashes Test in 2009 did ...
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China raises interest rates to cool overheating economy
China yesterday increased its interest rates for the first time in 18 months in an effort to rein in booming investment and credit growth that have the potential to desta...
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Retail sales rise makes rate cut unlikely
The prospects of a fall in interest rates took a further knock today as retail sales rose at a more rapid clip than expected in March.
The Office for National Statistics...
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