Bank under pressure to cut interest rates
The Bank of England was today under pressure to lower interest rates to a 47-year low after the US central bank took dramatic measures and cut its rates last night.
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Interest rates timeline
Interest rates are as like the weather: we all watch the forecast and think we know what's going to happen, but at the last minute instead of the predicted hailstorm we g...
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ECB leaves rates at 3.25%
The European Central Bank (ECB) this afternoon left interest rates unchanged as it
refused to bow to intense political pressure to stimulate growth in the
eurozone.
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Fed cuts US interest rates
The US Federal Reserve today cut interest rates to their lowest levels for 40 years in an attempt to keep the world's largest economy from slipping back into recession.
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Cancer expert hails Britain's success in cutting male death rate
Britain has achieved remarkable success in bringing down male cancer deaths from the third highest in Europe to the fifth lowest, a leading interna tional expert will tel...
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Fed to cut rate as US revival stalls
Wall Street and the City are betting heavily on an emergency rate cut from the Federal Reserve later this week in an attempt by the US central bank to halt the slide back...
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Rate cut hopes rise
Homeowners were hoping for a boost this week as speculation mounted that the Bank of England would take the cost of borrowing to a 47-year low.
Interest rates have been...
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Bankers weigh rate cuts
Alan Greenspan is set to throw down the gauntlet this Wednesday to central bankers in London and Frankfurt by cutting the key Federal Funds interest rate. Sir Edward Geor...
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Wall St expects rate cut after rise in jobless
Lengthening US dole queues and the spectre of a renewed recession in manufacturing sent the dollar plunging to a three-month low against the euro yesterday, as Wall Stree...
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Dow climbs 11% as weak GDP keeps door open for rate cut
Wall Street was last night heading for its biggest one-month gain in almost 16 years as a clutch of poor economic data kept the prospect of further interest rate cuts ali...
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