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Sunday, 12 October 2008
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Bank eyes 50 bln pounds mortgage rescue
The Bank of England will next week announce plans to swap 50 billion pounds of government bonds for UK bank mortgages in an effort to break a lending squeeze gripping the home loan market, the BBC said on Friday.
19 Apr 2008 |
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Bank close to terms for mortgage intervention
The Bank of England is close to finalising the terms for an intervention in the mortgage market, the Financial Times reported, after leading bankers warned the government on Tuesday over the growing strain on small lenders.
14 Apr 2008 |
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Bank cuts rates to 5 pct
The Bank of England cut interest rates for the third time in five months on Thursday to cushion the economy from the global credit squeeze, despite persistent worries about rising inflation.
07 Apr 2008 |
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Bank set to cut interest rates
A majority of economists expect the Bank of England to cut interest rates on Thursday after a raft of weak economic signals tipped the balance in favour of lower borrowing costs.
07 Apr 2008 |
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Tucker says Bank can only partly cushion credit blow
The Bank of England aims to cut interest rates gradually to cushion the blow from the credit crunch but may need to let the economy slow to curb inflation, policymaker Paul Tucker said on Wednesday.
31 Mar 2008 |
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Banks meet BoE as industry jitters persist
Liquidity, rumour-mongering and housing market troubles top the list of subjects for discussion when Britain's top bankers meet senior officials from the Bank of England on Thursday.
17 Mar 2008 |
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Bank voted 7-2 for steady rates in March
Two Bank of England policymakers opposed this month's decision to keep interest rates at 5.25 percent, minutes showed on Wednesday, leading markets to price in a greater chance of another cut as soon as next month.
17 Mar 2008 |
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Briton's inflation expectations at new high
The Bank of England has published a quarterly survey showing that Briton's median expectations of the rate of inflation over the next year had risen from 3.0 per cent in November to 3.3 per cent in February.
13 Mar 2008 |
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Bank of England holds rates steady
The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.25 percent on Thursday, but is widely expected to cut them by the middle of the year to shore up an economy buffeted by the global credit crunch.
All but one of 65 economists polled last week forecast the Bank would leave rates on hold after cutting them twice in the past three months. These expectations were cemented by surveys this week showing inflationary pressures accelerating.
04 Mar 2008 |
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