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Sunday, 23 November 2008
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Bank of England in no rush to cut rates
The economy is slowing but price pressures are on the rise, and policymakers need to be alert to both risks, Bank of England officials said on Tuesday in a sign that interest rates will come down only gradually.
27 Feb 2008 |
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Sprint expected to undercut rivals' call plans
No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp is expected to offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.
21 Feb 2008 |
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Stocks up on rate cut hopes
Stocks rallied on Thursday as solid earnings and expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts outweighed worries about inflation even as oil hit a record high above $101 a barrel.
21 Feb 2008 |
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All MPC wanted Feb cut
All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee backed lower interest rates this month with arch-dove David Blanchflower calling for a precautionary half-point cut.
20 Feb 2008 |
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Minutes hold outside chance of BoE rate dissent
Most economists believe all nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to lower borrowing costs by 25 basis points to 5.25 percent earlier this month.
20 Feb 2008 |
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Bank of England indicates moderate rate cuts only
The Bank of England has indicated today that it will not cut interest rates as much as many in the financial sector expect it to this year.
The Bank released its quarterly inflation report today, in which it predicted higher inflation and a slowing of growth from around current levels of three per cent down to under two per cent by the end of 2008.
13 Feb 2008 |
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Bank cuts rates but warns on inflation
The Bank of England trimmed interest rates on Thursday to help shore up the economy but policymakers remain worried about inflation, dampening hopes of rapid fire rate cuts.
07 Feb 2008 |
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Bank of England set to cut rates
The Bank of England looks set to cut interest rates at midday on Thursday to head off a sharp consumer-led slowdown as storm clouds continue to gather over the global economy.
07 Feb 2008 |
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U.S. rate cuts fuel Hong Kong property boom
When first-time buyer Judy Kwan heard a flat was for sale in a street she admired in Hong Kong's Wanchai district, she snapped it up within 24 hours without even seeing it, inheriting a tenant she had never met.
04 Feb 2008 |
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