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91. Bank raises interest rates to 5.0 percent
The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday by a quarter point to 5.0 percent, their highest level in 5 years, in order to restrain building inflationary pressures.
09 Nov 2006
92. American stocks face headwinds
The manager of the Ashburton Americas Fund is avoiding companies that depend on strong economic growth, he said, as he expects growth to slow and sees the potential for a further rise in U.S. interest rates.
20 Oct 2006
93. Bank voted 7 to 2 to hold rates
The two newest members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee opposed this month's decision to keep interest rates pegged at 4.75 percent, preferring an immediate quarter point increase.
18 Oct 2006
94. Economists: Quarter Point ECB Rate Rise
The European Central Bank is set to lift its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point at a meeting in Paris, economists say, despite lower euro zone inflation and protests by workers' representatives looking for a pay rise.
05 Oct 2006
95. BoE holds rates at 4.75 percent
The Bank of England kept interest rates steady at 4.75 percent for the second month running on Thursday, but most economists predict a hike next month.
05 Oct 2006
96. Bank set to hold rates
Hardly anyone expects the Bank of England to raise interest rates this week but markets are still on heightened alert after the central bank caught them on the hop with a quarter point hike in August.
04 Oct 2006
97. International Power eyes stake in $3 bln UAE plant
Energy generator International Power is seeking a stake in a $3 billion (1.6 billion pound) project to build a power and water desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates
03 Oct 2006
98. Permanent tsb: ECB Rate Rate Slows House Price Growth
Permanent tsb today announced that the slow down of growth in house prices in Ireland could have been aided by the recent rise in interest rates by the European Central Bank.
29 Sep 2006
99. Poland's Jobless Rate Dips in August
Poland's unemployment rate dipped to 15.5 percent in August, down from 15.7 percent a month earlier, according to government figures released Monday.
25 Sep 2006
100. Bank deputy mulled September rate rise: FT
Sir John Gieve, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said in a newspaper interview published on Monday he gave serious thought to another rise in interest rates at this month's Monetary Policy Committee Meeting.
25 Sep 2006
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