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81. Northern Rock boss wants BoE to hold rates
The head of mortgage bank Northern Rock Plc advised Bank of England policy makers to keep interest rates steady at 5.25 percent when they meet this week, in comments to the Daily Mail published on Tuesday.
03 Apr 2007
82. House price growth still robust
Asking prices for homes in England and Wales rose an annual 12.2 percent in March, a survey showed on Monday, in a sign the housing market has remained robust in the face of rising interest rates.
19 Mar 2007
83. Bank likely to hold fire on rates
The Bank of England looks set to leave interest rates at 5.25 percent for a second month running on Thursday as it waits to see whether three increases since August have been enough to curb inflation.
08 Mar 2007
84. Rates set to rise again, but not next week
Interest rates will probably climb once more before mid year but economists are increasingly confident this will be enough to keep inflation from posing a threat.
02 Mar 2007
85. Manufacturing growth accelerates
Factory activity accelerated at its fastest pace in 2 1/2 years last month and firms hiked prices at their sharpest rate since records began 8 years ago, a survey showed on Thursday.
01 Mar 2007
86. Mortgage approvals up but lending slows
Mortgage lending rose in January by its weakest amount in four months but approvals for new home loans rose, suggesting the housing market is not suffering unduly after three interest rate increases since August.
01 Mar 2007
87. Disney in uncharted waters with "Pirates" game
Disney Online will offer the legions of fans who have flocked to see Captain Jack Sparrow in movie theaters a chance to star in an original video game adventure for free with "Pirates of the Caribbean Online."
05 Feb 2007
88. Bellway says confident of record year results
Housebuilder Bellway said it was too early to predict any changes in buyer sentiment following recent interest rate rises but the firm remained confident of reporting record results, boosting its shares.
02 Feb 2007
89. Inflation data in spotlight after rate shock
Since the Bank of England caught markets on the hop by raising interest rates last week, investors have speculated that Tuesday's inflation data could throw up some nasty surprises.
16 Jan 2007
90. Bank of England set to leave rates unchanged
The Bank of England looks set to leave interest rates at 5 percent on Thursday but above target inflation, a robust housing market and sizzling services sector mean it may not wait long before raising them.
11 Jan 2007
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