International Business News - Bonds and Rates http://ibtimes.co.uk/subsection/markets/bondsrates.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://ibtimes.co.uk/ http://ibtimes.co.uk/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday, but most experts predict a cut next month to shore up the economy in the face of a global credit crunch. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3106-bank-of-england.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080506/interest-rates-bank-england-hold.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080506/interest-rates-bank-england-hold.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 08:35:14 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2800-bank-of-england.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/bank-england-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/bank-england-interest-rates.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:27:04 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2839-the-bank-of-england.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/bank-england-cuts-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/bank-england-cuts-interest-rates.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:27:04 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2620-mervyn-king.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080317/minutes-bank-england-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080317/minutes-bank-england-interest-rates.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:15:33 EDT The Bank of England has released the minutes of the monthly meeting of the rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The minutes show that the committee voted to keep interest rates constant in January by 8 to 1. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080123/bank-of-england-monetary-policy-committee-interest-rates-minutes.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:56:26 EST Two of the Bank of England's nine strong Monetary Policy Committee unexpectedly opposed this month's decision to raise interest rates by a quarter point to 5.0 percent. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/632.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061122/bank-oof-england-monetary-policy-committee-vote-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061122/bank-oof-england-monetary-policy-committee-vote-interest-rates.htm Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:24:21 EST Norway's annual inflation rate increased to 2.7 percent in October, driven by rising energy costs. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061110/norway-annual-inflation-rate-increase.htm Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:22 EST 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/571.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061109/bank-of-england-raise-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061109/bank-of-england-raise-interest-rates.htm Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:02:35 EST 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/501.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061018/bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061018/bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates.htm Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:45:57 EDT British consumer prices rose 2.4 percent in September compared with a year earlier, the government reported Tuesday, down slightly from the previous month but still stubbornly above the official inflation target. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061017/britain-inflation-rise.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:05:02 EDT Inflation in the 12 nation euro zone sank to 1.7 percent in September from 2.3 percent a month earlier and from 2.6 percent a year earlier http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061017/euro-inflation-rate-drop.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:35:38 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061005/european-central-bank-interest-rates.htm Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:35:53 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/441.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061005/bank-of-england-interest-rates.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061005/bank-of-england-interest-rates.htm Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:01:20 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061004/interest-rates-bank-of-england.htm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:42:52 EDT The EU's seasonally adjusted jobless rate held steady at 8 percent in August, while in the 12 nation euro zone unemployment edged up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in July http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20061003/european-union-jobless-rate.htm Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:26:13 EDT Denmark's unemployment rate remained at a record low of 4.4 percent in August, the national statistics agency said Thursday. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20060928/denmark-unemployment-rate-drop.htm Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:35:09 EDT 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. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20060925/poland-unemployed-jobless-rates.htm Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:48:21 EDT New car registrations in Europe dropped 1.4 percent in August as rising interest rates and fuel costs deterred some consumers from buying new autos. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20060915/car-registrations-europe-interest-rates.htm Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:35:46 EDT Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent from July, Eurostat said. Year on year inflation hit a high for the year at 2.5 percent http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20060915/european-central-bank-consumer-prices.htm Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:30:49 EDT Strong sales of household goods and a penchant for home shopping helped retail sales rebound in August, suggesting last month's interest rate rise did not deter shoppers. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20060914/retail-sales-interest-rates-household-goods.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:59:41 EDT