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Nov 6 2008
The unexpectedly large cut of 1.5% was immediately welcomed by business leaders....
Oct 15 2008
INFLATION hit a 16-year high in September, but economists believe the year-long spiral in the cost of living could soon be over....
May 14 2008
MERVYN KING, the Governor of the Bank of England, came within one-tenth of a percentage point of having to pen a public letter of explanation to Chancellor Alistair Darling after yesterday’s publication of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)....
Mar 5 2008
INTEREST rates are once again the focus of the markets as they wait to see what action the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee takes when it makes its latest announcement at noon tomorrow....
Feb 8 2008
INTEREST rates need to be cut still further – that’s the view of the region’s business leaders after Bank of England policymakers cut the cost of borrowing by 0.25% yesterday....
Dec 6 2007
THE Bank of England cut interest rates today for the first time in two years amid fears the UK economy could be heading for a sharp slowdown....