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  • UK banks capital hole not as big as feared

    Britain’s banks have been told they must raise 25 billion pounds – that’s 29.6 billion euros – in extra capital by the end of the year. The UK central bank… 27/03/2013

  • Incoming UK central bank boss talks of change

    On the day that the Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, and left its stimulus plans unchanged, Mark Carney, who is due to take… 07/02/2013

  • Mark Carney appointed next governor of the Bank of England

    Mark Carney has been appointed as the next governor of the Bank of England. British Chancellor George Osborne made the announcement in parliament. Carney… 26/11/2012

  • UK manufacturing downturn highlights weakness

    The start of manufacturing in Britain worsened in October as companies received fewer orders and costs rose at a faster pace. Production was cut for a… 01/11/2012

  • Bleak outlook from Bank of England

    Britain’s economy will barely grow this year and may have taken a bigger hit from the eurozone debt crisis than thought. That is the conclusion of the … 08/08/2012

  • UK inflation dips

    Inflation in Britain edged down in February to the lowest level in over a year. It was at an annual rate of 3.4 percent from January’s 3.6 percent. That… 20/03/2012

  • Euro zone debt crisis warning from UK

    There are warnings over the euro zone’s debt crisis from a Bank of England policymaker and Britain’s new risk monitoring organisation. American economist… 24/06/2011

  • Germany – Europe’s unloved saviour?

    This week’s edition of Business Weekly focuses on the growing economic discrepancies between the core and the periphery in Europe. One example is the… 03/06/2011

  • UK bank shake-up details revealed

    Lloyds Banking Group is the UK lender most affected by a government-commissioned report into a shake-up of the British banking industry. It may have to get… 11/04/2011

  • UK rates held steady despite inflation

    UK interest rates are to remain at a record low of 0.5 percent. Bank of England policymakers at their monthly meeting judged Britain’s economic recovery is… 10/03/2011

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    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, mei te quod nemore albucius, ea pri antiopam honestatis theophrastus, inani melius aliquid ut usu. Mea te labore elaboraret, omnis… 28/03/2012

  • UK interest rates held steady despite inflation risk

    Despite rising inflation, Britain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent. Critics have accused the Bank of England of… 10/02/2011

  • UK borrowing costs unchanged despite inflation

    Britain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent this month as expected. That was despite UK consumer price inflation… 13/01/2011

  • UK services sector surprises with growth

    Britain’s services sector showed a surprise hike in October activity according to the latest figures. On the back of the PMI data, which covers firms that… 03/11/2010

  • No change in UK interest rates or quantitative easing

    The Bank of England has left UK interest rates at 0.5 percent for the 20th consecutive month. It also kept its programme of buying assets, like government… 07/10/2010

  • UK bank break up mooted

    Britain’s banks could be broken up with high street operations being separated from investment banking. That is one option being considered by the… 24/09/2010

  • Bank of England keeps rates at record low

    British interest rates are to stay at their record low of 0.5 percent for an 18th consecutive month. It comes as no great surprise but The Bank of England has… 09/09/2010

  • Risk of UK double dip recession

    Britain faces the risk of sliding back into recession and the central bank’s growth forecast for this year and next may be too optimistic according to a… 24/08/2010

  • No change in UK borrowing cost

    The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has again kept its main interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent. The decision was widely expected by… 08/07/2010

  • UK businesses warn of double dip risk

    Economist have said that the Bank of England is all but certain to leave UK interest rates unchanged when its policymakers meet this week. That was also the… 06/07/2010

  • Bank of England gets bigger regulation role

    Britain’s new finance minister George Osborne has announced a major shake-up of financial regulation in the UK. The Bank of England is to be given ultimate… 17/06/2010

  • UK interest rates unchanged

    The Bank of England has left interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent for the seventh straight month. At their latest meeting the central bank’s… 08/10/2009

  • No change for UK interest rates

    The Bank of England left interest rates in the UK at a record low of 0.5 percent for the sixth month running on Thursday. The British central bank also… 10/09/2009

  • Status quo for borrowing costs

    The European Central Bank and the Bank of England have both kept interest rates unchanged but the latter is to pump yet more money into the British economy… 06/08/2009

  • Sir James Crosby, deputy chairman of City Watchdog, resigned

    British financial regulator Sir James Crosby has resigned as deputy chairman of City Watchdog, the Financial Services Authority. The move came after… 12/02/2009

  • UK banks get another bail-out

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled banks. As part of a package to try to kick-start the economy… 19/01/2009

  • Brown offers banks 2nd bail-out as recession bites

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled banks. The government will offer guarantees for their debt and… 19/01/2009

  • UK interest rates cut to lowest ever

    The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates by 0.5 percent trying to prevent the British economy from falling into a deep and lasting downturn. The… 08/01/2009

  • UK interest rate drops to lowest ever

    The Bank of England has cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percent to try to prevent the British economy from falling into a deep and lasting downturn… 08/01/2009

  • Harder for Britons to get loans

    People in Britain are being warned to expect a worsening credit squeeze this year. Despite government efforts to try to free up the credit market, a Bank… 02/01/2009

  • Europe’s markets open down despite bank rate cuts

    Europe’s major indexes have all opened down despite record rate cuts by the ECB and central banks across Europe. Frankfurt, London and Paris’s markets all… 05/12/2008


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