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Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... Data released overnight show the UK economy continuing to weaken. However, with inflation at an 11-year high, the Bank of England is not expected to lower interest rates when it meets tomorrow night. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... threat. The US Federal Reserve meets tomorrow night to conduct its own monetary policy assessment, followed by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank meetings on Friday.

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... forecast to slow to 91.1 in June from 92.9 in the previous month. Europe: The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) will also be on the spotlight this week. The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the BoE is expected to keep interest ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... was unchanged at 7.16%. This is another indication of the dour state of the US housing market. In Europe, the Bank of England (BoE) released the minutes of its July 9 and 10 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting and reported that seven members of the ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... growth resulting from the higher interest rates and the more expensive currency, among others. In the UK, the Bank of England will release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting held on July 10 this week, along with UK June retail sales and advance ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... it is more likely to follow the European Central Bank (ECB) and tighten monetary policy rather than ease, the Bank of England (BoE) succumbed to the growing threat of an economic recession and kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 5 per cent. The ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... the appreciating euro. UK industrial production has also slowed in April and this will be one of the factors the Bank of England will take into account when it deliberates on monetary policy on Wednesday. Markets expect the BOE to keep interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 46.80 points, or 1.87 per cent, to 2,549.94. LONDON - UK stocks rose as the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and Vodafone, which owns 45 per cent of Verizon Wireless, rose on its US counterpart's takeover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... Britain's blue-chip index ended slightly higher as takeover talk boosted miners, while financials fell as the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,270.8 points, up 9.8 or 0.16 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... have said that high energy and food prices have pushed Europe into "inflationary shock". Unlike the Fed and the Bank of England, the European Central Bank has not moved rates since last June despite a financial crisis that made banks reluctant to lend. ...