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Daily economic update

... whether the rebound in housing could be sustained given the softening domestic labour market. Overseas, both the Bank of England (BOE) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left their respective key interest rate unchanged as expected. The BOE left interest rates ...

Daily economic update

... per cent. Prices will be viewed positively by the Fed. In other news, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 2.25 per cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively.

Daily Economic Update

... showed that the value of lease finance commitments fell by 3.4% per cent during the month. In overseas news, the Bank of England left its base rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent. The move was widely expected although the BoE issued no accompanying statement ...

Daily Economic Update

... meeting next week. In the United Kingdom, minutes of the November 9-10 monetary policy meeting shows that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent for the third month ...

Daily Economic Update

... month. The latest figure takes the year-on-year increase to 4 per cent, up from 1.5 per cent in September. The Bank of England's recent easing in credit rates appears to be cushioning the deceleration in the property market. Elsewhere in Europe, clarifying ...

Economic roundup

... expected to change policy settings). Meanwhile, in offshore markets, three central banks - the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada - are holding monetary policy meetings. Then, of course, we must all keep watch as to how the price ...

APRA appoint Byres executive general manager - DID

... years with the Reserve Bank of Australia, mostly in its bank supervision area and including a secondment to the Bank of England. Byres will commence in his new role effective from today.

UK Chancellor backs Bank of England ahead of interest rate decision

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that he supported the Bank of England in the difficult choices it had to make in its upcoming interest rate decisions. "(Prime Minister) Tony Blair and I will put stability first, now and ...

Bank of England raises key interest rate to 4%

The Bank of England said yesterday it would increase Britain's benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%. The rate hike is the bank's second in three months, and it comes amid concerns that a strengthening in the economy might stoke inflation. ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

... pace of 20.7% in October, from 16.2% in September. This is a new record for the series. In the UK meanwhile, the Bank of England minutes show that eight out of nine members voted for the recent 25 basis point increase, with one voting for no change. ...