The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month. In addition, it has opted not to inject any more funds into the economy via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme - introduced...
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is today expected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month.
In addition, the Bank is expected not to inject any more money into the economy through its quantitative easing (QE) scheme....
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The UK’s closely-watched service sector recovered in February after experiencing a dip in January as a result of bad weather disrupting services, as well as the VAT rise.
The latest activity index from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)/Markit PMI showed a reading of 58.4 in February...
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Official figures have revealed Australia’s economy grew 0.9% in the October to December period, while on an annual basis the economy expanded 2.7%. In comparison, the UK, Germany and Japan all contracted by around 5% in 2009, while the US shrank by 2.4%. Australia’s Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan...
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