UK inflation 'on target' for 2006
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UK inflation is set to reach its 2.0% target by 2006 and then head higher, a Bank of England report predicts.
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The pound was firmer as inflation data showed the key annual CPI rate staying stubbornly at 2.1 percent in December -- above the Bank of England's 2.0 percent target -- for the third month in a row.
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The Bank of England&#39;s rate rise on Thursday - a quarter of a percentage point to a six-year high of 5.75 per cent - may have been predictable, but it will give consumers pause for thought. The European Central Bank meanwhile kept rates steady at 4 per cent, but signalled that markets can expect a rise later this year. Despite some doubts over the future direction of UK and European inflation, the decisions were correct, albeit a month too late in the case of the BoE.
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The Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate steady at a six-year high of 5.5 percent after reports that price inflation is slowing in the services and housing sectors. The bank raised rates last month after three other rises since August apparently failed to cool inflationary pressures and a buoyant housing market. Even after the European Central Bank raised rates Wednesday by a quarter-point, to 4 percent, Britainâs rates remain the highest among the worldâs seven wealthiest nations. Most economists expect a rise of a quarter of a percentage point next month in British rates. as the Bank of England tries to bring consumer price index inflation back to its 2 percent target from its current level of 2.8 percent.
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UK interest rates may be too high because the Bank of England has wrongly forecast inflation levels, a House of Lords Committee says.
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Inflation rose to an annual rate of 2.2 percent in January, compared with 2.1 percent in December, official data showed on Tuesday.
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The pound was well-bid after the Bank of England said the main measure of UK inflation may climb to 3.0 percent over the next six months, sparking speculation of further rate hikes.
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Twelve-month inflation fell sharply to 2.7 percent in January after a record of 3.0 percent in December, according to new data which has dimmed prospects of a rate rise.
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Business & money: Bank could step in to tackle fresh inflation fears.
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Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard reckons he has done enough to slow the economy and keep inflation under control after yesterday raising interest rates for the sixth time this year.
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LONDON : British inflation picked up to an annual rate of 1.2 percent in October from a six-month low of 1.1 percent recorded in September as petrol prices at the pump rose, official figures showed.
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The British pound struck a fresh 26-year high point on inflation concerns Tuesday while the euro hovered around its record peak against the dollar.
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The UK inflation rate remains steady at 1.6% in January as higher food and utility bills are offset by lower petrol prices.
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Annual house price inflation in the UK  has picked up - hitting 6% in July - according to government figures.
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Business & money: House price inflation in UK last month eased to its lowest level since March, mortgage lender says.
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WASHINGTON: New data yesterday showed US inflation in check, with consumer prices up a modest 0.1 per cent in August, giving the Federal Reserve room go slow on boosting interest rates.
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British 12-month inflation rose to 2.5 percent in August from 2.4 percent the previous month.