Interest Rate Dilemma for Bank Committee
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Rate-setters at the Bank of England were given plenty to ponder today after figures on house prices and manufacturing output confounded expectations.
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All nine members of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted to leave base interest rates steady at 4.75 percent earlier this month, though some
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All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might be needed.
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British interest rates stayed at 4.75 percent for the fourth month running on Thursday, but economists are split over whether the Bank of England will raise borrowing costs again next year.
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Sterling bulked up some by the end of the session. Earlier the pound had been on the backfoot after softer than expected inflation numbers for August cemented expectations that the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee may not raise the cost of borrowing too much further from its current 4.75 percent.
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London equities  ticked lower on Thursday, with the Bank of England&#39;s monetary policy committee increasing interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent, in line with expectations.
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European central banks make key interest rate decisions Thursday, with the Bank of England facing calls for a second successive cut to boost fragile consumer confidence while the European Central Bank is expected to stand firm.
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It was the fourth month in a row that the bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee decided against changing the rate. The decision was widely expected following indications that Britain&#39;s economy has slowed, and that
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Ben S. Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve will decide today whether to cut interest rates for the second time in a week -- and find themselves in the difficult position of having either to risk cutting rates too much or risk disappointing financial markets and spurring more panic.
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Relief all round today as the Bank of England held interest rates at 4.75 per cent... The move was widely anticipated - all 50 economist polled by Reuters before the MPC met said a rise was unlikely - and was welcomed by economists.
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Polandâs central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate, for a second time this year, on concern that wage growth will force companies to increase prices. The Monetary Policy Council, which is led by the central bank, lifted the seven-day reference rate a quarter-point, to 4.5 percent. âIt is possible that wage pressure will continue to grow, strengthening inflation pressure,â the council said after the meeting. It said inflation might temporarily slow in the third quarter, helped by the healthy financial standing of companies and growing competition among service providers and goods producers. The inflation rate, at 2.3 percent in May, is nearing the central bankâs mid-range target rate of 2.5 percent.
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THE UK monetary policy committee raised the question of cutting interest rates at its meeting two weeks ago but the possibility of a rise was not even mentioned - increasing the chances the next move will be down.
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All nine members of the Bank of  England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates  by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even  discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might  be needed.
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Bank of England policymakers were united in their decision to cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.50 percent earlier this month, according to minutes of the BoE meeting published Wednesday.
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Fears of a house price crash and the impact of cheap imports have tempered Bank of England expectations of an inflationary spurt. The Bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee, in its quarterly
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Investor's Business Daily - The central bank auctioned funds to commercial banks at a 3.123% interest rate, the lowest of the 4 TAF auctions that started in Dec. That's not surprising given big Fed rate cuts. Demand was light ahead of the Fed's Wed. policy decision. Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the Fed will hold the auctions as long as needed. Analysts say the auctions have eased bank liquidity fears and high money rates by getting cash to the banks that need them.
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Business groups have broadly welcomed the Bank of England&#39;s decision to keep interest rates on hold this month. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced at lunchtime on Thursday that they would be maintaining the base rate at 4.75 per cent.