ECB set to keep rates stable: analysts
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The European Central Bank is almost certain to keep interest rates stable Thursday when governors meet against a backdrop of rising inflation and slowing growth, analysts say.
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UK interest rates are expected to remain on hold at 4.75% following the Bank of England's latest rate-setting meeting.
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The Bank of England's rate-setters keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25%.
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Europe's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold at 2%, in sharp contrast with steady rate rises in the US.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate steady at 4.75 percent Thursday.
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Central Bank held its key interest rate steady at 4 percent while the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 5.25 percent on Thursday.
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The Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep interest rates steady at 4.75 percent earlier this month, but analysts say another
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The Federal Reserve concludes a two-day meeting Thursday widely expected to hold interest rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy, despite the persistent slump in housing, analysts say.
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The European Central Bank is certain to keep interest rates stable Thursday when governors mull the effects of rising inflation and slowing growth, analysts say, while it was less sure that the Bank of England would make a similar decision.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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Faced with a strengthening economy and scant signs of runaway prices, the Federal Reserve appeared set to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday while keeping up a verbal guard against potential inflation.
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The pound and the euro were stable Tuesday ahead of rate decisions by the European Central Bank and Bank of England on Thursday.
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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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The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent on Thursday after recent signs that a string of hikes have started to douse the red-hot housing market.
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Bank of England policymakers are forecast to keep British interest rates at 4.50 percent for the eleventh month in a row on Thursday, despite recent upgrades to British economic growth data.
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Bank of England policymakers are forecast to hold British interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday, but all eyes will be on a possible increase in November, according to analysts.
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Despite growing unease about inflation and slowing economic indicators, the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday.