Bank opts to leave rates on hold
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The Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 4.75% for a sixth month in a row amid mixed signals from the economy.
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It was the third month in a row that the bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee has frozen the rate. The decision was widely expected following indications that Britain&#39;s economy has slowed.
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The Bank of England is widely tipped to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25% on Thursday.
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Experts expect the Bank of England to leave interest rates on hold at 4.75% on Thursday.
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It was the second month in a row that the bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee has frozen the rate. The decision was widely expected following data that showed Britain&#39;s manufacturing sector slowing down and a cooling of the housing market.
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Crippled credit markets earned some reprieve on Thursday as a key bank borrowing rate receded and the pace of deterioration in commercial paper issuance showed signs of abating.
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The pound has stayed on the back foot as markets reevaluated rate expectations following the Bank of England's decision earlier this week to hold rates at 5.25 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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The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.
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The Bank of England (BoE) froze interest rates at 4.75 percent for the fifth successive month following recent signs that the British economy is losing momentum.
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The US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates on hold for the fourth successive month amid signs of a slowing economy.
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Citing new economic uncertainties, the bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 4 percent, shifting course from a month ago when it signaled it would raise the rate.
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Business & money: Banks and building societies start withdrawing products in response to Thursday's bank rate rise.
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Banks and building societies fail to pass on about a fifth of recent interest rate rises to savers, the BBC finds.
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Interest rates are expected to be left on hold for a sixth consecutive month when the Bank of England announces the decision of its monthly meeting later.
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The European Central Bank has left interest rates in the eurozone unnchanged for the sixteenth consecutive month. Despite a slowdown in the 12-nation zone, the bankers today (Thursday) decided not to adjust the rate of 2%.
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The Bank of England&#39;s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to leave its key base rate unchanged at 4.75pc at its last meeting on Oct 7, the central bank said today.