Swedish central bank raises interest rates
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The Swedish central bank Riksbank said on Friday it has decided to raise its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75 percent to counter inflationary pressures.
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The Bank of England raised its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75 percent, the fifth increase this year, in an attempt to curb inflation.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of slower growth.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in less than a month on Friday in an attempt to rein in soaring food prices, excessive bank lending and bubbles in the property and stock markets.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.50 per cent Tuesday as it tries to encourage growth while controlling inflation.
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FRANKFURT, Germany- The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter point to 3.75 percent Thursday and set the stage for another hike, in a move aimed at keeping inflation contained amid strong ...Comment
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THE US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the fifth time since June and signalled it was likely to keep pushing them higher at a &quot;measured&quot; pace in the new year.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S.  interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point for a  fourth time this year, citing brightening job markets that  likely mean more increases lie ahead.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on  Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time,  extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to  levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.
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Bank of England raises interest rates by a quarter point to 5.75%, their highest level for six-and-a-half years.
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Bulgaria's National Bank said it was raising its base interest rate to 2.37% from 2.36% effective Wednesday.
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The Bank of Canada rate will hit four per cent by late next year, an economist predicts. OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate yesterday while hinting that this could be the start of a new upward trend in borrowing costs.
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European interest rates were on the rise yesterday after the Bank of England announced another increase in borrowing costs and the European Central Bank signalled that eurozone rates were likely to go up in September.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, signaling deepening unease with the breakneck pace of development and an intent to reign in a construction boom now sowing fears of runaway inflation.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in a surprise move that was the boldest so far aimed at guiding a heated economy onto a path of slower growth.
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The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to 5.75% at its monthly meeting this week.