MPC hints at cut in interest rates
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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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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee cuts interest rates to 5.25% from 5.5%.
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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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With the federal election out of the way, the path has been cleared for a possible interest rate hike, but some economists don&#39;t expect rates to rise until next year.
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The Federal Reserve will cut lending rates aggressively in the first half of 2008 as the United States faces a possible recession, PIMCO fund manager Bill Gross said in an investment outlook posted on Tuesday.
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The rate of inflation has slowed in August, leading economists to predict that the Bank of England may soon look to cut interest rates.
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The Bank of England looks set to cut UK interest rates amid signs of a slowing economy, analysts say.
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Why Ben Bernanke's rate cuts may not get banks to ease credit.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Fed's interest rate cuts seem "wholly appropriate" given the severity of the housing slump and the odds that tight credit could hinder economic growth for a long time, Minneapolis Fed chief Gary Stern said. He said the current situation resembles the 1990-91 recession, which was prompted by tighter credit and a housing slump. He added that inflation fell in the early '90s and that current inflation, while running above the Fed's target, should decline over the next several years.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve will take  another small step this week toward raising interest rates to  more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that  allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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The cutoff of interest payments, which is expected to accelerate, would be the latest blow to the markets as investors try to anticipate the next problem that might shake confidence.
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The US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% to help kickstart housing and credit markets.
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Prospects for a huge downgrade of subprime-related debt have boosted chances that the Federal Reserve will need to prop up the U.S. economy with a rate cut some time in the next year.
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The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut  interest rates before its next scheduled meeting in late  January but may consider doing so if the outlook deteriorates  sharply before then, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Monday.
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Business & money: Larry Elliott on whether the Bank of England should cut interest rates or wait another month
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Abandoning recent threats to raise interest rates, the European Central Bank hinted Thursday that it would soon follow the Federal Reserveâs lead and cut them.
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee looks set to cut interest rates, analysts say.