Interest rates unlikely to rise before Christmas
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ELEANOR HALL: During the Federal election campaign the Howard Government stressed that interest rates were more likely to rise under a Labor government than under the Coalition.
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The pound continued to gain as market participants became increasingly confident that the Bank of England will raise interest rates in November, with some risk that they could raise rates as early as this week.
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Australia's central bank has eased fears of a pre-Christmas interest rate rise, saying it sees no need yet for an increase in a buoyant economy firmly underpinned by global recovery and strong commodity prices.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, giving holiday shoppers a reason for some cheer. However, the Fed held back an extra gift Wall Street was hoping for: a signal that rates might actually be lowered soon.
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Fed officials have left no doubt that they will raise short-term rates by a quarter point, to 2 percent, but they are still keeping their options open for December and next year.
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Wall Street looked set for a flat opening on Thursday as investors mark time ahead of a long Christmas weekend, but a clutch of economic data and a new retreat in oil prices could drive sentiment.
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UK interest rates have been kept on hold at 4.75% following the latest meeting of the Bank of England&#39;s rate-setting committee.
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Consumers are more worried about interest rate rises than at any time since November 2004, a survey suggests.
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Rising energy prices and slow job growth make buyers cautious as the nation heads into the holiday season.
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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A &quot;no change&quot; interest rate decision by the Bank of England later today seems a sure bet and the chances of another hike before the end of the year appear to be fading fast.
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Turmoil in credit and housing has obscured a rise in prices.
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Prices and interest rates are up, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing
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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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Lender bet its stock price would rise. It didn't.
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Don't panic over rising interest rates.
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Business & money: Analysts believe Bank of England still likely to raise interest rates higher in the coming months.