BoE hold firm at +0.5%
The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% amid concerns over the strength...
Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates to 0.75%
As expected, the Bank of Canada announced it was raising the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis poin...
Canadian Dollar Strengthens on Expected Rate Announcement
The Canadian dollar – AKA the “loonie†- opened higher...
Bank of England Holds Rates at 0.5%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 16th consecut...
ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1 percent fo...
ECB Dampens Euro Enthusiasm
Saying that he has "no problem with austerity", European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet ...
Spain says has not, will not make EU aid request
Spain's economy ministry said on Friday it had not made a request for economic aid from the European...
Bank of England Keeps Lending Rate Unchanged
The Bank of England announced today that it will keep the overnight lending rate at 0.5 percent. Wit...
ECB Holds Rates at 1%
As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) upheld the current 1% benchmark lending rate. This mark...
BOC hikes rates-Statement
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning...
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 0.5%
As political uncertainty grows as a result of last week's election resulting in a "hung" parliament,...
ECB Holds Interest Rates Unchanged at 1.0%
As expected, the European Central Bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 1.0 percent on T...
Bank of Japan to Maintain 0.1% Interest Rate
As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan has announced that it will keep interest rates at the curr...
MPC Votes to Hold Rates but Notes Threat of Inflation
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee unanimously supported maintaining the current benchm...
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 0.5%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did as expected and held the benchmark lending...
Swiss Franc Falls on SNB Announcement
The Swiss franc lost ground to most of the major currencies today, after the Swiss National Bank ann...
Bank of Canada Maintains 0.25% Lending Rate
Citing strong "domestic demand growth" - tempered by a robust Canadian dollar and weak demand for ex...
Japanese Government pressures Central Bank on Deflation
Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan on Monday exerted new pressure on Japan's central bank to act mo...
Reserve Bank of Australia Likely to Raise Interest Rates
THE Reserve Bank will almost certainly lift the official interest rate by 25 points next Tuesday. ...
Bernanke Likely to Face Questions on Jobless Recovery
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