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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Mervyn King: Quantitative easing may have to restart
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Fed Raises Discount Window Rate to 0.75 percent
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Fed Plans Eventual Exit from Housing Debt
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BOJ Shirakawa: current framework is appropriate
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday that the central bank's current framework...
BOE Voted 9-0 to Pause Bond-Purchases on Inflation
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UK Inflation hits 3.5% forcing King letter to Chancellor
Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, has been forced to write his sixth letter to the C...
France Backs Weber In Race For ECB Presidency
France has promised the German government that it will support Bundesbank President Axel Weber in th...