Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King warns of hard times ahead
UK economic growth will be “flat or close to zero” over the next six months Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has told MPs.He told the Treasury Select Committee: “The outlook for output growth in the near term is considerably weaker than even three months ago.” Sir Mervyn’s comments came on the day that [...]
December 15, 2011
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UK recovery to take five years warns Bank of England Member
The UK economy will take five and a half years to recover to its pre-recession level a Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member warns.Martin Weale called the recovery “unusually slow” and signalled more quantitative easing – creating money to buy government debt – may be coming. In a speech, he said the downturn is [...]
December 9, 2011
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UK interest rates remain on hold at record low of 0.5%
UK interest rates have been held at a record low of 0.5% by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.Bank of England UK interest rates have now been held at 0.5% for more than two and a half years Worries about the strength of the economic recovery meant that economists had expected rates to remain [...]
November 24, 2011
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Mervyn King- quantitative easing will not guarantee rise in bank lending
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has admitted that the central bank’s pumping more money into the economy will not guarantee an increase in lending by commercial banks.Earlier this month, the Bank injected a further £75 billion into the economy in a bid to bolster the UK’s recovery. But Mr King told MPs he thought [...]
October 31, 2011
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Bank lending warning from Treasury Committee
New rules on banks are making it more difficult for them to lend, according to the chairman of the UK’s Treasury Committee, Andrew Tyrie.Mr Tyrie has written to the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority asking them to investigate the impact of the new regulations. Mr Tyrie warned that the eurozone crisis was already [...]
October 26, 2011
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UK economy at dangerous junction warns Item Club
The UK economy has stalled at a dangerous junction, according to independent forecaster Ernst and Young.The body, whose Item Club uses the same forecasting methods as the government, says the economy needs new growth measures to get back on track. It says uncertainty across the eurozone and a slowing world economy is undermining business confidence. [...]
October 19, 2011
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Bank of England injects further £75 billion into UK economy
The Bank of England has said it will inject a further £75 billion into the economy through quantitative easing (QE).The Bank has already pumped £200 billion into the economy by buying assets such as government bonds, in an attempt to boost lending by commercial banks. But this is the first time it has added to [...]
October 12, 2011
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Central banks act as economy hits dangerous new phase
Five central banks have announced a co-ordinated move to try to help the financial system, as the boss of the International Monetary Fund warns of a “dangerous” new economic phase.The central banks are to provide commercial banks with three additional tranches of loans to help ease funding pressures. Banking stocks rose sharply, with BNP Paribas [...]
October 7, 2011
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Bank of England member calls for credit boost
Adam Posen, a member of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee, has said the UK economy needs an instant credit boost.In a speech, he said the Bank should help the government to set up and fund a new bank to boost lending to small and medium-sized businesses. Mr Posen is the only Monetary Policy [...]
September 30, 2011
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Bank of England MPC unanimous in holding interest rates
All nine of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep interest rates on hold at its August meeting, minutes have shown.Two members who had regularly voted for an increase to ward off rising inflation ditched their stance in the face of a weaker economic environment. The vote means interest rates are [...]
September 7, 2011
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