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People Power: Going Global With Talent Management

BOE's Big Oil Enterprises Human Resource HR leaders began to recognize that the company's decentralized approach to talent management, structured in a manner that required each business unit to do its own recruiting, training, performance management.

Tags: Talent, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Talent Management, BOE, Workforce Management, Human Resources

White papers 2008-07-01

Bank of England Split on Rates

LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bank of England policymakers were split three ways in August for a second month running, with one voting to hike interest rates, another to cut but the remaining seven deciding to keep borrowing costs steady at 5 percent. Minutes from the August...

Tags: Bank Of England, Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Boe, Oukbs, Split

News items 2008-08-20

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Bank of England voted 7-2 to hold interest rates

LONDON AFP — Bank of England policymakers were split three ways for a second month running when they decided to leave British interest rates at 5.00 percent in August, minutes of their latest meeting revealed Wednesday. The BoE's nine-member monetary policy committee MPC voted 7-2 to maintain the...

Articles 2008-08-20

British economy facing 'serious risk' of recession: survey

LONDON AFP — Britain's economy, buckling under the credit crunch and a slowing property market, faces a "serious risk" of recession as firms face soaring costs and falling orders, according to a survey published Tuesday. The British Chambers of Commerce, which represents the country's business interests...

Articles 2008-07-08

Dollar gains, as predicted ECB rate hike priced in

NEW YORK AFP — The dollar notched up slight gains Monday against other major currencies as traders said the market had mainly priced in an expected interest rate hike this week by the European Central Bank ECB. The dollar nonetheless remains depressed on currency markets, having...

Articles 2008-06-30

Eurozone interest rates set to rise as inflation erupts: analysts

FRANKFURT AFP — Eurozone borrowing costs are set to rise when the European Central Bank convenes Thursday, seeking to tame a fledgling inflation monster before turning its attention to slumping growth. Interest rate cuts "will not be on the agenda until the all-clear is given on...

Articles 2008-06-29

European shares slump on rate concerns

LONDON AFP — Europe's major share indices were down by more than one percent at the half-way stage on Thursday, driven lower by prospects of rising interest rates in the eurozone and Britain, analysts said. The London Stock Exchange's share price meanwhile dived by almost 10...

Articles 2008-06-26

Euro rises versus dollar, hits yen high

LONDON AFP — The euro rose against the dollar and struck a record high versus the yen on Thursday amid expectations of higher interest rates in the eurozone while other central banks remain on hold, dealers said. The European single currency gained to 1.5674 dollars in...

Articles 2008-06-26

Does Brown want to take back control of the Bank of England? A

INSIDE the Palladian town palace just opposite the Bank of England, there was evidence of a high-level domestic tiff that on Thursday night was reaching a denouement. Barely hidden by the mannered formality of black tie and starched white collars, the Mansion House dinner saw the...

Articles 2008-06-22

British retail sales in surprise surge higher

LONDON AFP — Retail sales surprisingly soared in Britain during May to show the biggest monthly gain for 22 years, official data showed Thursday, as consumers shrugged off the credit crunch to spend more on clothing and food. Economists were surprised by the data because it...

Articles 2008-06-19

Northern Rock pays back BoE loans faster than expected

Northern Rock is paying back its loans to the Bank of England much more quickly than expected, new analysis shows, though the rapid repayment could mean extra pain for the mortgage market and the economy. Northern Rock owed the Bank of England 24.1bn...

Articles 2008-06-18

British inflation surges to 16-year high

LONDON AFP — British 12-month inflation leapt above-target to a 16-year high point of 3.3 percent in May on the back of surging food and energy prices, official data showed on Tuesday. Analysts said the news had extinguished hopes of an interest rate cut by the...

Articles 2008-06-17

British inflation at 16-year high on oil, food prices

LONDON AFP — British annual inflation leapt above-target to a 16-year high point of 3.3 percent in May on the back of surging food and energy prices, official data showed on Tuesday. Analysts said the news had extinguished hopes of an interest rate cut by the...

Articles 2008-06-17

British inflation jumps to 16-year high as oil, food prices bite

LONDON AFP — British inflation hit a 16-year high of 3.3 percent in May, driven by soaring food and energy costs prices, figures showed Tuesday, complicating central bank efforts to keep a slowing economy on track. Analysts said the outcome extinguished hopes of an interest rate...

Articles 2008-06-17

Economics Diary

MONDAY: Bank of England quarterly bulletin. CBI economic forecasts. TUESday: May CPI. Treasury Select Committee evidence session on BoE's May inflation report. WEDNESDAY: BoE MPC June meeting minutes.BoE agents' summary of business conditions. Speech by Chancellor and BoE Governor at...

Articles 2008-06-16

What a difference a year makes . . . ANALYSIS BY IAIN MACWHIRTER

SPARE a thought for Gordon Brown. His world has been turned upside down. Only a year ago, he was congratulating himself for the longest period of economic growth in British history. "In this, my 11th budget, " he boomed, "my report to the...

Articles 2008-06-08

ECB, BoE leave rates unchanged

FRANKFURT AFP — Both the European Central Bank and Bank of England left their main interest rates unchanged Thursday as policymakers tracked energy and food price spikes while keeping an eye on slowing growth. The eurozone's benchmark lending rate was locked in at 4.0 percent, while...

Articles 2008-06-05

ECB, BoE to leave rates unchanged: analysts

FRANKFURT AFP — The European Central Bank and Bank of England were set Thursday to leave interest rates unchanged, analysts said, as they track energy and food price spikes while keeping an eye on slowing growth. The eurozone's benchmark lending rate appeared locked in at 4.0...

Articles 2008-06-05

Bank of England to keep rates on hold to combat inflation

LONDON AFP — The Bank of England was expected to keep interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday to combat inflation driven by soaring oil and food prices despite concerns over slowing growth and the housing market, analysts said. Economists forecast that the British central bank...

Articles 2008-06-04

Bank of England warns of 3.6-pct inflation

LONDON AFP — The Bank of England warned on Wednesday that inflation, which hit 3.0 percent last month, could spike to 3.6 percent this year owing to soaring energy and food prices. The BoE also predicted in its latest quarterly report that the economy would slow sharply this...

Articles 2008-05-14