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Inflation Jumps to 3.8 Pct in June: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Soaring food and fuel prices pushed inflation rate to nearly double the central bank's 2 percent target in June, official data showed on Tuesday, boosting talk of interest rate hikes ahead. Consumer price inflation rose more than expected to 3.8 percent...; Tags: Inflation, MPC, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-15
UK Inflation Hits Record High as Gloom Deepens: By Christina Fincher and Matt Falloon LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation shot up to nearly double the central bank's 2 percent target in June, intensifying doubts about whether the Bank of England can cut interest rates to prevent a sharp economic slowdown. The...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, inflation, Bank of England, economic slowdown, interest rate, housing market, commodity price, bank, London, retail company, JSP, survey, Thomson Reuters Corp., sales, food; News items 2008-07-15
BoE's King Says Little Can Be Done to Cool Inflation Yet: LONDON (Reuters UK) - There is little the Bank of England can do to tame inflation in the short term because big interest rate rises would have severe economic consequences, BoE Governor Mervyn King said on Monday. Inflation hit 3.3 percent in May -- well above...; Tags: Inflation, BoE, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-14
Bank's Dale Sees Inflation Risks: By David Clarke LONDON (Reuters UK) - The new Bank of England chief economist, Spencer Dale, struck a balanced note on Wednesday, saying there were substantial opposing risks to the inflation outlook complicating life for policymakers. In written answers to parliament's Treasury Committee, Dale, who...; Tags: Bank, Risk, Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-16
Further Rate Rises Unlikely, Economists: The Reserve Bank of Australia RBA continues to be wary of high inflation, but its acknowledgment that the economy is slowing has dampened expectations of further interest rate rises, economists say.The minutes of the central bank's July board meeting said the RBA expected the June quarter consumer price index...; Tags: Mr., Inflation, RBA, June, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, AAP; News items 2008-07-15

Fed's Hoenig: Don't Wait Too Long to Raise Rates: By Alister Bull DURANGO, Colo. (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must not wait too long before raising interest rates or it risks a serious problem with inflation, one of its top policy-makers said on Wednesday. "While the current accommodative stance of monetary policy...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Federal Reserve Board, inflation, Federal Open Market Committee, Kansas City, Denver, business investment, president, housing market, financial market, gross domestic product, Thomson Reuters Corp., interest rate, pricing strategy, bank, fin; News items 2008-07-16
Gieve Says Tighter Credit Has Offset Rate Cuts: By Christina Fincher LONDON (Reuters UK) - Tightening credit conditions have offset the last three Bank of England interest rate cuts and this needs to be taken into account when setting policy, Bank of England deputy governor John Gieve said on Friday. In a speech in...; Tags: Bank, Inflation, Gieve, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-18
Bank's Barker Wary of Keeping Rates Too High: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bank of England policymakers need to be careful about keeping interest rates so high that the economy slows down too much, Monetary Policy Committee member Kate Barker was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview. Her comments will likely be read as...; Tags: Bank, Interest Rate, Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-13
BoE Holds Interest Rates, Analysts See Eventual Cut: By Matt Falloon LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday as policymakers tussle with slower economic growth and surging inflation, but analysts say rates will have to fall eventually. Markets showed little reaction to the...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Financial services, inflation, policymaker, Bank of England, interest rate, housing market, Britain, food price, survey, London, financial market, bank, Thomson Reuters Corp., workforce, food, analyst, job, financial; News items 2008-07-10
Further RBA Rate Rises 'unlikely': Tighter financial conditions and record high petrol prices are tipped to slow domestic demand and prevent the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA from raising interest rates again.The newly-released minutes of the RBA's July 1 board meeting cited easing demand pressures and tightening financial conditions for its decision this month...; Tags: Economist, Inflation, RBA, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, AAP; News items 2008-07-15
June Factory Gate Inflation Hits Double Digits: By Matt Falloon and Sumeet Desai LONDON (Reuters UK) - Manufacturers hiked prices in June at the fastest annual pace in at least two decades to combat record cost inflation, underlining the dilemma facing the Bank of England as the economy slows but prices jump. Investors...; Tags: Interest Rate, Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Planning, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-14
Bank Holds Interest Rates at 5 Percent: By Matt Falloon LONDON (Reuters UK) - The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday as policymakers tussle with slower economic growth and surging inflation, but analysts say rates will have to fall eventually. Markets showed little reaction to the decision, which...; Tags: Bank, Interest Rate, Inflation, Prices, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Finance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-10
ECB Raises Rates to 4.25 Percent: By Krista Hughes FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than a year on Thursday, in a widely expected quarter percentage-point move which took benchmark rates to 4.25 percent, the highest level ...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, inflation, economist, interest rate, Frankfurt, consumer confidence, Thomson Reuters Corp., trader, financial market, bond, manufacturing, bank, survey, financial, environment, sales; News items 2008-07-03
Bloomberg Sees Bank's Slowdown Much as Expected: LONDON (Reuters UK) - The slowdown in the British economy has so far not been much greater than that envisaged by the Bank of England in May, central bank policymaker Andrew Sentance was quoted as saying by a news agency on Thursday. "It's not clear that...; Tags: Bank, Bloomberg L.P., Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Finance, Andrew Sentance, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-17
NZ Inflation Up and Could Peak: Soaring food and petrol prices pushed annual inflation up to four per cent in the June year after the Consumer Price Index CPI leapt a higher than expected 1.6 per cent in the June quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.The department reported food prices rose 8.2 percent in the June...; Tags: Food, Food Price, Economist, Inflation, June, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Food & Beverage, Finance, Manufacturing, NZPA; News items 2008-07-15
Euro Zone Rate Rise Signals ECB Serious: Policymakers: By Krista Hughes FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's interest rate rise sends a signal that it is serious about combating inflation, policymakers said as they staged a public relations offensive to justify Thursday's increase. In interviews with media across the euro...; Tags: Financial services, Financial accounting, policymaker, Frankfurt, bank, inflation, Luxembourg, financial market, bulletin, editorial, fallout, financial, financial system, Thomson Reuters Corp., earnings report, interest rate, risk, knowledge, monitor, analysis; News items 2008-07-04
June Factory Gate Inflation Hits Double Digits: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Factory gate inflation hit double digits for the first time since comparable records began and manufacturers' costs jumped by a record 30 percent on the year in June, official data showed on Monday. The Office for National Statistics said that output prices...; Tags: Inflation, Rate, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Gate, Oukbs; News items 2008-07-14
Fed Ready For Hard Choices on Inflation: Yellen: LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen on Monday said that the Fed cannot be just "hopeful" that inflation will come down, but must be prepared to make hard choices as needed. The Fed is "in a...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, inflation, Federal Reserve Bank, La Jolla, Federal Reserve Board, San Francisco, president, California, Thomson Reuters Corp.; News items 2008-07-07
World Needs Tough Monetary Policy to Tackle Inflation: By David Milliken BASEL (Reuters) - The world needs higher interest rates to tackle a clear inflation threat, even though economic growth is likely to be hit harder than most observers expect, the Bank for International Settlements said on Monday. The Swiss-based BIS...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Financial services, inflation, Bank for International Settlements, financial market, bias, interest rate, bank, commodity price, financial, subprime mortgage, emerging market, Thomson Reuters Corp., U.S., tax, banking; News items 2008-06-30
Bean Says Economy Facing Most Challenging Time Since 1990s: By Katherine Baldwin and Golnar Motevalli LONDON (Reuters UK) - The economy is facing its most challenging time since the early 1990s or even earlier as policymakers grapple with two conflicting risks, Bank of England Deputy Governor Charlie Bean said on Wednesday. In a written submission...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Financial services, inflation, dislocation, commodity price, Bank of England, food price, economist, London, interest rate, bank, food, financial market, housing market, adjustment, Thomson Reuters Corp., sales, financial; News items 2008-07-02