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World Tonight: Expert warning
THE UK is entering a recession that could last more than a year, a former Bank of England policymaker warned today. Professor Charles Goodhart, a previous member of the Bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee, said that the economic recovery may not begin until 2010.
Tags: Bank of England, policymaker, professor, recession, recovery, U.K.
Research articles 2008-09-01
World Tonight: No let-up on inflation
INFLATION figures were adding to the headache faced by Bank of England policymakers today. Pressure from soaring oil, food and energy prices will have pushed Consumer Prices Index inflation to 3.6% in June, say most economists. This is even higher than the 3.3% registered in May. This...
Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, policymaker
Research articles 2008-07-15
Interest rate cuts 'unlikely'
HOMEOWNERS and businesses hoping for an interest rate cut as are unlikely to gain any cheer from Bank of England policymakers today. Fears over rising inflation mean the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee MPC is likely to leave borrowing costs unchanged at 5% for a third month. The "hold"...
Tags: Bank of England, cheer, FINANCE, inflation, policymaker
Research articles 2008-07-10
US new home sales fall as Fed mulls interest rates
WASHINGTON AFP — A government survey Wednesday showed sales of new homes tumbled 2.5 percent across the United States in May amid unsettled economic times, as Federal Reserve policymakers deliberated over interest rates. A monthly Commerce Department report said that new home sales declined to a seasonally adjusted pace...
Tags: economist, Federal Reserve Board, policymaker, SALES
Research articles 2008-06-25
Fed seeking finely tuned message to ward off inflation
WASHINGTON AFP — Federal Reserve policymakers open a two-day meeting Tuesday looking for a new message to keep inflation expectations in check, without having to boost interest rates, economists say. The US central bank headed by chairman Ben Bernanke finds itself in a tough spot, with the US economy...
Tags: economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, policymaker
Research articles 2008-06-23
Bank holds fire
BANK of England policymakers are today expected to vote against a cut in interest rates as concerns over soaring inflation outweigh gathering economic gloom. A flurry of worrying news on the UK economy is not thought to be enough to prompt the Bank's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee MPC to...
Tags: bank, Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, policymaker
Research articles 2008-06-05
Using data to make the case on Capitol Hill.(CAPITOL VIEW)
DURING ACTE'S NATIONAL POLICY SEMINAR NPS IN MARCH, I was hurriedly walking through the halls of Congress on my way to our next event when I overheard a group of health care advocates discussing the tactics they would use during their next office visit. Spring is a...
Tags: Benefits, education, HEALTHCARE, job, performance, policymaker, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-05-01
Interest cuts
BANK of England policymakers cut interest rates to 5% today in the latest attempt to shore up the economy in the face of a deepening credit crisis. The quarter-point cut is the third since December and comes amid signs of gathering economic gloom, with figures earlier this week showing...
Tags: Bank of England, borrower, FINANCE, Mortgages, policymaker
Research articles 2008-04-10
National briefs: Rates' debate
BANK of England policymakers will today begin their two-day deliberations on interest rates amid gathering signs of economic gloom. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to announce a cut in the cost of borrowing by a quarter point to 5% tomorrow. It would be the third rates reduction...
Tags: Bank of England, deliberation, FINANCE, policymaker
Research articles 2008-04-09
Fed staff see first half economic 'contraction'
WASHINGTON AFP — Federal Reserve staff predict the US economy will contract in the first half of 2008 amid worsening housing market and credit woes, minutes from a central bank meeting revealed Tuesday. Such a downturn would be defined as a recession by most economists. Moreover, some policymakers at...
Tags: bank, contraction, Federal Reserve Board, policymaker, recession
Research articles 2008-04-08
Relief for the environment? The importance of an increasingly unimportant industrial sector
I. INTRODUCTION Among the more controversial views about economic growth and globalization is that both will eventually benefit the environment (Arrow et al. 1995). In part, this view is predicated on the nature of structural changes that are normally associated with trade liberalization and economic development. More specifically, economic...
Tags: alphA, environment, Environmental, G., income, Inequality, M., manufacturing, policymaker, pollution, regulation, worker, World Bank
Research articles 2008-04-01
Bear necessities.
The sale of Bear Sterns, the US's fifth-biggest investment bank, to JP Morgan at a knock-down price last week, has sparked global fears of a return to a 1930s-style economic meltdown. However, ironically, by stepping in to bail out the financial markets from their excesses, policymakers...
Tags: bank, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, financial, policymaker
Research articles 2008-03-27
How the U.S. can avoid a fiscal wreck
A growing number of people believe that we could be heading for a recession, if we are not already in one. In response, Congress has passed an economic stimulus plan, the Federal Reserve has cut the discount rate and the Bush administration has moved to try to steady the housing...
Tags: FINANCE, policymaker, SOFTWARE, sustainability, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-03-10
Britain's Brown sets out plan to fix global financial system
LONDON AFP — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out his plan to reform the international financial system and restore stability to markets around the world in a Financial Times comment piece Friday. Writing as hundreds of policymakers and business leaders were gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Davos, FINANCE, financial, policymaker
Research articles 2008-01-24
Regulators focusing on advisers' commission not their role: study.
The role of the adviser as persuader and educator is often overlooked by regulators and policymakers, according to a new analysis by Fidelity. Peter Hicks, head of the IFA channel for Fidelity International, said regulators and policymakers concentrated on the types of products...
Tags: advisor, commission, Fidelity Investments, FINANCE, Investment, policymaker, regulator
Research articles 2008-01-17
Call to cut rates
THE Bank of England policymakers began their two-day meeting on interest rates today amid calls for a cut in borrowing costs. Retailers smarting from their worst Christmas in three years have urged the Bank's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee to ease pres sure on consumers hit by higher mortgage bills....
Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, policymaker
Research articles 2008-01-09
Thinking Like a Central Banker
This article was originally presented as a speech to Market News International in New York, New York, September 28, 2007.Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2008, 90(1), pp. 1-7.Every one looks at the world through lenses colored by his or her own experiences and background. Over my nine...
Tags: bank, Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Board, financial, policymaker
Research articles 2008-01-01
Year has seen war on inflation
SOARING costs of food, fuel and mortgages have left Bank of England policymakers waging a constant war on inflation this year. And with at least one of the items an essential necessity, virtually everyone else has been on the front line too. The pressure has seen the all-important...
Tags: Bank of England, FINANCE, inflation, Manufacturing, mortgage, Mortgages, policymaker
Research articles 2007-12-21
BoE minutes stir up rate cut predictions.
Two Bank of England policymakers voted to cut interest rates this month, citing "continuing turmoil in financial markets", minutes from the bank's meeting have revealed. The rate was held at 5.75 per cent after the John Gieve, BoE deputy governor, and David Blanchflower, committee...
Tags: Bank of England, deputy, FINANCE, policymaker
Research articles 2007-11-26
UN panel in 'difficult' debate over global warming paper
VALENCIA, Spain AFP — UN climate experts wrangled here Tuesday over a landmark document on global warming amid criticism that the draft report was bland and some of its findings out of date. One negotiator described the talks among the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC as "difficult"....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, policymaker, synthesis
Research articles 2007-11-13
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