- Monday, 18 September 2017
- News
Sterling slides as BoE's Carney signals limited, gradual rate hikes
Sterling slid nearly 1 percent on Monday, retreating from its highest level since the Brexit vote, after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said any coming interest rate rises would be limited and gradual. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, Carney reiterated the central bank’s message last week that record low interest rates could rise in coming months, but added that “any prospective increases in Bank Rate would be expected to be at a gradual pace and to a limited extent”.
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- Thursday, 14 September 2017
- News
BoE announced possible rate hike
The Bank of England has said that higher inflation and a pick up in growth could lead to a rate hike in "the coming months". Members of the Bank's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25%. But the committee was talking in much stronger terms about an increase, analysts said. The pound climbed more than 1% against the dollar to $1.3363 after the Bank's announcement.
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- Thursday, 07 September 2017
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Draghi affirms ECB will decide on tapering in the autumn
Even while the European Central Bank made no changes to either policy or its statement on Thursday, Mario Draghi, president of the euro zone monetary authority, affirmed that a decision on whether to reduce, or taper, asset purchases will be decided in autumn, most likely in October.The ECB kept monetary policy on hold on Thursday with the main refinancing rate left unchanged at 0%, the rate on bank overnight deposits kept at -0.40%, while the rate on the marginal lending facility, or emergency overnight borrowing rate for banks, stayed at 0.25%.
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- Tuesday, 05 September 2017
- News
RBA left interest rates unchanged
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. The low level of interest rates is continuing to support the Australian economy. Taking account of the available information, the Board judged that holding the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be consistent with sustainable growth in the economy and achieving the inflation target over time.
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