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Bank expands QE by £50bn

Investment Week | 09 Feb 2012

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased its quantitative easing programme by £50bn as it looks to shore up the UK’s ailing economy.

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SocGen’s Edwards: Mervyn King should be stripped of knighthood

Société Générale global strategist Albert Edwards has said Bank of England governor Mervyn King and former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan should be stripped of their knighthoods in light of the same fate befalling Fred Goodwin.

Investment Week | 09 Feb 2012

Bank poised to pump £50bn into economy

The Bank of England is expected to pump another £50bn of quantitative easing into the UK economy today, in a bid to tackle the latest downturn.

Investment Week | 09 Feb 2012

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Despite record low gilt yields, Ignis head of credit, Chris Bowie, explains why it would be a mistake for investors to shy away from fixed income in their search for positive real returns.

Investment Week | 06 Feb 2012

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BoE 'to inject extra £50bn into economy'

The Bank of England will this week pump at least another £50bn into the economy, according to a report in the Independent.

Investment Week | 06 Feb 2012

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Bond heavyweights short gilts amid warnings of ‘explosion’ in yields

Bond heavyweights have begun shorting UK gilts ahead of an expected correction, warning yields have reached ‘extreme’ lows.

Investment Week | 30 Jan 2012

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Osborne grabs power over Bank of England

The Treasury today published the Financial Services Bill, which when passed will enshrine the new regulatory structure in law.

Investment Week | 27 Jan 2012

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MPC still unanimous on bank rate but predicts more QE

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) once again voted unanimously to maintain interest rates at 0.5% and keep the quantitative easing (QE) programme at £275bn in January, despite fears inflation may fall below target levels.

Investment Week | 25 Jan 2012

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King: UK recovery will be 'arduous' and hints at extra QE

Bank of England governor Mervyn King last night backed calls for limits on boardroom pay, in a speech in which he also said the UK's economic recovery would be "arduous" and hinted at a further round of quantitative easing.

Investment Week | 25 Jan 2012

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Inflation fears unfounded, says MPC's Posen

Fears we are facing a period of prolonged inflation are “unfounded”, said Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Adam Posen, speaking on a day when UK inflation dropped sharply.

Investment Week | 18 Jan 2012

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Bank of England proposes in-house oversight committee

The Bank of England has proposed setting up an internal oversight committee to monitor and assess the processes employed in making financial stability policy decisions.

Investment Week | 17 Jan 2012

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King urges investors to overlook hasty downgrades

Bank of England governor Mervyn King has urged investors and public authorities to pay less attention to ratings agencies, which he said have often "rushed" to downgrade.

Investment Week | 17 Jan 2012

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UK inflation drops to 4.2%

UK CPI inflation fell from 4.8% in November 2011 to 4.2% last month, the largest drop since December 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Investment Week | 17 Jan 2012

UK back in recession and no rate rise until 2016 - CEBR

The UK is already back in recession and will not see any interest rate rises until at least 2016, according to economic thinktank the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

Investment Week | 16 Jan 2012

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Bank of England resists more QE and holds rates

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has held fire on its quantitative easing (QE) programme and kept interest rates at their historical low of 0.5%.

Investment Week | 12 Jan 2012

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