Interest Rates and Inflation

HSBC's Green says Asian demand to spur inflation - Reuters - Fri 05 Sep, 08:58 PM
Rising demand for commodities and energy from rapidly growing Asian economies could mean inflation will become a long-term problem for central banks, Stephen Green, group chairman of HSBC Holdings said on Friday.

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK inflation, ABF update on Monday - AFX - Fri 05 Sep, 04:13 PM
LONDON Sept 5 (Reuters) - STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary

Gonzalez-Paramo says ECB will act against inflation - AFX - Fri 05 Sep, 03:55 PM
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain , Sept 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is ready to fight high inflation despite rising uncertainties about economic growth, Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo (Stuttgart: 896541 - news) said on Friday.

Global interest rate moves signal tightening near end - Reuters - Thu 04 Sep, 09:41 PM
A raft of central bank interest rate decisions on Thursday reinforced investor opinion that the international rates cycle had peaked, with growth risks starting to outweigh the inflation worries of policymakers.

FXNEWS-Bank of England may cut rates this year -analyst - AFX - Thu 04 Sep, 05:55 PM
Sept 4 (Reuters) - 'We are increasingly leaning towards the view that interest rates will be cut (by the Bank of England) from 5.00 percent to 4.75 before the end of 2008, with a move most likely in November (Frankfurt: A0S9N7 - news) ,' says Global Insight chief UK and European economist Howard Archer. 'This reflects our expectation that the economy will contract modestly in the second half of the year.' He also expects the BoE to cut interest rates significantly further to 3.50 pct in 2009 as weak economic activity contains dilutes underlying inflation pressures.

ECB holds rates as inflation stays high and growth slows - Reuters - Thu 04 Sep, 01:59 PM
The European Central Bank left interest rates at 4.25 percent on Thursday, and President Jean-Claude Trichet said it wouldn't get euro zone inflation back on target until 2010.

INSTANT VIEW-BoE leaves interest rates at 5 pct, as forecast - AFX - Thu 04 Sep, 12:19 PM
LONDON , Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Bank (TBHS - news) of England kept interest rates at 5 percent for a fifth consecutive month on Thursday, as forecast by all analysts in a Reuters poll.

Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.0 pct - AFX - Thu 04 Sep, 12:17 PM
LONDON , Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Bank (TBHS - news) of England left interest rates on hold at 5.0 percent for a fifth month running on Thursday, but expectations are rising that recession worries could prompt a cut before the end the year.

FACTBOX-Bank of England policymakers' recent comments - AFX - Thu 04 Sep, 11:08 AM
LONDON , Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Bank (TBHS - news) of England is widely expected to leave interest rates on hold at 5 percent for the fifth month running next Thursday as it balances the risk of recession with that of persistently high inflation.

UK lenders call for extension of BoE liquidity plan - AFX - Thu 04 Sep, 08:57 AM
LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British mortgage lenders have urged the authorities to renew the Bank of England's mortgage swap plan well before the emergency window closes in October to help revive the housing market as the credit crunch drags on.

Bank of England set to hold rates steady at 5 pct 06:16 AM [ AFX ]
Bank of England expected to hold rates 05:48 PM [ Reuters]
UK gilts, rate futures edge higher ahead of BoE 05:17 PM [ AFX ]
TABLE-UK shop price inflation +3.8% yy in Aug-BRC 10:49 AM [ AFX ]
Europe inflation scarier than U.S. says OECD 10:42 AM [ Reuters]

BoE says will not extend special liquidity scheme 03:59 PM [ AFX ]
Inflation expectations mixed in Aug 02:02 PM [ Reuters]
UPDATE 1-Big cuts in UK rates needed-BoE's Blanchflower 04:25 PM [ AFX ]
INTERVIEW-Big cuts in UK rates needed-BoE's Blanchflower 03:23 PM [ AFX ]
UPDATE 1-France Tel plans inflation-linked euro bond -lead 10:39 AM [ AFX ]

BRIEF-France Tel plans inflation-linked euro bond -lead 10:10 AM [ AFX ]
Pantheon Resources says 16 mln BOE estimated at Miogyp sands well 09:51 AM [ AFX ]
UPDATE 1-BOJ's Suda says should not relax inflation guard 04:51 AM [ AFX ]
UPDATE 1-Thai central bank raises rates to fight inflation 09:25 AM [ AFX ]
Thai c.bank raises rates 25 bps to fight inflation 08:54 AM [ AFX ]

Bernanke says U.S. inflation outlook "uncertain" 06:00 AM [ Reuters]

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