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Federal Reserve to hold interest rates until late 2014

IFAonline | 26 Jan 2012 | 09:01

The Federal Reserve has announced interest rates will remain at their historic lows until late 2014, which could pave the way for a further bout of quantitative easing.

Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke
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Mervyn King: ‘Small elite’ must share rewards

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.

IFAonline | 25 Jan 2012 | 07:10
Bank of England

Bank 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%.

IFAonline | 12 Jan 2012 | 12:00

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LV= cuts Equity Release rate

LV= has further reduced interest rates on its lifetime and flexible lifetime mortgages.

Retirement Planner | 04 Jan 2012 | 12:04
Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke

Fed to publish long-term interest rate forecasts

The US Federal Reserve is to start publishing forecasts of where it expects interest rates to be in the future in an effort to strengthen the economic recovery.

IFAonline | 04 Jan 2012 | 08:05
Bank of England building in London

MPC voted unanimously for rate hold - but hints at more QE

Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold rates at their historic low and maintain the quantitative easing (QE) programme at £275bn - but they indicated more QE could be on the way.

IFAonline | 21 Dec 2011 | 11:00
The Bank of England in the City of London

BoE holds interest rates but ECB cuts to 1%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has once again kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and left QE unchanged at £275bn, but the European Central Bank has cut rates back to their historic low of 1%.

IFAonline | 08 Dec 2011 | 12:13
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Five things your clients will call you about this week

Nationals round-up: Terry Smith delivers on his promises, a comparison of equity release and downsizing and what the eurozone crisis means for your clients.

IFAonline | 05 Dec 2011 | 09:45
Bank of England

Bank holds rates and resists further QE

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% for the 33rd straight month, and held fire on additional quantitative easing measures after pumping an extra £75bn into the facility last month.

IFAonline | 10 Nov 2011 | 12:01
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MPC's Bean: We were close to raising rates before crisis

The deputy governor of the Bank of England has revealed how the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) nearly raised rates earlier this year, before the downturn hit markets.

IFAonline | 04 Nov 2011 | 07:15
Bank of England

BoE mulls rate cut to 0.25%; Odds shorten on more QE

Speculation is mounting the Bank of England may be close to cutting base rates to 0.25% and pumping at least £50bn more into the economy through quantitative easing.

IFAonline | 03 Oct 2011 | 07:00
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Mortgage lending hits highest level in a year

Overall lending for house purchases hit its highest level in almost a year in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

IFAonline | 12 Sep 2011 | 11:00
The Bank of England in the City of London

Bank keeps interest rate at 0.5%; QE maintained at £200bn

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at their record low level of 0.5% following the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

IFAonline | 08 Sep 2011 | 12:00

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