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Balancing austerity and recovery

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the need to balance debt reduction through austerity measures …

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No rate cut, no more QE

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and is not extending its £200bn asset purchase programme, commonly referred to as quantitative easing (QE).

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Inflation accelerates along the tracks

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation has accelerated again, rising to 4.4% for the year to July 2011.

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On hold. Again.

UK interest rates have remained on hold at the historic low of 0.5% following the latest monthly meeting of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

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A tale of two interest rate decisions

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and the European Central Bank has raised interest rates in the eurozone by 0.25% to 1.5%.

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More QE on the way?

A senior Bank of England policymaker has raised the prospect of a further round of quantitative easing in the UK.

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Steady as she goes

The latest price inflation figures show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation remaining steady at 4.5% for the year to May 2011.

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Wage inflation & interest rates

New research from Incomes Data Services (IDS) has found that public sector pay settlements were running at zero in the three months to April 2011.

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A gloomy economic forecast

The British Chambers of Commerce has downgraded its economic growth forecast for the UK economy, with rising inflation and squeezed household incomes to blame.

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CPI inflation goes up to 4.5%

The latest price inflation figures published this morning show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation at 4.5% for the year to April 2011.

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