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MPC unanimous on rates decision
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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They were also in agreement not to extend further the Bank's programme of pumping money into the economy. But members who in August called for a bigger injection of money than the £25bn decided, said the Bank may still need to extend the programme further.
Tags: Bank of England MPC, billion pounds, Monetary Policy Committee, meeting showed, quantitative easing, United Kingdom, London
Public sector borrowing soaring
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility The figure, an August record, compares with £9.9bn a year ago but is less than some forecast...The rise takes net borrowing to £65.3bn for the five months of the financial year so far, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The government's...
Tags: Bank of England, Office for National Statistics, public sector, net borrowing, billion pounds, borrowing soaring, retail sales, Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, United Kingdom, London
Premier League's turnover tops US$1.6bil for first time
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility The revenue generated by the English Premier League exceeded 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) for the first time last season. As Manchester United won a third straight title, turnover topped 1.005 billion pounds, surpassing the 951.6 million pounds raised...
Tags: premier league, billion pounds
BoE split on size of monetary stimulus
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility The Bank of England surprised markets for the second time this month by revealing Wednesday that its rate-setting committee was split on how far it should increase its program to boost the money supply with asset purchases. Minutes from the nine-member...
Tags: The Bank of England, U.S, Monetary Policy Committee, billion pounds
Lloyds sells its Insight fund manager
August :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Lloyds Banking Group is selling its Insight fund management business to Bank of New York Mellon for £235 million as part of a shake-up in its asset management operations. Before the deal, Lloyds, which is 43 per cent owned by the Government, will transfer...
Tags: Lloyds Banking Group PLC, york mellon, fund managed, managed businesses, assets managed, sell insight, insight fund, managed operations, billion pounds, investment managed
Asian stocks narrowly mixed amid China fall
Mumbai :: India | 4 months ago
Credibility Asian stocks were narrowly mixed Thursday after weak economic data sent Wall Street lower, while worries about tighter monetary policy dragged China shares down more than 2 percent. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 83.53 points, or 2.4...
Tags: European Central Bank, Bank of England, central banks, stock market, corporate earnings, billion pounds, record low, Germany
Lloyds Banking Group Reports Heavy Losses
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility The bank, which is 43% owned by the Government, had already warned investors that it will be loss-making this year.
Tags: Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Where Lloyds, Lloyds Posts, billion pounds, lloyd banking, bad debts, U.S, futures fell, nationalized banking, expected loss
Profits growth at tobacco firm
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility American Tobacco, the world's second biggest tobacco company, has announced a 22 per cent growth in profits for the first half of the year. The company said profit from operations for the six months to 30 June were £2,111 million, while group revenue...
MarketWatch: British Sky Broadcasting swings to profit
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting /quotes/comstock/23s!a:bsy ( 519.00 , 0.00 , 0.00% ) said Thursday that it swung to a fiscal year profit of 259 million pounds...Revenue climbed to 5.4 billion pounds, from 5.0 billion pounds. Adjusted retail...
Tags: London, billion pounds
Bank of England weighs further money infusion
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility The Bank of England's rate-setting body was unanimous when it voted to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent and said it would assess whether it needed another 25 billion pounds to pump into the economy next month, minutes to the July...
Tags: Bank of England, quantitative easing, Britain, billion pounds, uk economy, meeting showed
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