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Queen Elizabeth loses more than £1b

London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago

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Daily Mail Published: July 09, 2009, 22:45 London: The Queen of England has seen £1.3billion (Dh7.8b) wiped off the value of her assets in the property market collapse. The Crown Estate, which runs her land and property empire, fell in value from £7.3billion...

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Bank of England holds key rate steady

London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Bank of England surprised financial markets and economists Thursday, after opting not to expand its 125 billion pound ($202 billion) quantitative-easing program at its July meeting as it kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5%.

Tags: Bank of England, quantitative easing, billion pounds, Bank Rate, record low, asset purchases, england holds, monetary policy, policy committee, key rate

'Poor UK Flood Defence Puts Millions At Risk'

London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

UK, Friday June 19, 2009 Darren Little, Midlands correspondent Five million people are living and working in flood risk areas according to a new report, and ever more public money is needed to protect them. Flooding is set to worsen in years to come,...

Tags: England, The Environment Agency, rise sea, sea levels, flooding defence, billion pounds, flooding risk

Bloomberg: Britain May Sell as Much as $8.2 Billion of Debt Through Banks This Week

London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

May Sell as Much as 5 Billion Pounds of Debt Through Banks June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Britain plans to sell as much as 5 billion pounds ($8.2 billion) of bonds through banks this week, according to the U.K...The “indicative range being talked about is 3...

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Trade Gap Widens as Exports Fall

Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The U.S. trade deficit widened modestly in April as exports declined and oil imports continued their recent recovery. The U.S. deficit in international trade of goods and services increased to $29.16 billion from a revised $28.53 billion in March, the...

Tags: trade deficit, deficit widened, U.S, trade gap, China, Commerce Department, billion pounds, billion dollars, gap widened

Sheikh moves to sell Barclays shares

London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Abu Dhabi sheikh moves to sell controversial stake in Barclays Fears that Gulf investors could own more than 30% of bank receding Fears that Gulf investors could own more than 30% of Barclays were receding tonight when it emerged that one of the key...

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Barclays PLC, banks share, share price, barclays share, billion pounds, petroleum invested

Vodafone deepens cuts as profits halve

London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

We continue to explore further ways to reduce cost.' Photograph: PR Vodafone is speeding up its cost-cutting programme, raising fears of more jobs losses, after the world's largest mobile phone company saw annual profits more than halve to £4.2bn partly...

Tags: Vodafone Group Plc, Vodafone Essar, mobile phones, billion pounds, operating profits, India, largest mobile, adjusted operating

Centrica goes nuclear with British Energy stake

London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Centrica will pay 2.3 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) for the 20 percent stake. The deal comprises 1.1 billion pounds in cash plus Centrica's 51 percent share in Belgian generation and supply business SPE, which it is transferring to EDF with a valuation...

Tags: Lonmin Plc, Centrica, EDF, rights issues, cent stake, London, Travis Perkins, billion pounds, net loss, group lonmin

Bank of England increases asset purchase program

London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

LONDON The Bank of England has kept official interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5 percent - but has increased its program to buy back assets to increase the domestic money supply.At the end of its monthly rate-setting meeting on Thursday, the...

Tags: THE Bank of England, billion pounds, quantitative easing, assets purchases, central banking, input price, printing money, purchases program

Bank of England increases bond purchasing program

London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Bank of England on Thursday held interest rates at record-low levels but surprisingly increased a bond-purchasing program. In keeping rates at 0.5% but lifting its bond purchase total to 125 billion pounds ($189 billion) from 75 billion pounds, the...

Tags: Bank of England, European Central Bank, billion pounds

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