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Bank of England has no urgent need to cut interest rates, says Martin Weale
Weale insists that BoE should wait for 'firmer evidence' before taking action
Bank of England must implement 'prompt and muscular easing' to balance Brexit impact
Andy Haldane says BoE must act to protect the economy and jobs from a downturn.
Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5% against Brexit-led market expectations
UK central bank policymakers vote 8-1 to maintain the headline interest rate at current levels.
Brexit poses threat to global market stability, Bank of England warns
UK's central bank says outcome of EU referendum is the "largest immediate risk" facing global markets.
Brexit unlikely to cause severe shock to UK house prices, says ex-Bank of England policymaker
Professor David Miles, who called 2007 housing crash, pours cold water on Treasury's Brexit analysis.
Engineering graduate tells MP in open letter that students are misinformed about interest on loans
The interest rate on the loan has inflated from 0.5% to 3.9%.
Homeowners struggling to get new mortgages as lenders 'try to pre-empt base rate hike'
Zoopla poll suggests lenders tightening mortgage lending ahead of Bank of England's next move on interest rates.
Market round-up: Bank of England decision leaves FTSE almost unchanged
Bank of England and FOMC both decided, unsurprisingly, not to touch central interest.
Bank of England keeps interest rates at record low of 0.5%, citing slowdown in emerging markets
The MPC voted unanimously against a rate hike and underlined the low inflation, far from its 2% target.
EU referendum: Fears of Brexit vote triggering interest rate hike fuels mortgage activity
Lender notes rise in mortgage enquiries as EU referendum campaign starts may be caused by sterling worries.
Bank of England fueling house price rises and making UK wealth inequality worse says S&P
S&P report concludes low interest rates and QE will widen wealth inequality in the UK.
ECB keeps interest rates on hold as markets suffer rocky start to 2016
Draghi extended the QE programme in December but did not increase the amount spent on assets.
UK housing: More than one in four Britons fear rent or mortgage arrears in 2016
Shelter survey shows significant concern about falling behind on housing costs.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says it would be wrong to raise interest rates
Carney says the Bank of England will wait longer before raising interest rates from the current level.
Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged at record low level
Interest rates remain at 0.5% after BoE voted 8-1 in favour of not opting for an increase.
New Year 2016: Rate hikes, China growth and lower oil prices - the business outlook
Central banks raising rates, China's slowing economic growth and falling oil prices set to dominate 2016?
UK house prices in 2016: Where the property market is going
House price growth set to slow as London market plateaus amid affordability problems.
Fed liftoff: Read the full statement on the historic hike
The Fed said that future increased will be 'gradual'.
Fed lift off: US raises interest rates for first time in nearly a decade
The Fed has raised interest rates by 0.25% to between 0.25% and 0.5%.
ECB president Mario Draghi extends QE programme until March 2017
The asset purchasing programme will stay at €60bn a month.
US rate increase becomes more likely as unemployment dips to 5%
Non-farm payrolls increased by 271,000 in October, almost double the growth in September.
UK interest rate is not a tool for correcting housing market says BoE's Dame Nemat Shafik
Dame Nemat Shafik said the bank "had other tools" to deal with them.
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold and downgrades economic growth outlook
Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted eight to one to leave rates on hold.
Halifax claims annual UK house price growth accelerates to 9.7% as low rates boost demand
Low mortgage rates and the improving economic situations have caused house prices to soar.
US: Fed keeps interest rates at record-low, leaving door open to December hike
Federal Open Market Committee votes 9-1 to keep interest rates at its current near-zero levels.
Bank of Canada downgrades economic outlook for 2017 but holds interest rates
Bank of Canada has made two interest rate cuts in the year, one in January and the other in July.
UK house prices: Three quarters of Britons think costs will increase in 2016
In the UK, 37% of people think the low interest rates are pushing up house prices.
IMF warns of world economic crash if interest rates are not kept low
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says there is risk of further decline in growth.
Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.5% as low inflation levels worry MPC
BOE Monetary Policy Committee voted eight to one for the move.
India: Sensex suffers biggest one-day loss since 2009 after China 'Black Monday' rout
Indian rupee also reaches lowest point in past two years. Analysts predict rate cut.