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The Bank of England is seen through the columns of a neighbouring building in London March 19, 2008. The Bank of England needs to balance upward pressures on inflation stemming from higher energy costs with downward pressures should the economic slowdown prove prolonged, according to policymaker Andrew Sentance.

BoE's Sentance sees inflation risks on both sides

Reuters - Saturday, May 10 01:54 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England needs to balance upward pressures on inflation stemming from higher energy costs with downward pressures should the economic slowdown prove prolonged, according to policymaker Andrew Sentance. More »

  • A trader standing in front of an index board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in March 2008. European stock markets fell sharply as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs

    European equities sapped by runaway oil prices

    AFP - Friday, May 9 12:51 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets fell sharply on Friday as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs, dealers said. More »

  • China vice premier warns of inflation, global slowdown

    AFP - Friday, May 9 07:49 am

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan warned Friday global inflation posed a threat to China's speedy growth, saying high prices abroad had put the nation's economy under major pressure. More »

  • Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, seen here on April 15, warned Friday global inflation posed a threat to China's speedy growth, saying high prices abroad constituted a major pressure for the nation's economy.

    China vice premier warns of impact of inflation, global slowdown

    AFP - Friday, May 9 05:02 am

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan warned Friday global inflation posed a threat to China's speedy growth, saying high prices abroad constituted a major pressure for the nation's economy. More »

  • A large Euro symbol in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt/M. Germany. European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet stressed again Thursday that inflation was a longer term problem for the 15-nation eurozone and said people should get used to higher energy prices.

    ECB's Trichet warns again on inflation, high energy prices

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 05:26 pm

    ATHENS (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet stressed again Thursday that inflation was a longer term problem for the 15-nation eurozone and said people should get used to higher energy prices. More »

  • An Indian farmer collects grains of wheat in the village of Churalkalan, some 100 kms west of Chandigarh in April 2008. India's government on Thursday halted trading in futures contracts for key staple foods and for rubber as it battled to avoid an election drubbing due to high inflation.

    India halts futures trade in staple foods to fight inflation

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 06:30 pm

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's government on Thursday halted trading in futures contracts for key staple foods and for rubber as it battled to avoid an election drubbing due to high inflation. More »

  • A woman with an umbrella waits to cross the street outside the Bank of England in London in March 2008. The Bank of England has left its key interest rate unchanged at 5 percent, ruling out a back-to-back cut to help stimulate economic growth as inflation remains high amid surging oil prices.

    Bank of England leaves interest rate unchanged

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 05:17 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged at 5.0 percent, ruling out a back-to-back cut to help stimulate economic growth as inflation remains high amid surging oil prices, analysts said. More »

  • A man walks through the front hall of the Bank of England in London March 25, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

    Bank leaves rates at 5 percent

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 01:30 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday but analysts say a slowing economy will force it to cut borrowing costs next month, even though inflation is heading higher. More »

  • ECB keeps interest rates at 4 percent

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 01:00 pm

    ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged at 4.0 percent on Thursday, as expected, as policymakers weigh the risk of high inflation against concerns about euro zone economic growth. More »

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