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Bank of England maintains Bank Rate and increases size of Asset Purchase Programme
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to increase the size of its asset purchase programme, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, by £50 billion to a total of £325 billion.
- Date: 9 Feb 2012
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Equipment lease finance industry confidence improves in January
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $628 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is…
- Date: 23 Jan 2012
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- Date: 13 Jan 2012
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Finance House Base Rate increases
Finance House Base Rate (“FHBR”) is 1.5 percent for January 2012, which represents an increase of 0.5 percentage points compared with December 2011.
- Date: 1 Jan 2012
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ECB opted for a second straight 25bps interest rate cut in December 2011
It's all about Europe: The European Central Bank (ECB) opted for a second straight 25bps interest rate cut in December.
- Date: 9 Dec 2011
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Increase in US equipment finance market despite ongoing concerns regarding global economic situation
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has reported that November’s reading of confidence in the US equipment finance market is 57.4, up from the October index of 50.7, indicating an increase in optimism about business activity despite ongoing concerns about the global economic situation.
- Date: 24 Nov 2011
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Bank of England & US Federal Reserve sit tight whist European Central Bank opt for a rate cut!
Two holds plays one cut: Monetary policy decisions were split in November as the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve chose to sit tight on further monetary policy easing while the new President of the European Central Bank (ECB) opted for a rate cut.
- Date: 17 Nov 2011
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Central banks unite to provide support
The world’s major central banks last week provided coordinated support for the Eurozone banking system. Their aim is to bleed fear from the markets by supplying unlimited dollars to Eurozone banks. However, a slowing global economy offers a poor foundation for policy aimed at stabilising the financial crisis. The UK labour market is deteriorating and the UK is struggling to improve its trade position. Inflation continues to edge higher, both here…
- Date: 19 Sep 2011
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