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Bank of England increases interest rates for the first time in a decade in order curb high inflation squeezing UK households Base rate lifted from 0.25pc to 0.5pc; Mark Carney will give a press conference at 12.45pm to explain the central bank's decision Bank of England last hiked interest rates in July 2007; interest rates fell to historic lows to help the UK economy recover from the financial crisis Pound plunges on currency markets on dovish commentary from the central bank The TelegraphBank of England hikes interest rates for first time in a decade Tom Rees See alsoBusiness InsiderBANK OF ENGLAND HIKES RATES TO 0.5%Also Bitcoin has been on a tear over the last week, posting record highs on consecutive days. The digital currency had not been higher than ,300 at the start of the
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Bank of England increases interest rates for the first time in a decade in order curb high inflation squeezing UK households Base rate lifted from 0.25pc to 0.5pc; Mark Carney will give a press conference at 12.45pm to explain the central bank's decision Bank of England last hiked interest rates in July 2007; interest rates fell to historic lows to help the UK economy recover from the financial crisis Pound plunges on currency markets on dovish commentary from the central bank The TelegraphBank of England hikes interest rates for first time in a decade Tom Rees See alsoBusiness InsiderBANK OF ENGLAND HIKES RATES TO 0.5%Also Bitcoin has been on a tear over the last week, posting record highs on consecutive days. The digital currency had not been higher than ,300 at the start of the
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Mike Norman considers the following as important: Bank of England, inflation, Interest rates, mark carney, Monetary Policy, UK Economy
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- Bank of England increases interest rates for the first time in a decade in order curb high inflation squeezing UK households
- Base rate lifted from 0.25pc to 0.5pc; Mark Carney will give a press conference at 12.45pm to explain the central bank's decision
- Bank of England last hiked interest rates in July 2007; interest rates fell to historic lows to help the UK economy recover from the financial crisis
- Pound plunges on currency markets on dovish commentary from the central bank
The Telegraph
Bank of England hikes interest rates for first time in a decade
Tom Rees
Bank of England hikes interest rates for first time in a decade
Tom Rees
See also
Business Insider
BANK OF ENGLAND HIKES RATES TO 0.5%
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Bitcoin has been on a tear over the last week, posting record highs on consecutive days. The digital currency had not been higher than $6,300 at the start of the week but has now gained $700 on that level in just a few days.
The recent run has been helped by news on Tuesday that CME Group, the world's largest exchange operator, plans to introduce bitcoin future contracts in response to client demand. This is seen as a stamp of legitimacy from the world of traditional finance for bitcoin.
Traders are also speculating that this week's bull run is partly helped by a coming "fork" in bitcoin's underlying software. The SegWit2x software update is scheduled for November 16 and could split bitcoin in two, creating a new currency.
This has happened in the past with bitcoin cash and bitcoin gold and, in those cases, bitcoin holders got those new coins free. As a result, investors may be piling into bitcoin in the hopes of a SegWit2x dividend.
Bitcoin passes $7,300
Oscar Williams-Grut
Oscar Williams-Grut
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Brent crude has successfully consolidated its position above $60 per barrel this week, and WTI is approaching $55 per barrel, which would be the highest oil price in more than two years.
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Why Oil Bulls Are Running Rampant
Nick Cuningham