12/05/2008 -
Berkeley, BT Group, British Land: U.K., Irish Equity Preview
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=alIsX3zYFq_0
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12/05/2008 -
U.K. Funds Scientists to Fight Climate Change, Economy Woes
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is allocating 250 million pounds ($367 million) to train more scientists and engineers as it seeks to master the challenges of climate change and an economic downturn.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a6e07YO2i2So
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12/05/2008 -
Economists Expect U.K. Rate Down to 1.00% in 2009
U.K. rate expectations are being revised down further.
Source:
Daily FX
http://www.dailyfx.com/story/market_alerts/fundamental_alert/Economists_Expect_U
_K__Rate_Down_1228471526371.html
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Stocks Fall as BOE Cuts Rate, Says Slowdown Has Worsened
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks swung between gains and losses, before closing lower, as the Bank of England cut the benchmark interest rate to the lowest level since 1951 and said an economic slowdown has gathered pace.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aj8QQ2LPAXJg
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12/04/2008 -
U.S., U.K. Government Credit Swaps Rise to Records, CMA Says
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of hedging against losses on U.S. Treasuries and U.K. gilts rose to records in the market for credit-default swaps amid signs the global recession is worsening.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aWyQ_4wLyOM8
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12/04/2008 -
Halifax Defies Brown?s Demand to Pass on U.K. Interest Rate Cut
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Halifax, the U.K.?s largest mortgage lender, defied Prime Minister Gordon Brown ?s demand to give consumers the full benefit of an interest-rate cut, saying its profit margins are under pressure.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601208&sid=arNy9a8HuO7Y
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Car Sales Drop Most in 28 Years on Tight Credit (Update2)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. car sales plunged the most in 28 years last month as a looming recession and tighter credit discouraged consumers from making large purchases.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=aHqKPAeXK24s
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Two-Year Gilts Decline After BOE Says Inflation a Risk
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. two-year government notes fell, erasing earlier gains, as the Bank of England said after it cut interest rates to the lowest since 1957 that a decline in the pound ?raised the profile? for inflation.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=a4i_V37l0eBc
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Stocks Gyrate as BOE Cuts Rate, Says Slowdown Has Worsened
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks swung between gains and losses after the Bank of England cut the benchmark interest rate to the lowest level since 1951 and said an economic slowdown has gathered pace.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aDxJaYkvHvZg
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12/04/2008 -
U.K.?s Smith Says Systematic Leaks Led to Police Raid (Update1)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she asked police to find the source of documents that leaked from her office because the U.K.?s national security was at risk, brushing off suggestions the probe was a political attack.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aPAEUtcjClwM
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. DNA Database Violates Privacy Rights, Court Says (Update2)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. database of DNA profiles violates the right to privacy and must be modified to ensure respect for people?s private lives, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aQvY.g6ELWgU
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Stocks Drop After Bank of England Cut, on Economic Outlook
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell after the Bank of England cut the benchmark interest rate to the lowest level since 1951 and said an economic slowdown has gathered pace.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=a6jRwK5PSBvw
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Stocks Rally, Led by Insurers; Friends Provident Climbs
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks climbed ahead of an expected reduction in interest rates today by the Bank of England. Insurers including Friends Provident Plc and housing- related shares such as Wolseley Plc led gains.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=a7Wi48qkwQCo
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. FTSE 100 Declines on Bank of England Rate Cut, Outlook
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks declined after the Bank of England lowered the key interest rate as expected by economists and said money and credit markets remain ?extremely difficult.?
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aSUqkAkKL5xM
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12/04/2008 -
U.K. Gilts Decline After BOE Cuts Rate to Lowest Since 1951
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. government bonds fell after the Bank of England cut interest rates by 1 percentage point to the least since 1951. The drop pushed the yield on the 10-year note two basis points higher to 3.45 percent.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aVj_sedQbZ1Y
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