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Times MPC urges Bank to leave rates on hold

The newspaper’s panel of experts was unanimous that rates should be kept on hold at an historic low of 0.5 per cent

Times MPC calls for up to £50bn more

Seven of the nine committee members believe that the Government should expand its £175 billion quantitative easing

Bank urged to punish high-street lenders

Times monetary policy committee says interest rate should be cut on 'socially useless' cash held in Threadneedle Street

Panel tells Bank to halt money printing

Signs of recession ending should lead Bank of England to put on hold its campaign to combat the slump, Times panel says

Times MPC : The August verdict

The Times panel votes eight to one in favour of the Bank of England keeping quantitative easing on hold

Times MPC urges Bank to suspend new money scheme

Majority of The Times panel recommend that the Bank hold off extending quantitative easing - but only temporarily

'Halt money-printing scheme for now'

The majority of The Times MPC advise the Bank of England to pause in its ground-breaking efforts to jump-start growth

The Times MPC: The July Verdict

The Times' nine member panel explain what the Bank of England's best move will be in July to help economic recovery

Bank of England expected to hold interest rates

As the Monetary Policy Committee meets this week, an extension of 'quantitative easing' is expected to take centre stage

EU signs deal to end banana wars

Diplomats hail an end to world's longest-running trade dispute after EU agrees with Latin America to make cuts in import tariffs

House price rally began to slow in October

Average British house prices rose to £198,450 between September to October, according to Government figures

ANALYSIS: No need for alarm - yet

A surprise rise in CPI inflation has been widely expected but if it carries on, the Bank of England will have to act

Inflation soars to 1.9% on rising fuel prices

The consumer price index measure of inflation surges ahead of forecasts to its highest reading since May

Abu Dhabi lifeline for Dubai buoys markets

Share prices rise across the world after Abu Dhabi agrees to step in to cover the immediate debts of Dubai World

Third company snubs government pension work

Plans to offer cheap pensions to low-earners hit fresh setback as Great-West withdraws leaving only Tata interested

UK shares bounce on $10bn Dubai rescue

The London Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered and RBS soar after Dubai's wealthy neighbour bails out Dubai World

Household income falls in wake of recession

About 30% of manual workers and 27% of office workers say that their disposable income has fallen by £100 or more

MPs prepare to question Darling on borrowing

Commons Treasury Select Committee to interview Chancellor ahead of further economic data

We simply cannot afford a live-now, pay-later policy

The obvious parallel between the debt and climate issues is the speculative nature of all projections