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Monday, July 28
Spanish house sales dive by 34%
by
bewarethesharks
on Mon 28 Jul 2008 13:05 BST
The value of Spanish coastal properties, home to thousands of British expatriates, are heading for freefall, figures suggestA further nail has been hammered into the coffin of the Spanish property boom as figures revealed a one-third fall in house sales and analysts predicted a slump in prices. The statistics ... more » Saturday, July 26
Rich look abroad for buy-to-let loans
by
bewarethesharks
on Sat 26 Jul 2008 13:16 BST
Wealthy buy-to-let property investors are bypassing mainstream UK lenders to take advantage of the more favourable terms provided by some foreign banks. Mortgage brokers said property buyers were preparing to re-enter the housing market as they felt prices did not have too much further to fall. But investors looking for ... more » Wednesday, March 12
Germany defies economic gloom
by
bewarethesharks
on Wed 12 Mar 2008 12:35 GMT
Evidence mounted yesterday that Thursday, January 24
Trichet talks down rate cut hopes
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 24 Jan 2008 15:57 GMT
European Central Bank (ECB) chief Jean-Claude Trichet has talked down the chances of a European rate cut. The However, in a ... more » Thursday, January 10
Eurozone rates kept at 4% by ECB
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 10 Jan 2008 15:39 GMT
The European Central Bank (ECB) has left interest rates unchanged at 4%. High oil prices and an increase in the cost of food have buoyed inflation in the eurozone at a time when economic growth is seen slowing. The ECB has said inflation remains a problem, noting that December's ... more » Tuesday, December 18
ECB pumps in extra €170bn
by
bewarethesharks
on Tue 18 Dec 2007 12:27 GMT
Emergency help for financial markets has entered new territory with the European Central Bank pumping-in almost €170bn extra liquidity at below market interest rates in a special operation to head off a year-end liquidity crisis. The surprise move, which followed last week’s co-ordinated barrage of measures by the world’s ... more » Friday, December 14
Eurozone inflation hits 6-year high
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 14 Dec 2007 17:25 GMT
Eurozone inflation hit 3.1 per cent in November, the highest for more than six years, according to revised figures that will encourage the European Central Bank to keep talking tough on future interest rate moves. Preliminary figures had shown an annual inflation rate of 3 per cent, up from 2.6 ... more » Tuesday, October 9
ECB chief says eurozone may suffer from banking fallout
by
bewarethesharks
on Tue 09 Oct 2007 09:36 BST
Europe’s fledgling economic revival could suffer in the coming months as credit conditions among banks are set to tighten, the eurozone’s top central banker said yesterday.
Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, said that growth in the eurozone could turn out to be worse than expected ... more » Friday, August 24
Asian subprime fears grow, Europe calmer
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 24 Aug 2007 11:27 BST
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Three Asian banks' heavy exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global credit jitters on Friday but Germany and Italy saw no signs of new problems. Shares in Singapore's DBS Group Holdings, state-controlled Bank of China and its Hong Kong subsidiary, BOC Hong Kong, all ... more » Thursday, June 21
Swedish central bank raises rates
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 21 Jun 2007 11:36 BST
The Riksbank also raised its medium-term interest rate forecast to 4.4 per ... more » Monday, June 18
Prospects for eurozone growth become brighter Economic Outlook
by
bewarethesharks
on Mon 18 Jun 2007 12:28 BST
Business sentiment in Prospects for economic growth this year in Wednesday, June 6
ECB raises eurozone interest rates to 4%
by
bewarethesharks
on Wed 06 Jun 2007 16:31 BST
The European Central Bank today raised interest rates in the 13-strong eurozone to 4% - double the level of 18 months ago. The 0.25% hike to 4% is the eighth since the ECB first started tightening monetary policy in December 2005, after a 30-month freeze at 2%. It is likely ... more » Wednesday, May 30
Rate rises damp Eurozone mortgage lending
by
bewarethesharks
on Wed 30 May 2007 16:06 BST
Mortgage lending growth in the 13-country eurozone has slowed to the lowest for more than three years as higher interest rates begin to bite, according to European Central Bank figures. The steady deceleration in lending for house purchases over the past year will cheer the ECB, which has been wary ... more » Thursday, May 17
Euro area annual inflation stable 1.9%
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 17 May 2007 17:28 BST
Euro area annual inflation was 1.9% unchanged compared with March. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation for April 2007 was 0.6%, illustrating that the inflation rate for the Euro area remains beneath the target figure of 2%, and is relatively stable. For the European Union, the annual ... more » Tuesday, March 27
ECB's rates rise to 4% ‘likely’
by
bewarethesharks
on Tue 27 Mar 2007 15:06 BST
European Central Bank council member Nicholas Garganas indicated the bank may not be finished raising interest rates in the 13-nation euro region. “I would not say that interest rates have reached a level that could be described as a peak,” Garganas, who also heads the Greek central bank, said in ... more » Monday, February 12
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bewarethesharks
on Mon 12 Feb 2007 11:31 GMT
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Markets Overview: Europe retreats after ECB rate comments
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 09 Feb 2007 13:33 GMT
European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market. The European Central Bank left rates unchanged at 3.5 per cent after its policy meeting, but Jean-Claude Trichet, president, clearly signalled a quarter-point tightening next month by saying "strong vigilance" ... more » Wednesday, October 18
German economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2000
by
bewarethesharks
on Wed 18 Oct 2006 10:00 BST
The German economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2000 and companies have begun to re-hire after five years of downsizing. The German government will on Friday add just less than a percentage point to its gross domestic product growth estimate for this year, underlining the robustness of the ... more » Friday, October 6
Dominic Farrell - Global interest rates, Eastern Europe and Cyprus
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 06 Oct 2006 10:47 BST
Another busy, but enjoyable week goes by. Monday we had an evening seminar in Liverpool which was well attended with some investors flying in for the night – a classic “Ryanair effect” I had 2 days in London, on the radio for one of them which I enjoyed ... more » Thursday, October 5
European Central Bank raises rates to 3.25%
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 05 Oct 2006 15:18 BST
European Central Bank rasies rates by 25bps to 3.25% more »
Monday, October 2
Market Preview: ECB expected to raise rates this week
by
bewarethesharks
on Mon 02 Oct 2006 08:00 BST
The latest interest rate decisions by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, due on Thursday, provide the central events of interest this week but there will be plenty of economic data for investors to absorb. The ECB is widely expected to raise eurozone rates to 3.25 per ... more » Friday, September 1
European Central Bank hints at interest rate rises
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 01 Sep 2006 09:42 BST
The European Central Bank stepped up its inflation warnings on Thursday as it hinted strongly that interest rates would rise in October, and probably again in subsequent months. Jean-Claude Trichet, the bank's president, announced significant upward revisions to the ECB's inflation forecasts for this year and next. He said "strong ... more » Sunday, August 6
Central Banks act to curb inflation
by
bewarethesharks
on Sun 06 Aug 2006 00:55 BST
Reacting to fears of rising inflation, central banks across the world raised interest rates this week. Australia raised rates to 6 per cent and the Bank of England unexpectedly raised its main rate to 4.75 per cent. Jean-Claude Trichet (above), European Central Bank president, followed shortly afterwards with a move ... more » Friday, July 28
UK, US and Eurozone interest rates outlook
by
bewarethesharks
on Fri 28 Jul 2006 23:30 BST
The European Central Bank is set to step up the pace of monetary tightening this week with a rise in eurozone interest rates widely expected but the UK rate decision is a much closer call. The latest data received by the Bank of England showed rising headline inflation, strong retail ... more » Thursday, July 6
European Central Bank keeps interest rates at 2.75%
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 06 Jul 2006 14:05 BST
The European Central Bank held its main refinancing rate at 2.75 per cent on Thursday, a move widely expected in the wake of June’s quarter-point rate rise. The decision had been predicted by all but one of 23 forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg, despite a gathering consensus that the Frankfurt-based bank ... more » Thursday, June 8
European Central Bank raises interest rates to 2.75%
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 08 Jun 2006 13:05 BST
European Central Bank raises interest rates to 2.75% more »
Monday, June 5
The Jet-to-Let Bible reaches Amazon bestseller spot before publication
by
bewarethesharks
on Mon 05 Jun 2006 23:07 BST
The Jet-to-Let Bible: the secrets of overseas property investment has stormed to Number 1 Bestseller in its category on Amazon, even before a single page has been printed. It is also in the top 10 of all property investment books, beating such notables as Donald Trump. The book, ... more » Thursday, March 2
European Interest Rates Rise by 25 basis points
by
bewarethesharks
on Thu 02 Mar 2006 13:34 GMT
The European Central Bank today raised its main refinancing rate by a quarter of a point to 2.5%, following up a previous rise in December, the bank’s first for five years. Most economists expect eurozone rates to rise to 2.75% or 3% by the end of 2006 as inflationary pressures continue to ... more » Monday, February 27
European Interest Rates - Time to check your cashflow forecast for 2006
by
bewarethesharks
on Mon 27 Feb 2006 15:27 GMT
Eurozone bonds react to interest rate speculation For those of us with Euro denominated mortgages, it’s time to get the calculators out to check our cashflow. Government bonds fell in ... more » Tuesday, February 21
Economic Growth in Eurozone may prompt a rise in interest rates
by
bewarethesharks
on Tue 21 Feb 2006 18:40 GMT
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