Thursday, May 10, 2007

Bank of England raises interest rate to 5.5%

Bank of England raises interest rates to 5.5% - May. 10, 2007

LONDON (Reuters) -- The Bank of England raised interest rates to a six-year high of 5.5 percent Thursday, its fourth quarter-percentage point increase since last August.

All 61 analysts polled by Reuters had predicted the move, which takes borrowing costs to their highest level since May 2001.


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