UK jobs numbers ups rates ante for BoE
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate for the period between February to April 2014 improved to 6.6%.
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How to play the historic ECB decision
While much of today’s ECB announcement was baked into the market, many of the measures will take some time to filter down.
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European equities have much room to grow BlackRock
No surprises are expected in tomorrow’s European Elections, but equities have room to move, says BlackRock’s Alice Gaskell.
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Markets unfazed by first UK inflation rise
According to the Office for National Statistics UK inflation rose from 1.6% in March to 1.8% in April.
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Spare capacity means no rush to raise rates
According to the Bank of England, when it does start raising rates they will do so only gradually.
