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US Fed Reserve Stimulus Twice as Effective on Growth as BoE's
Fed's bond buys raised US GDP by 0.36% but BoE purchases raised UK GDP by 0.18%.
Wages Growth Shows Battle Is Between Economic Figures and Feelings
Wages are outstripping inflation but most voters are not feeling benefits yet
UK Inflation Hits BoE's 2% Target for First Time Since 2009
ONS says slower price growth in food and drink helped pull down UK CPI inflation.
UK Inflation Falls but Income Squeeze Still Grips Households
October CPI inflation fell to 2.2% on slowing tuition fee growth and supermarket discounting at petrol pumps.
European Markets Drop Ahead of China Reforms Outline
China's official Xinhua news agency to publish the nation's economic agenda on 12 November.
UK Wage Squeeze: Sticky Inflation Holds at 2.7%
Office for National Statstics shows real pay cut continues in September as CPI inflation holds steady.
Falling UK Inflation Gives BoE's Mark Carney 'Breathing Room'
Consumer prices increased 2.7% year-on-year in August, compared with 2.8% in July, according to ONS.
BoE to Face Dilemma on QE Call, Expects Slow Recovery in 2012
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to take a call on whether to extend its £325 billion quantitative easing to support the economy when it meets this week, as it cannot ignore Britain's above-target inflation even though official data shows the country is back into recession.
UK Economy on Slow and Steady Growth Path
Britain's slow and steady economic growth helps it in avoiding recession, followed by upbeat data and last week's Greek debt restructuring. The Bank of England holds its asset purchase programme at £325 billion, as economists predicted 0.2 per cent growth in the current quarter.
