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Bank note maker De La Rue sold to US private equity in £263m deal
Bank note maker De La Rue sold to US private equity in £263m deal - The company’s shares have been listed in London since 1947 ...
Bank of England banknote printer set for £263m private equity sale
A takeover battle looks set to erupt for the Bank of England's currency printer after a rival offer reportedly emerged after an earlier bid had already been accepted.
Bank of England currency printer De La Rue maps sale to buyout firm Atlas
The 212 year-old company, which has been listed in London since the 1940s, is to recommend a 130p-a-share offer from US-based buyout firm Atlas Holdings, Sky News learns.
Bank of England Halts Sale of Long-Dated Debt After Market Ruptures
The Bank of England temporarily halted the sale of long-dated bonds under its quantitative tightening program, bowing to ...
Bond Market Sell-Off Prompts Bank of England to Make Unusual Move
The adjustment to the schedule on Thursday is an unusual move. The bank will sell the same amount of bonds. But by offloading ...
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Bank of England confirms restrictive monetary policy: keeps rates unchanged
As decided by the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee, (MPC) at its meeting ending on 20 March 2024, voted by a majority of 8–1 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%.
U.K. Inflation Eases as Tariff Turmoil Pushes Bank of England Toward Rate Cut -- 2nd Update
The consumer-price index rose 2.6% in March from a year earlier, slowing from an annual rate of inflation of 2.8% in February, the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Inflation came ...
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Will the Bank of England cut interest rates by 50 bps in response to Trump’s tariffs?
The Monetary Policy Committee could opt for a larger-than-usual cut in May, as Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to pour cold ...
Bank of England Warns of Tariffs Threat to Stability of Global Financial System
The BOE said that further sharp falls in asset prices are likely.