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Now playing Next Economy Fed's Yellen warns against delaying interest rate hikes, speaks of 'uncertainty' over US fiscal policy The US central bank is previewing interest rate rises, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen warning it is "unwise" to wait too long. 14/02/2017
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Now playing Next Economy Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen hints at US interest rate hike in December Fed Chair Janet Yellen says Donald Trump's election has done nothing to change the Federal Reserve's plans for a rate increase "relatively soon". 17/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy Bank of England drops planned UK interest rate cut The Bank of England has scrapped plans to cut UK interest rates and took a neutral stance as it raised its forecasts for growth and inflation in 2017. 03/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy Federal Reserve keeps borrowing costs unchanged As expected, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged and reinforced expectations for higher borrowing costs in December. 02/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy Nothing new from European Central Bank despite weak growth forecasts The European Central Bank has decided it does not need to do anything more right now to stimulate the eurozone economy despite continued weak growth forecasts. 08/09/2016
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