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The FTSE 100 opened positively in a week set to be dominated by a slew of US economic and political news.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) must inject a further £50bn into Britain's fragile economy to stave off a double-dip recession, the British Chamber of Commerce warns.

The Bank of England has resisted growing calls to deliver more stimulus to the economy while maintaining interest rates at the historic low of 0.5%.

The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee is likely to be split three ways in today's interest rate and QE decisions, but which is the best path to tread?

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has made his case for more quantitative easing (QE) to keep the economy on track.

Government bonds jumped on Wednesday on rumours the Bank of England could be moving closer to increasing its £200bn "money-printing" programme to buoy the recovery.

Dr Andrew Sentance remains the lone member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to argue for an increase in interest rates.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5%, marking the 18th consecutive month they have been at this historical low.

A cooling global economy and an impending austerity squeeze in Britain will make the Bank of England (BoE) wait well into next year before hiking interest rates, a poll of 60 economists suggests.

A second recession could be on the way warns Dr Martin Weale, the newest member of the rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).