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News Release from: Barclays Wealth Management | Subject: Interest rates
Edited by the Insidemoneytalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2008
Barclays Stockbrokers predicts the MPC
will cut rates
Weakening property markets and tightening credit conditions will force the MPC to cut rates
Henk Potts, Investment Analyst, Barclays Stockbrokers, comments on the forthcoming interest rate announcement: "The pressure has been building and building on the Bank of England to cut interest rates this week A mixture of a weakening property market, tightening credit conditions and falling business and consumer confidence are all conspiring to force the Monetary Policy Committee to act sooner rather than later
"We expect quarter point cut on Thursday and further quarter point cuts in February and April, taking interest rates back to 4.75%.".
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