Economic & financial indicators

Overview

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As expected, America's Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 1.0%. Britain's central bank also met expectations, but by raising its base rate a quarter point, to 4.25%.

This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “Overview”

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From the May 8th 2004 edition

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