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Remember the time-tested saying "prepare for the worst but plan for the best?" This is the exact message Bank of England's Gov. Mark Carney is telling British banks. According to a Bloomberg report, Carney is urging banks to implement worst-case scenario plans in the event that Brexit negotiations...

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday — a move that was widely expected. Across the pond, the Bank of England held its key bank rate unchanged at 0.25 percent. The Bank of England also voted to maintain its two asset-purchase programs. The Bank of...

The Bank of England on Thursday voted to maintain its 0.25 percent interest rate but hinted a further cut could occur before the end of the year. The Bank of England lowered its key interest rate on August 4 to 0.25 percent from 0.50 percent. The central bank noted at that time that economic...

The Bank of England met on Thursday, and, as expected, the central bank lowered its key interest rate for the first time in seven years to 0.25 percent from 0.5 percent. The vote to lower rates was unanimous across all nine officials, and the majority of officials expect to implement another rate...

Underscoring the vulnerability of U.K. assets in the post-Brexit world, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares British (NYSE: FXB) is lower by nearly 12 percent over the past month. Remembering that when an investor opts for international stocks or funds he or she not only incurs equity risk, but currency...

Futures Higher on Economic Data U.S. equity futures are significantly up in early pre-market trade based on strong Asian and European PMI data. In addition, the Bank of England and European Central Bank are expected to reaffirm a policy of easing Thursday morning. Top News Eurozone...

U.S. equity futures were flat in early Wednesday trading ahead of lots of earnings releases expected. Also, Moody's refrained from downgrading Spain to junk overnight, but did keep the nation's credit rating on negative watch. Top News In other news around the markets: Conflicting reports Tuesday...

Central banks in Europe stood firm on policy Thursday following rate cuts at previous meetings. Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept rates firm and neither decided to launch any new non-traditional policies. The Bank of England kept rates on hold and kept its quantitative...

U.S. equity futures rose ahead of the interest rate decisions from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Also, the People's Bank of China reported that it has not cut rates this month as some had expected. Recall that before the previous two Bank of England decisions, China had...

All eyes this week are on the three most important central banks in the world as the global economy continues to slow. The root of the global slowdown can be traced to Europe, whose drive to austerity has forced governments to curb spending, sending nations across the continent back into recession...

Markets await interest rate decisions from multiple central banks this week as the European Debt Crisis continues to drag on global growth. Comments from European politicians and leaders last week indicated that the European Central Bank is set to launch a new round of crisis fighting measures...