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Heavy Security In London For Continued Protests [SLIDESHOW]

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: Climate Camp in the City, Slideshow, Central London, Demotix, G-20 Protests, Protests, G-20, Bank of England, Green Camp, G-20-Protest, United Kingdom, World News

This article includes content from HuffPost and Demotix photojournalists. Photographs by Ted Allen, Claire Barthelemy, Amelia Gergory, Sean Hicks, Jo...

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G20 Protester Dies Near Bank Of England

Sky News | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Bank of England, G20 Summit, G20 Protesters, G20 Meeting, g20 Protester Dies, g20 London Protest, Foreign Affairs, England, London-Protest, London, G20 Protests, g20, g20 Protest, Advocacy, G-20, G-20 Summit, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

The man was found dead after collapsing at a protest camp near the Bank of England. Police said bottles were thrown at them while they carried him aw...

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G20 Protests: Police, Demonstrators Clash Outside The Bank Of England

guardian.co.uk | Sam Jones and Paul Lewis | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Protests, Bank of England Protest, G-20 Summit, Foreign Affairs, G20 Protests, London, g20, g20 Protest, G-20, Bank of England, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Skirmishes have broken out between police and protesters outside the Bank of England as the G20 demonstrations in London get into full swing....

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Bank Of England Slashes Interest Rates To Record Low 1%

The Independent | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: England Economy, British Economy, Bank of England, Bank of England Interest Rates, Economy, Uk Economy, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, World News

The Bank of England sent interest rates tumbling further to a new historic low of 1% today. Rate-setters cut borrowing costs from 1.5% - the lowest...

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Bank Of England Memo Directs Female Employees To Always Wear Heels And Makeup

New York Magazine | Posted 03.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Bank of England Female Employees Heels and Makeup, Bank of England Female Employee Dress Code Memo, Bank of England, Bank of England Female Employees, Style News

Well, this is appalling: Earlier this week, the Bank of England held "Dress for Success" day. On that day, they sent out a memo to female employees de...

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UK Interest Rates Hit Record Low

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of England, Interest Rates, Uk, England, UK Interest Rates, Business News

LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday cut interest rates to the lowest level in its 315-year history, taking it into uncharted territory as i...

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Credit Liquidity and H2O Liquidity Are Both Drying Up

Max Keiser | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Bank of England, Credit Crisis, Neo-Feudalism, Ecology, Capitalism, State Farm, Credit Card Debt, Credit Crunch, Business News
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The disappearance of water and credit has a common cause: a broken neo-classic capitalist system that forgot to factor in the replacement cost of natural resources and the costs of pollution.

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British Banking System To Receive Unprecedented $100 Billion Bailout

London Times | Francis Elliott | Posted 04.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Subprime Crisis, British Bank Bailout, British Bailout, British Banks, Bank of England, Business News

Alistair Darling is preparing to announce an unprecedented £50bn bailout of Britain's banking system in an effort to save the housing market from col...

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Fed's Loan Rescue Sparks Big Stock Rally

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, Bank of Canada, Global Credit Crisis, Recession Fears, Bank of England, Federal Reserve, Central Banks, Recession, Ben Bernanke, European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank, Business News

WASHINGTON — Staring at spreading financial dangers, the Federal Reserve announced a rescue package Tuesday that would pour as much as $200 bill...

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Consumer Spending Likely To Slow

Financial Times Via Yahoo | Chris Giles | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Weak Growth, Bank of England, Tim Besley, Subprime Mortgages, Credit Crunch, Consumer Spending, Business News

Consumer spending is likely to slow significantly because of tighter credit conditions, according to Tim Besley, an external member of the Bank of Eng...

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Bank Of England To Pump $20.6 Billion Into Money Markets To Offset U.S. Credit Crunch

AFP | Roland Jackson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mervyn King, Bank of England, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Business News

The Bank of England said Thursday it would pump 10 billion pounds (13.9 billion euros, 20.6 billion dollars) into money markets amid the ongoing credi...

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Branson's Virgin Group Picked To Save Northern Rock

Reuters | Steve Slater | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Virgin Group, Richard Branson, Bank of England, Northern Rock, Northern Rock Bailout, Business News

A consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin Group has been picked as the preferred bidder to rescue Northern Rock and plans to repay 11 billion pound...

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