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Economy of Great Britain

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

Economy of Great Britain — page 3 of 3

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1997

Economy of Great Britain

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Prime Minister of Great Britain

The Bank of England is made independent & free to set interest rates. Chancellor Gordon Brown gives the Bank of England the freedom to set interest rates

Economy of Great Britain

Brown, George · Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Bank of England is granted its independence in the conduct of monetary policy & responsibility for setting interest rates, a policy devised by Ed Balls

2003

Economy of Great Britain

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Prime Minister of Great Britain

The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs

Economy of Great Britain

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Prime Minister of Great Britain

The FTSE-100 slumps to an 8 yr low

Economy of Great Britain

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Finance minister Brown rules out British adoption of the EU euro, dashing Blair hopes of placing Britain "at the heart of the European Union"

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