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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Markets await Bank of England minutes for rate rise hints business live

Did any Bank of England policymakers break ranks and vote to raise interest rates at this month's meeting? We find out at 9.30am...

8.04am BST

Kit Juckes of Societe Generale reckons the MPC minutes will be "fascinating" why else did governor Carney shock the markets by hinting at a rate rise last Thursday night?

Surely there was something in the meeting to get Mr Carmey to be so bold at the Mansion House.

I mean, he wan't really going for headlines at the start of Brazil/Croatia, was he? With inflation down, the stakes go up.

May's UK CPI data only added to the puzzlement surrounding the more hawkish message delivered by Governor Carney last week, although the causes of that change of heart may become clearer after today's MPC minutes.

7.55am BST

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All eyes on #BoE meeting minutes this morning. Who else will emerge from the shadows to join hawks #Carney, Weale and Bean?

S&P cuts Argentina's rating by two notches saying the country was more likely to default after US Supreme Court rejects bond appeal

Public hospital workers on 24h strike today protesting performance reviews as a means to terminate employees. Demo at 12:00 #rbnews #greece

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