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: Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2009/001.htm]. | : Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2009/001.htm]. | ||
:::banks lent £185 bn under the Special Liquidity Scheme [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7867355.stm] | :::banks lent £185 bn under the Special Liquidity Scheme [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7867355.stm] | ||
: Germany introduces major fiscal stimulus package [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12947570] | |||
===2009, 2nd quarter=== | ===2009, 2nd quarter=== | ||
: Bank of England cuts discount rate to 0.5% and announces £75 billion asset purchase under its Asset Purchase Scheme [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/apf/] . The beginning of its programme of ''quantitative easing'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/]. | : Bank of England cuts discount rate to 0.5% and announces £75 billion asset purchase under its Asset Purchase Scheme [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/apf/] . The beginning of its programme of ''quantitative easing'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/]. | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 14 May 2009
- (for the preceding timeline see the article on the Crash of 2008)
2008, 4th quarter
World
- The oil price falls. (November US light $60/barrel, down fron July $147 peak)[1].
United States
- Federal Reserve Bank promises to buy up to $500 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities guarantee by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and up to $100billion worth of their direct debt [2].
- Federal Reserve Bank cuts its discount rate to 0 to 1/4 per cent [3].
Europe
- European Central Bank cuts MRO rate from 3.75% to 2.5" [4]
- Bank of England cuts bank rate from 4.5% to 2%
- Britain's major fiscal stimulus package [5].
- German Chancellor rejects fiscal stimulus policies ("senseless race to spend billions") [6].
Asia
- China announces a $586 billion fiscal stimulus [7]
2009, 1st quarter
- US Congress approves stimulus package - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(H.R. 1) - a $839 billion stimulus package [8]
- European Central Bank cuts MRO rate to 2% [9]
- Bank of England cuts discount rate cut- from 2% to 1.5% [10].
- banks lent £185 bn under the Special Liquidity Scheme [11]
- Germany introduces major fiscal stimulus package [12]