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Reuters first with shock BoE QE expansion 08.06.2009 Reuters was 4 seconds ahead of Bloomberg and Dow Jones and 26 seconds ahead of Market News on August 6 with the Bank of England’s shock announcement that it would expand its quantitative easing programme. Investors had started to bet that the BoE would end the programme, so British markets immediately moved sharply — sterling tumbled nearly 2 cents against the dollar and gilt futures jumped more than 2 full points. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Reuters first with shock BoE QE expansion

08.06.2009

Reuters was 4 seconds ahead of Bloomberg and Dow Jones and 26 seconds ahead of Market News on August 6 with the Bank of England’s shock announcement that it would expand its quantitative easing programme. Investors had started to bet that the BoE would end the programme, so British markets immediately moved sharply — sterling tumbled nearly 2 cents against the dollar and gilt futures jumped more than 2 full points.

Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here