The Bank of England keeps its stimulus programme unchanged and holds interest rates at 0.5% at the last meeting under governor Sir Mervyn King.
ECB cuts eurozone forecast
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revised down its eurozone growth forecast as it voted to hold rates at historic lows.
French unemployment rose to 10.8% in the first quarter of the year - its highest level in 15 years, figures show.
Article written by Stephanie Flanders
Stephanie Flanders
Economics editor
07:40 UK time, Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Long-term interest rates in America have jumped up in the past few weeks, causing great soul-searching about the "end of the long bull market in bonds" and what it might mean for the global economy.
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