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The Latest: UK economy would be boosted by clarity on Brexit

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney speaks during a news conference at the Bank of England in London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2019. The Bank of England said that Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall, mean that British growth in 2019 is likely to be 1.2 percent, and they will keep its main interest rate at 0.75 percent. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

‘Fog of Brexit’ means UK could enter recession this year

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave flags outside the houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Bank of England warns of intensified Brexit uncertainties

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro smiles as he speaks at the closing ceremony of the International Tourism Fair in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Nov. 26,2018. The United Nations has released $9.2 million for food, medicine and other help for struggling Venezuelans through an emergency relief fund, the first such assistance during the country's deepening a political and economic crisis. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan opposition asks UK bank not to give Maduro gold

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The Latest: UK ‘not fully prepared’ for no-deal Brexit

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Members of a military agency that transports valuables remove gold bars from a military plane to be taken to Venezuela's Central Bank, at the Carlota military airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Since January, Venezuela's central bank has accumulated 3.7 tons of gold from the Orinoco mining belt in southern Bolivar state, which is almost half of the 8.5 tons dispatched in all of 2017.&#160;(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela gold targeted by Donald Trump

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney attends the Bank of England's inflation report press conference in the City of London, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (Kirsty O'Connor/Pool via AP)

Bank of England warns of economic shock if Brexit talks fail

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

The Latest: UK rates could rise in case of no deal Brexit

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UK inflation drop eases central bank dilemma ahead of Brexit

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

UK Treasury chief says Bank of England Governor Mark Carney agrees to extend term to January 2020

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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 file photo, Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, speaks during a media conference to present the central bank's quarterly Inflation Report, in London. Carney has agreed to extend his period as governor by six months until January 2020 to help out with Britain's exit from the European Union, it was reported on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The announcement from the government and the bank was expected after Carney told lawmakers last week that he was &quot;willing&quot; to extend his tenure beyond his scheduled June 2019 departure. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via AP, File)

Bank of England’s Carney extends term at helm to Jan 2020

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank of England, during a press conference to deliver the Financial Stability Report at the Bank of England in the City of London. Carney all but confirmed Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018, to a committee of lawmakers, that he is to stay at the helm of the central bank for longer than the planned June 2019 departure, to help ensure Britain leaves the European Union as smoothly as possible. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

Bank of England chief hints he will stay to help with Brexit

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, attends the central bank's quarterly Inflation Report, during a media conference in London, Thursday Aug. 2, 2018. The Bank of England raised its main interest rate for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis, from 0.50 percent to 0.75 percent, as it weighed conflicting signs about the economy and growing concerns about Brexit.(Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via AP)

UK rates raised to highest since 2009 despite Brexit worries

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

The Latest: Bank of England raises key interest rate

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The Latest: UK rate hike in May more likely amid Brexit deal

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Trader Michael Milano, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning as losses from the previous day continue. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow industrials drop 600 points as market losses deepen

By Marley Jay - Associated Press

Bank of England to vegans: Sorry, we’re not scrapping the new bank notes that use animal fat

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington. Yellen has won credit for guiding the Federal Reserve's first six months of transition from the Ben Bernanke era. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

At Jackson Hole, central bankers eye varying goals

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

** FILE ** Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays bank, listens during a plenary session at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

Barclays CEO Diamond quits in rate-fixing scandal

By Robert Barr - Associated Press