<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/bs_afp/britaineconomybankrateforexmoney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080710/capt.cps.myl89.100708144547.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=F7sJPo1n65SxAVF68H sHew--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The Bank of England building in central London. TThe Bank of England has decided to hold its key short-term interest rate at 5 percent in the face of high inflation, sliding economic growth and a housing market downturn.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Bank of England held its key short-term interest rate at 5 percent on Thursday in the face of high inflation, sliding economic growth and a housing market downturn.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(AFP)