The central bank said conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low interest rates until mid-2013, but investors may have ignored the fact that the rationale behind the free money policy is a domestic economy that is at renewed risk of grinding back to a halt.

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However Ged Stokes' Haven side were back on the offensive soon after and put their powerful forward pack to use in grinding down the Thunder defence.

BBC: Gateshead 42-38 Whitehaven