Many economists think the BoE will raise interest rates by a further 50 basis points – normally a huge increase but less than the 75 bps rate hike that investors had been betting on increasingly until a few days ago. The measures will bring down price pressures in the short-term but could stoke them further ahead as consumers are spared the worst of the hit to their finances. The Bank of England meets on Thursday and must gauge the implications for inflation from the government’s huge energy bill bailout of households. Here is a look at the week ahead in markets from Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, Emma-Victoria Farr in Frankfurt, Bill Schomberg, Vincent Flasseur and Karin Strohecker in London, and Lewis Krauskopf in New York. inflation data should provide the last piece in the puzzle ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting.Ĭhina meanwhile is trying to get banks to help spur the economy and Volkswagen seems set to embark on listing luxury car maker Porsche against a volatile markets backdrop. Leaders across Europe are scrambling to keep the lights on and U.S. and Tennessee at 6:30 p.m.(Reuters) – The Bank of England will ponder implications of the government’s record-breaking energy package as the country mourns the passing of its queen. The Bulldogs will continue tournament action in Knoxville Tenn.
Gina Delancey (11) and Makaya Middleton (7) both hit season-highs for kills. Belle Hogan handed out 60 assists and 13 digs, both of which were career-highs. Sadie Gomez followed with 12 kills, matching her career-high set last weekend. Maddy Cardenas recorded 13 kills and 4 digs. Ali Ruffin led the Bulldogs with two career-highs of 24 kills and 32 digs. Those numbers ranked sixth (kills), ninth (digs) and fourth (assists) on the all-time leaderboard. The Citadel recorded three season-highs of 73 single-match kills, 104 digs and 70 assists. The set was still tied at 13, but a Spartan attack error and a solo-block from Delancey allowed the set and match to end at 15-13. Both teams came into the fifth with strength and kept the set tight all the way through. The Spartans responded with a 7-1 run of their own and ended the set at 25-19 after an additional three-point run, forcing the match into a fifth set. A 6-1 run from the Bulldogs with kills from Gomez, Middleton and Cardenas tied the set at 13. The Citadel returned a few, but Norfolk State continued to push on and took a five-point lead. The Spartans returned the favor and started the fourth with a 4-0 lead. Ruffin and Gomez each returned with kills to force the set to an end at 25-22. The Citadel went on an impressive 10-1 run, but Norfolk State stayed steady and pulled back within one forcing a timeout (22-21). Norfolk State took a temporary lead, but three kills from Middleton pushed the set back to a tie at 12. The Bulldogs continued to push on with kills from Ruffin and block assists from Belle Hogan, Makaya Middleton, Delancey and Gomez. The beginning of the third saw back-to-back kills from Ruffin and Gomez, but they were quickly returned by the Spartans. The Spartans extended their advantage to five points and were able to end the set at 25-22. 
Ruffin, Cardenas and Gomez continued to put away kills and tied the set up several times, but ultimately could not find the lead.
Norfolk State began the second set with their first lead of the match (4-2). The Citadel finished off the set with back-to-back kills from Gomez 25-20. Although the Spartans were able to pull within one at 19-18, they were not able to secure the lead and the Bulldogs took off again on a 4-0 run. Norfolk State was able to put away a few points off of Bulldog errors, but The Citadel went on another kill-run with efforts from Ali Ruffin, Gina Delancey and Cardenas (11-7). The Citadel came into the first set strong with three kills in a row from Maddy Cardenas, Sadie Gomez, and Sam Barnes. Location: Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.) Records: Norfolk State (0-5), The Citadel (3-4) Score: Norfolk State (2), The Citadel (3) – The Citadel volleyball team opened the Rocky Top Classic by defeating Norfolk State in five (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 13-15) Friday evening in Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena.
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