Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opted on Thursday to maintain the benchmark interest rate at…
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BoE’s Mann warns of overestimated rate cuts
Financial markets might be overly optimistic about the number of interest rate cuts anticipated this year, said…
Citigroup predicts BoE to reduce interest rates in June
Citigroup predicts the Bank of England (BoE) will reduce interest rates this year, with the first cut likely in…
UK’s slips into tech recession in Q4 ’23,
UK’s economy experienced a recession in the second half of 2023, presenting a formidable challenge for Prime…
UK inflation holds steady at 4.0% in Jan.
British inflation remained at 4.0 per cent in January, defying expectations of an increase, lower than economists’…
UK regular wages grow by 6.2% in Q4 ’23
British regular wages excluding bonuses increased by 6.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the…
Bank of England keeps rates unchanged
The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday that its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep interest…
UK CPI inflation jumps to 10.4% in Feb.
The Office for National Statistics announced on Wednesday UK's consumer price index (CPI) reached 10.4 percent in…
HSBC pays £1 to rescue UK Silicon Valley Bank
HSBC UK Bank, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley Bank U.K. (SVB) for £1 ($1.21), the…
UK inflation hits 9.4% in June, seen at 13% in Oct.
UK inflation increased to 9.4 percent in June and the Bank of England (BOE) said inflation will hit 13 percent in…
Bank of England unveils largest interest rate hike in 27 years
The Bank of England has on Thursday raised interest rates by 50 basis points, its largest single increase since…
Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.25%
The Bank of England raised on Thursday the interest rates to 1.25 percent for a fifth time respectively to tackle…
European stock markets end higher as investors focus on upcoming central bank meetings
European stock markets closed higher on Tuesday as investors are focusing on the upcoming central bank meetings by…
BoE adds another £100 billion to bond-buying program to curb coronavirus slowdown
The Bank of England on Thursday added another £100 billion to its quantitative easing program in a bid to shore up…
Bank of England set to reload bond-buying programme with £100bn
The Bank of England is expected to announce a further £100bn for its bond-buying programme when it meets next week…
BoE tells banks to step up no-deal Brexit plans
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has told banks to step up their plans for the risk of Britain failing to…
UK may see more monetary easing: BOE deputy governor says
It is “quite possible” that the Bank of England could implement additional easing measures looking ahead, according…
BoE holds rates as it warns of ‘severe’ coronavirus impact
The Bank of England has kept the base rate of interest at a record low of 0.1 per cent as it warned of “severe…
BoE to temporarily finance UK government spending due to coronavirus crisis
The Bank of England (BoE) has agreed temporarily to finance government borrowing in response to coronavirus crisis…
Bank of England slashes interest rates to new historic low of 0.1%
The Bank of England cut interest rates to a new historic low of 0.1 per cent on Thursday amid the UK's growing…
Bank of England cuts interest rates in response to coronavirus impact
The Bank of England announced early Wednesday morning that it will take the emergency step of cutting interest…
Bank of England’s Carney warns against coronavirus impact on UK economic growth
Bank of England’s Governor warned on Monday that Britain should prepare itself for a possible economic growth…
Bank of England’s deputy governor warns financial sector of crackdown
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said that Britain’s financial sector could face a crackdown by regulators…
Bank of England sends misuse of audio feed to markets watchdog for investigation
The Bank of England has referred the misuse of its press conference audio feed to markets watchdog the Financial…
$5 billion flee Hong Kong funds amid unrest: BoE
The unrest in Hong Kong has led to as much as $5 billion of capital outflow from investment funds in the Asian…
BoE won’t put no-deal Brexit into forecasts
Bank of England (BoE) will only factor the possibility of a no-deal Brexit into its economic forecasts if Britain’s…
Bank of England keeping an ‘open mind’ on Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday new initiatives to help modernise and steer the…
Britain’s Finance Minister looking to appoint new governor of Bank of England
Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond began the search for a new governor of the Bank of England on Wednesday,…
BoE most likely to cut rates in a no-deal Brexit
The Bank of England is more likely to cut interest rates than raise them in the event of a no-deal Brexit,…
British lenders expect biggest mortgage lending cutback since 2008: BoE
British lenders expect to scale back mortgage lending over the next three months by greatest extent since late…
BOE governor is ‘completely wrong’ over no-deal Brexit warning: JD Wetherspoon…
The founder and chairman of JD Wetherspoon said he believes Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney is…
European markets set for mixed open amid Brexit uncertainty, gains
European markets traded mixed in premarket trade Wednesday, amid investors keeping a close eye on Brexit…
European stocks end higher on earnings
European stocks moved higher on Friday as investors digested further corporate earnings and news that Apple's…
Bank of England hikes interest rates for the second time since financial crisis
The Bank of England (BOE) on Thursday has announced a rate hike despite ongoing uncertainty over the future of the…
BOE may surprise markets with faster rise in UK rates: official
The Bank of England (BOE) might make interest rates increase faster than the markets are expecting, a member of the…
Bank of England to keep rates steady after market U-turn
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on ice this week, capping a sharp swing in the outlook for the…
BOE could validate some long-awaited optimism for the UK economy
The Bank of England's (BOE) upcoming policy meeting could go a long way in providing some positive sentiment in…
BoE to allow EU banks to operate in UK as normal after Brexit
The Bank of England will allow European banks to continue selling their services in the United Kingdom without…
Bank of England to meet amid UK inflation hike
Analysts are divided on the coming year's Bank of England forecast for interest rates and monetary policy…
Bank of England to meet amid UK inflation hike
Analysts are divided on the coming year's Bank of England forecast for interest rates and monetary policy…