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The British public's expectations for inflation in the short term hit their highest level in more than a year in February, according to a Citi/YouGov survey on Thursday that
March 20, 2025
The dollar appreciated broadly on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve indicated it was in no rush to cut interest rates further this year due to
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that the central bank would have be careful about cutting interest rates because the fall in inflation pressures has been
March 20, 2025
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and warned investors against assuming they would be cut quickly as it grappled with deep
March 20, 2025
The FTSE 100 closed little changed on Thursday, after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged and warned against expectations of future cuts given an increasingly uncertain
March 20, 2025
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday and warned against assumptions that they would fall over its next few meetings, as policymakers grapple with deep
March 20, 2025
The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces more uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S. The decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday was widely expected, and comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also kept interest rates unchanged
March 20, 2025
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits the impact on the economy of U.S.
March 19, 2025
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March 20, 2025
The pace of British pay growth was little changed and there were others signs of stability in the jobs market, according to official data that
March 20, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Investors' attention looks set to switch, briefly, to monetary policy for the rest of the week, from its usual recent fixation
March 19, 2025
Pay increases granted by British employers have fallen back in line with inflation for the first time since October 2023, according to data from human resources data firm Brightmine
March 18, 2025
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March 18, 2025
British stocks closed higher on Monday, driven by energy and mining shares, while investors geared up for a slew of central bank decisions this week including from the Bank of England.
March 17, 2025
The Bank of England is likely to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday and stick to its mantra of only gradual moves ahead as it grapples with the fallout from U.S.
March 17, 2025
The British public's expectations for inflation in the long run rose in February to their highest level in more than five years, according to a Bank of England survey on Friday that is
March 14, 2025
The Bank of England said it allotted 2.127 billion pounds ($2.75 billion) of six-month funds to banks at an indexed long-term repo operation on Tuesday, the most since April 2020
March 11, 2025
Britain's jobs market cooled in February as the pace of hiring slowed and starting salaries rose by the least in four years, according to a survey on Monday that
March 10, 2025
Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Thursday a pick up in inflation was unlikely to lead to longer-term price problems in Britain's economy, and that
March 06, 2025
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urged the United States on Wednesday to settle its concerns about the global economy through dialogue
March 05, 2025
The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is consulting on raising the retail deposits leverage ratio threshold, a move designed to allow smaller lenders to avoid
March 05, 2025
British homebuyers borrowed the most in new mortgages since September 2022 in January, while approvals for new lending dropped less than expected ahead of the end of
March 03, 2025
The Bank of England's response to higher U.S. tariffs and other trade restrictions will depend on the extent to which they disrupt supply chains rather than just
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