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Bank lowers UK interest rates but warns ‘uncertainty’ about future cuts - Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.
MPC says base rate cut is a 'gradual and careful approach to the further withdrawal of monetary policy restraint [taht] ...
Rachel Reeves is facing a £430m “triple lock” headache as spiking inflation pushes up the cost of the state pension.
Thursday’s reduction is likely to be passed on to many savers who have easy-access accounts and or other accounts without ...
* U.S. President Donald Trump has the so-called 'BRIC' group of nations directly in his trade war crosshairs, slapping ...
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, the lowest level since March 2023, in a move set to bring some relief to mortgage borrowers, but with a warning that the path ahead is “uncertain”.
Germany's government bond yields are seeing fluctuations as traders adjust rate-cut expectations. Influenced by US economic ...
Investor expectations for Bank of England quantitative tightening in the 12 months from October edged lower to a median 72 ...
British stocks edged lower on Friday, following the previous session's decline after a Bank of England rate decision stirred ...
This said, Switzerland suffered a fresh blow as gold futures reached a new record following a report the U.S. put tariffs on imports of one-kilo gold bars. U.K. and South African gold mining stocks ...
It seems clear that Trump would like to sack Jerome Powell if he could only find a constitutional cause. Why, and what would ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey each face dissent from their colleagues. It's an era of unprecedented central-bank dissension - and agreement is hard to find when ...