Mortgages, real estate and government debt: Three things that worry the Bank of England March 27, 2024 The FPC, which was established in 2013, monitors financial stability risks and tries to prevent those risks developing into threats to wider UK financial stability.
Transitory? UK inflation can’t be explained away by Bank of England’s easy answers February 20, 2024 Last week new figures on the UK economy suggested that something unusual is happening - inflation and unemployment are falling at the same time.
Bank of England: Interest rate cuts are ‘in play’ as inflation falls, Bailey says March 22, 2024 Could the Bank of England cut rates interest rates sooner than expected?
Fed holds interest rates – but warns on inflation – ahead of Bank of England decision March 21, 2024 The Fed's decision comes as markets grow increasingly nervy about the persistence of inflation after two consecutive overshoots.
Sharp fall in inflation not enough to change the Bank of England’s approach – yet March 20, 2024 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets tomorrow and will almost certainly leave interest rates on hold despite today's inflation figures.
Why the Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold despite lower inflation March 13, 2024 The latest clutch of data is unlikely to change the Bank of England's thinking ahead of its decision on interest rates next week.
The Bank of England must put privacy and innovation at the heart of the digital pound November 25, 2023 Without being forward thinking, the Bank of England will fail to position the UK as the global hub for digital assets, says Varun Patel.
New borrowing slows as Bank of England’s rate hikes take effect August 30, 2023 Consumer borrowing increased at a slower rate than expected last month as the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes hit demand for new loans. Bank of England figures out this morning showed that the monthly increase in consumer credit was £1.2bn, £400m less than the £1.6bn increase seen in June. Although borrowing on credit cards [...]
Bank of England rate cuts should be underway by August, economists predict November 20, 2023 Some 79 per cent of the 19 experts surveyed believe that the central bank will have started cutting or begin to cut interest rates by August next year.
Bank of England’s Huw Pill says interest rates unlikely to return to zero November 7, 2023 Interest rates are unlikely to return to the ultra-low levels seen during the 2010s, according to the Bank of England's chief economist Huw Pill.