Central banks to stress higher for longer rates narrative as traders bet on cuts November 26, 2023 A range of prominent central bankers will be speaking this week as markets look for clues on the future path of interest rates.
Rise in consumer confidence gives hope for summer spending boost May 24, 2024 UK consumer confidence rose by two points in May in a sign that Brits are becoming increasingly hopeful about their financial position ahead of the summer months.
ECB to dominate focus for traders in busy week of UK data July 15, 2024 "It seems extremely unlikely that the ECB will cut rates again when they meet next week," analysts at RBC said.
Bank of England to leave interest rates on hold as UK economy teeters on brink of recession January 29, 2024 The Bank of England will likely leave interest rates on hold for the fourth time in a row when it meets on Thursday this week, economists have said, as the UK economy teeters on the brink of recession.
Covid-19: Forget the fashion pages, the ONS inflation basket tells us pandemic shopping trends March 15, 2021 Covid 19: Forget the fashion pages, the ONS inflation basket tells us pandemic shopping trends
Drawing crypto comparisons from a 60s French film and inspiration from Brentford January 21, 2022 Monty is watching everyone stare at their shrinking crypto portfolios and scrambling to buy land now that inflation is back.
The rise and fall of 20th Century monetarism, according to one of Margaret Thatcher’s advisors May 21, 2024 "There's not much in economics that is strictly scientific. Milton Friedman said this (monetarism) was a science and Margaret Thatcher sort of bought into that idea," Tim Lankester told City A.M.
German recovery helps eurozone escape shallow recession April 30, 2024 According to figures released this morning by Eurostat, the eurozone grew 0.3 per cent between January and March, ahead of the 0.1 per cent expansion expected by economists.
Andrew Bailey concerned by UK’s lower ‘potential growth rates’ due to supply constraints November 27, 2023 Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, said the UK's worst performance on the supply side in recent years "concerns me a lot" as he warned that rates would not be cut any time soon.
City split on Bank of England’s August interest rate decision July 29, 2024 City economists are split about whether the Bank of England will choose to start cutting interest rates on Thursday.