UK bonds suffer biggest monthly fall in years February 26, 2021 UK bond prices recorded their sharpest fall in years this month, as investors bet on a rebound in growth and possibly inflation. The fall comes just days before the budget, in which Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out his economics plans for the UK. The month’s sharp declines largely reflect a global sell-off led by [...]
Brexit: Three CAs from across British industry share how their businesses have been affected September 3, 2021 A Brexit deal may have been signed as the clock struck 2021, but many of the finer details are still being ironed out. Ryan Herman speaks to three chartered accountants (CAs) to discover how their businesses have been affected. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Depending on where you stand on Brexit politically, [...]
Bank of England deputy warns of risks to BoE’s upbeat forecast May 22, 2020 Bank of England deputy governor Dave Ramsden has warned that there could be some “scarring” to the economy after coronavirus as he stressed that the path to recovery is hugely uncertain. Ramsden also said that the Bank still has “quite a lot of headroom” to buy more bonds and echoed governor Andrew Bailey in saying [...]
It’s a wrap! Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion Online Summit May 20, 2021 The first Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion Online Summit took place today with an outstanding line-up of some the industry’s brightest minds. Welcome Words with James Bowater, Founder & Editor-at-Large of Crypto AM. Crypto A.M. Editor Darren Parkin 8.30pm: Closing Remarks with James Bowater and On Yavin. Earlier today 2.10pm to 2.40pm: Keynote – Matt Hawkins, Founder & [...]
Bank of England’s MPC meeting: Who will take Haldane’s hawkish reins? August 3, 2021 A big hole has been left at the table of the latest round of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meetings – they are the first since chief economist Andy Haldane departed the Old Lady after over 30 years of service. Much of the focus on Thursday’s MPC policy announcements will be on whether [...]
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Bank of England’s Haskel keeps door open to negative rates October 5, 2020 Bank of England (BoE) rate-setter Jonathan Haskel sees some possible benefits from cutting interest rates below zero, though it was too soon to reach a firm conclusion on this. The BoE, which cut interest rates to a record-low 0.1% in March, is now looking at whether it is technically feasible to cut its main interest [...]
Bank of England: UK economy ‘likely’ to need further stimulus September 4, 2020 Bank of England interest rate-setter Michael Saunders said today that it was “quite likely” that more stimulus will be needed for Britain’s Covid-hit economy in a downbeat speech on the outlook. “I consider it quite likely that additional monetary easing will be appropriate in order to achieve a sustained return of inflation to the two [...]