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Bank of England racks up £20m maintenance bill for iconic headquarters February 14, 2024 The Bank of England has reportedly spent more than £20m on maintenance-related contracts for its Grade I-listed building since last September.
Why inflation staying stuck at four per cent is actually good news February 14, 2024 The fact that the headline rate of inflation remained steady in January despite these increases points to stronger than anticipated disinflationary pressures elsewhere.
Bank of England still on course for May interest rate cut despite strong pay growth February 13, 2024 In the final quarter of last year, regular pay dropped to 6.2 per cent from 6.7 per cent, above the Bank of England's forecast of six per cent. Not a big overshoot, but an overshoot nonetheless.
Wage pressures ease again but beat Bank of England’s expectations February 13, 2024 Rate-setters at the Bank of England have argued that pay pressures need to ease before interest rates can start being cut.
Bank of England risks being ‘too slow’ in cutting interest rates, Haldane warns February 12, 2024 The Bank of England's former chief economist said today that he would have already voted to cut interest rates given the UK's slow growth rate and progress on taming inflation.
Mortgage rates are dropping — could they ‘continue to edge downwards’? November 6, 2023 A managing partner at Knight Frank Finance said the below five per cent mortgage rates would help improve property market sentiment