The week that was: EVs out of juice, star investors struggle and rate expectations April 6, 2024 Rate expectations, EV sales stalling and one investor losing out on his fairy-tale ending: we review another busy week in business.
Letter to the editor: Interest rates, the long and the short of it April 4, 2024 While short-term interest rates make news, many overlook long-term rates, which are reaching levels not seen in over a decade.
Services inflation to ‘cool significantly’ paving the way for June interest rate cut April 2, 2024 Falling energy prices will help services inflation to "cool significantly" in the months ahead, paving the way for the Bank of England to start cutting interest rates in June, analysts at Goldman Sachs said.
Farewell transmission: Have interest rates worked to bring down inflation? March 31, 2024 While inflation has fallen from a peak of over 11 per cent to 3.4 per cent, unemployment stands at just 3.9 per cent having fallen in the second half of last year.
Bank of England rate-setter Haskel: Interest rate cuts are still ‘a long way off’ March 28, 2024 "Although the fall in headline inflation is very good news, it is not informative about what we really care about: what we really care about is the persistent and the underlying inflation," Haskel told the Financial Times.
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.
Bank of England flags danger of ‘sharp correction’ in asset prices as global markets reach record highs March 27, 2024 Global markets have put too much weight on the good news in recent months and are now at risk of a “sharp correction,” the Bank of England warned today.
Bank of England’s Mann: Markets are pricing in ‘too many’ interest rate cuts this year March 26, 2024 Mann has long been one of the most hawkish members on the MPC, persistently warning about the dangers of stubborn inflation.
Bank of England to cut interest rates to three per cent in 2025 after inflation drops March 25, 2024 Interest rates could fall to as low as three per cent in 2025 as the Bank of England slashes the cost of borrowing in response to lower inflation.
Exclusive: ThinCats builds £300m fund to boost British businesses March 25, 2024 A £300m fund has been unveiled by alternative lender ThinCats in order to boost British businesses.