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It’s good news for inflation – now will the Bank of England go big and slash rates? - COMMENT: Yes, inflation has taken a ...
Paul Hannon is economics editor for Dow Jones Newswires in London.
For the Bank of England this translates into our forecast of a slightly quickened pace of rate cuts. We are projecting five ...
Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.
LSEG data suggests a quarter point cut is inevitable on 8 May following remarks on inflation by a member of the Bank's ...
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, at its meeting ending on 31 January 2024, voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%. Two members preferred to increase Bank ...
Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey has signaled that ... implications of US president Donald Trump’s tariff policies ahead of its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 8 May. "We're ...
Most economists predict inflation will peak below 4 per cent in autumn, but Dr Andrew Sentance thinks this is an ...
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will announce its next Bank Rate decision on 8 May. Its target for inflation is 2%. UK prices rose by 2.8% in the year to February, down from the ...
A senior Bank of England policymaker has suggested that US trade tariffs are more likely to reduce UK inflation than fuel it - though she acknowledged there are risks in both directions.