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1 stock for passive income investors to consider buying before the Bank of England cuts interest rates
With the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee set to meet in May, passive income investors should think about how to ...
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Bank of England leaves basic rate at 5,25%; little space for any cuts
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 ...
Opinion
It’s good news for inflation – now will the Bank of England go big and slash rates?
If the Bank of England is right, there is more pain on the way. It expects price rises to peak at 3.7 per cent in the third three month quarter of this year. That is almost twice the MPC’s 2 per cent ...
Bank of England rate-setter says US tariffs likely to push down on inflation
Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.
Economics Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Paul Hannon is economics editor for Dow Jones Newswires in London.
Bank of England to quicken rate cuts later this year
For the Bank of England this translates into our forecast of a slightly quickened pace of rate cuts. We are projecting five ...
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Uncertainty remains the only certainty for UK on tariffs
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee For a small, open ...
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Inflation will hit 5% in autumn says ex-Bank of England interest rate-setter
Most economists predict inflation will peak below 4 per cent in autumn, but Dr Andrew Sentance thinks this is an ...
100% chance that Bank of England will cut interest rates next month, markets predict
LSEG data suggests a quarter point cut is inevitable on 8 May following remarks on inflation by a member of the Bank's ...