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Rachel Reeves must rethink how tax and spend decisions are made after welfare U-turn

Binary rules and twice-yearly OBR forecasts have turned chancellor’s moves into grim spectator sport

The Guardian - UK

Growing signs of slowdown in UK jobs market, says Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey warns of ‘significant decline in wage growth in year ahead’ as Bank prepares for interest rates decision

The Guardian - UK

Bank governor flags signs that employment tax hikes are hitting pay and jobs

Andrew Bailey also said pay growth is easing but policymakers still need to ‘squeeze out’ stubborn inflation.

Evening Standard

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Bank of England governor warns of slowdown in the UK jobs market; review finds failings at ONS – as it happened

Andrew Bailey says slack appearing in labour market, after Keir Starmer tells businesses they have made a ‘huge difference’

The Guardian - UK

Bank governor wades into row over Reeves’ focus on fiscal rule forecasts

Andrew Bailey says OBR projections – which the chancellor uses to calculate headroom – shouldn’t be ‘over-interpreted’

The Guardian - UK

Bank chief says world ‘too unpredictable’ when forecasting UK economic outlook

Andrew Bailey said he viewed domestic issues as more important than global ones when it comes to setting interest rates.

Evening Standard

Bank of England boss not ‘convinced’ of need for digital pound

The Bank and the Government are in the process of exploring the launch of a digital pound.

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Bank’s rate decision leaves frustrated Reeves praying for an August cut

Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPC

The Guardian - UK

Reeves will hope weaker wage growth enables more interest rate cuts

Bank of England governor has said he sees pay as crucial in determining pace of rate reductions

The Guardian - UK

Voices: The ONS scandal that has made your bills higher than they should be

COMMENT : Two mistakes made by Britain’s national number cruncher, the ONS, affect us all, writes James Moore – from our mobile phone bills to how much we pay for mortgages and other loans

The Independent UK

UK interest rates more uncertain due to Trump policies, says Bank governor

Andrew Bailey tells MPs pattern of trade deals and lower tariffs ‘blown up’ with serious impacts for global economy

The Guardian - UK

Speed of UK rate cuts ‘shrouded in uncertainty’ post-tariffs, Bank boss says

Andrew Bailey told MPs during a Treasury Committee session that the Bank had ‘genuine concerns’ about escalating trade tensions.

Evening Standard

Speed of UK rate cuts ‘shrouded in uncertainty’ after tariffs, Bank boss says

Andrew Bailey told MPs during a Treasury Committee session that the Bank had ‘genuine concerns’ about escalating trade tensions.

The Independent UK

UK politics: Yvette Cooper quizzed over immigration and prisons crisis – as it happened

Home secretary appears to accept early release proposals will put more pressure on police as she is questioned at select committee

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Bank of England head welcomes UK efforts with EU

The Windsor Framework, agreed between the UK and the EU in 2023, amended the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor urges deeper ties with EU to ‘minimise’ Brexit impact

Andrew Bailey says Brexit was not ‘wrong’ but welcomes the UK’s efforts to reset relations with the bloc

The Independent UK

Interest rates falling ‘too fast’ sparking inflation worry, Bank of England’s chief economist warns

Huw Pill said cuts in the Bank of England’s base rate have been ‘too rapid’

The Independent UK

Missouri's attorney general has sued a utility over an explosion of a home that killed a 5-year-old

Missouri’s attorney general has sued a natural gas company over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy

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The Independent UK

Europe remains the key to Britain’s future economic success

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For all the praise that has greeted the government’s new trade arrangements with India and the United States, it is the promise of closer ties – both economic and defensive – with our nearest neighbours that will prove the most valuable and enduring

The Independent UK

Voices: If the UK is to grow, Labour must look towards the real trade prize

COMMENT : An agreement with the US, which leaves its 10 per cent tariffs in place, would be eclipsed by a deal that lowered the trade barriers between the UK and the EU, writes James Moore

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor urges UK to rebuild EU trade ties as key summit looms

After US talks, Andrew Bailey says Britain must do everything it can to improve trading relations with bloc

Evening Standard

UK must seek to ‘rebuild’ trade relationship with EU, says Bank governor

In an interview with the BBC, the Bank’s chief suggested that the UK-US trade deal secured on Thursday could set an example globally.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump suggests tariffs on China should be 80%, as investors hope for thaw in trade war – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Evening Standard

Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

Evening Standard

Bank of England cuts rates as governor welcomes UK-US trade deal

Interest rates were cut from 4.5% to their lowest level since May 2023, in their fourth reduction over the past year.

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