Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bank of England

New minimum wage kicks in today - see how much your hourly pay is changing in 2022

Ministers say the pay rise amounts to £1,000 more a year for the average worker from April - but with inflation on everyday goods at 6.2%, is the 82p an hour increase enough?

Daily Mirror

£20 and £50 note warning as Brits urged to spend money before deadline

People are being encouraged to spend or bank their paper £20 and £50 banknotes before their legal tender status is withdrawn - there is just six months until the deadline

Edinburgh Live

‘A lot of kids’ songs are absolute bangers’: the comedy show about warring children’s entertainers

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Soaring UK prices force families to cut back on heating and essentials, ONS says

34% of those feeling the pinch report using less gas and electricity and 31% are spending less on food

The Guardian - UK

UK facing unprecedented hit to national income from inflation – Bank deputy

The Office for Budget Responsibility said last week that households will suffer the biggest fall in income since records began in 1956.

The Independent UK

Bank of England issue warning over £20 notes

The old £20 notes will stop being legal tender in six months

Wales Online

Six months left to spend paper £20 and £50 Bank of England banknotes

There are around £7 billion worth of paper £20 banknotes and £10.5 billion worth of paper £50 notes still in circulation.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

People turn to credit cards as borrowing grows quickest in two years

This was the highest annual growth rate since February 2020 – the month before the first UK coronavirus lockdown started

Wales Online

Consumer credit borrowing grows at fastest annual pace in two years

Some experts suggest defaults could rise later this year as people struggle to service personal loans and credit cards.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert's £20 note warning as deadline nears

The website, founded by Martin Lewis, tells you what you can do

Wales Online

Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert £20 note warning as deadline for new plastic ones nears

An estimated £19billion worth of paper banknotes are still in circulation, ahead of a cut off date that will see them no longer be valid in stores from this autumn

Daily Mirror

Stock markets rally on Russia-Ukraine talks, oil prices dip – as it happened

Investors cheered by signs of progress in peace talks, while UK grocery inflation hits 11-year high amid cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Russia’s warning over Nato and sanctions

Putin spokesman says west pushing Kremlin ‘into the corner’ as peace talks resume … first partygate fines loom … Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock

The Guardian - AU

Bank of England Governor warns real incomes to be hit by ‘historic shock’ bigger than in any year in 1970s

Inflation is set to average 7.4 per cent this year as energy bills spiral after the Covid-19 pandemic and as world markets are rocked by the Ukraine conflict

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England expects UK energy shock on the scale of the 1970s

Consumers and businesses will come under severe pressure from cost of living squeeze, says governor

Evening Standard

JP Morgan’s digital bank Chase launches 1.5% saver as rate rise sparks battle for cash

Interest on the new savings account is double the current Bank Of England base rate

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor warns swings in commodity prices pose risk to market resilience – as it happened

Bailey warns commodity markets are area of greatest fragility in financial system as oil prices fall on Shanghai lockdown; Russian stocks drop and rouble strengthens

Liverpool Echo

The changing face of one of the city’s most famous streets

Castle Street was once a thriving finance district, but new plans show its nightlife potential is set to expand

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Wales Online

Martin Lewis tells homeowners to lock into fixed-rate mortgage deals

The Money Saving Expert predicts that interest repayments will continue to rise

The Independent UK

Sanctions highlight need for regulation of crypto market, Bank officials say

The value of crypto assets around the world increased tenfold between early 2020 and November last year, hitting as high as 2.9 trillion dollars.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war clouds economic outlook and puts borrowers under strain, warns Bank

The Bank’s Financial Policy Committee said UK lenders remain strong enough to ‘withstand severe market and economic disruption’.

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Daily Record

Warning over Scottish £20 and £50 paper banknotes ahead of major change this year

Scotland's £20 and £50 paper notes will be withdrawn in September this year.

Evening Standard

City comment: Bank of England should take a leaf out of the Fed’s book on inflation

In 1979, with inflation at 11% and rising, newly appointed Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker called a surprise Saturday press conference in October to announce he was shaking up the central bank’s plans to get a handle on rising prices.

Evening Standard

Bank of England urged to use ‘distasteful medicine’ as inflation hits 6.2%

Pressure is growing on the Bank of England to deliver “distasteful medicine” in the battle against inflation as it hits a 30-year high amid warnings of much worse to come.

1 … 146 147 148 149

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for National Statistics

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.