The Latest Breaking News from Bank of England

Threat to pension funds could have triggered ‘widespread financial instability’

Lack of independent forecasts at mini-budget and clash with Bank of England’s inflation strategy prompts cut

On a recent Monday, the Fed called an emergency meeting. The discussion topics were not made known. Could it possibly be about turmoil in the UK bond market and the financial troubles of large investment banks? At this fragile time, the world cannot afford another Lehman Brothers-type disaster.

By sticking to its guns the firm has defended the excellent principle that bidders should do what they’ve agreed to do

Sterling dipped by 1.4% to 1.1312 dollars shortly after Liz Truss said that the Government was making ‘difficult but necessary’ choices

Questions raised over why watchdog backed use of risky investment strategies for major pension funds

Mortgage rates are continuing to rise despite the government's U-turn on the 45p tax rate after weeks of turmoil on the markets

UK inflation returned to a 40-year high in September after a slight dip in August

Currency tumbles again after Bank of England warned it is ending support package for pension funds on 14 October

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian investors joined their Wall Street counterparts in an equity buying spree Wednesday as more data pointing to weakness in the US economy further fanned hopes the Federal Reserve could temper its rate hike campaign.

The property market faces a ‘year of pain’, with a new two-year forecast estimating a 10 per cent drop for house prices. But how low will they really go?