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European Central Bank expected to cut interest rates for first time in five years

A 0.25 percentage point cut to main lending rate is forecast amid growth in Germany, Italy and Spain

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England Under Fire From Leader of the Campaign for Fair Finance

Is the Bank of England up to the job of managing the UK's monetary policy? The leader of The Campaign for Fair Finance Dr Roger Gewolb offered me his views of the UK's central bank.

International Business Times UK

Making the VFX for Halo Season 2

How MPC brought a gaming universe to life.

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South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it

Elections in the country are won based on party popularity but some personalities are driving the discourse.

Al Jazeera

Get it over with and call an election, Rishi — the economy won't look any better by November

City Comment: Downing Street had been banking on a run of interest rate cuts before an autumn election, but that seems off the cards now

Evening Standard

UK inflation predicted to drop close to Bank of England’s 2% target

Forecasters think inflation will drop to 2.1 per cent for April

The Independent UK

'Momentous' inflation data will give big clue on interest rate cut timing

Inflation is set to fall to the brink of the Bank of England’s official 2% target

Evening Standard

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UK interest rate cut is ‘possible’ this summer, says Bank of England deputy

Ben Broadbent says direct impact of Covid and Ukraine war on inflation has faded and BoE is waiting for longer-term effects to decline

The Guardian - UK

Inflation in the UK is about to tumble. But how far – and for how long?

The chancellor will have good news to pass on this week. But he knows the cost of living crisis may not be over yet

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - A summer interest rate cut would be good news – for an incoming Labour government

British political junkies will effortlessly reel off the names of all nine US Supreme Court justices, but their minds go mysteriously blank if you ask them to identify a single member of the Bank of England's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). And frankly, this newsletter has had enough of the…

Evening Standard

UK interest rates are close to a descent – maybe starting as soon as next month

It seems just matter of time before the two MPC members already in favour of a cut are joined off Table Mountain

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 5.25% but hints at a June cut

Policymakers say they want to see more evidence that price pressures are easing before reducing rates

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England says it could lower interest rates more than expected, but June cut isn’t ‘fait accompli’ – as it happened

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is briefing reporters after BoE left UK interest rates on hold again in a dramatic 7-2 split

The Guardian - UK

When will the Bank of England cut interest rates? My money's on June

City Comment: City markets look to be too bearish on the hope of summer interest rate cuts

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Bank of England set to offer clues on interest rate cut timing, but City expects another hold

Mortgage holders, house hunters and City traders on watch for pointer to a June rate cut

Evening Standard

The blinkered Bank of England plunged us into recession. It must cut interest rates now

City Voices: The Bank of England has kept interest rates too high for too long and we are all suffering as a result

The Guardian - UK

Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?

The UK is expected to come out of recession, but it would be wise not to expect a reduction any time soon

Al Jazeera

Why South Africa’s opposition may struggle to unseat the ruling ANC

Despite the ANC facing possible voter decline this election, analysts say the opposition is splintered and disorganised.

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Evening Standard

Fall in inflation doesn't mean we should cut interest rates, Bank of England's Pill says

Pill also said it would be better for the Bank of England to cut interest rates too late than too early

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3 Energy Dividend Stocks Leading the S&P 500 Higher

These three energy dividend stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis, and rank among the index's top 20 performers of 2024 so far.

Evening Standard

June interest rate cut looks unlikely as smaller fall in inflation 'puts spanner in the works'

The disappointing “miss” immediately sent financial markets scrambling to reassess their projections of the timing of the first move on rates by the Bank of England

Evening Standard

UK inflation rate dips to 30-month low of 3.2% in March

That’s a little higher than economists had expected

The Guardian - UK

Do better: Bernanke gets strict with Bank of England over handling of inflation crisis

Report by former US Federal Reserve boss reveals faulty economic model and reluctance to admit mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England forecasts undermined by out-of-date methods, report finds

Former US Fed boss Ben Bernanke criticises failure to admit mistakes and change course

Evening Standard

Interest rate cut by June? Don't bank on it

City Comment: Some economists are now predicting no rate cuts at all this year, a marked about face.

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