The Latest Breaking News from MPC

Interest rates held at 4% as UK ‘not out of woods’ on inflation

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates unchanged, following a 0.25 percentage point cut in August.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 4%

City forecasters now expects no further rate cuts from the MPC until 2026

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds

Decision on government debt holdings could reduce market jitters and Treasury’s borrowing costs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025

Bank of England urged to slow bond-selling plan to help cut record UK borrowing costs

Ex-MPC members say ‘quantitative tightening’ should be scaled back or halted entirely, saving the Treasury up to £10bn a year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

Interest rates could remain at 4% until 2026, economists say

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will announce its latest decision on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

Is Marathon Petroleum Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?

While Marathon Petroleum has outperformed the Nasdaq on a YTD basis, analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart · Sep 5, 2025

Bank of England policymaker calls for interest rates to stay on hold for longer

Catherine Mann, a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said keeping rates at the current level was ‘appropriate right now’.

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Marathon Petroleum Stock?

Marathon Petroleum has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart · Aug 18, 2025

Reeves and Starmer to prepare ground for tax rises in a difficult autumn budget

Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025

Stocks mixed but pound up after Bank of England rate cut

The FTSE 100 index closed down 63.54 points, 0.7%, at 9,100.77.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025