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UK interest rates set to fall at Bank of England meeting on Thursday

Experts are predicting a rate cut to 4.5% – but signs of rising inflation leave the Bank walking ‘a tightrope’ for future reductions this year.

Evening Standard

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Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career

Exclusive: Several women claim City grandee exploited his position to harass or sexually assault them in the 1990s

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The way UK inflation is worked out is changing – and it will matter for everyone

Visit a supermarket in 2025 and you’ll see that a tub of Lurpak butter can cost £5.70. It may strike you that this represents a staggering increase from £3.65 just three years ago, so instead of paying the premium, you reach for the supermarket’s own brand at £3.80.

The Conversation

Pressure rises on Bank of England and the Fed as the interest rate debate gets political

The UK is likely to make a cut this week; Trump has made it very clear he wants his central bank to follow suit

The Guardian - UK

UK interest rate cut a ‘sure bet’ amid faltering economic growth, say experts

The Bank of England’s top economists will meet on February 6 when forecasters predict they will cut the base interest rate to 4.5%.

The Independent UK

Waiting time to get gold out of Bank of England octuples amid Trump tariff fears: reports

Investors are reportedly waiting up to eight weeks to unlock their gold and ship it to the U.S.

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House price growth slows in January ahead of likely interest rate cut

But a typical first-time buyer property would have a monthly mortgage payment equivalent to 36% of their take-home pay

Evening Standard

Mark Carney might have the edge as potential Liberal leader, but still faces major obstacles

In the weeks following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement, the race to name his successor seems to have become a two-person contest between former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.

The Conversation

Government under pressure on economy as British households anticipate worsening finances

CBI warns that businesses plan to cut jobs and raise prices while debt charity says millions are ‘facing worries’

The Guardian - UK

Signs of returning UK inflation give Bank of England interest rate dilemma

Survey signals private sector firms charging higher prices and cutting jobs at fastest rate since 2009 bar pandemic

The Guardian - UK

UK faces ‘stagflation’ warning amid rising costs and faltering growth

A survey of businesses found slight growth in the private sector, but companies are still concerned about the prospect of job cuts and inflation.

Evening Standard

ONS to spend millions on temp workers to fix ‘unusable’ UK employment data

Exclusive: Office for National Statistics to spend £8m in deal with employment agency Randstad to recruit hires

The Guardian - UK

MPs back Bill to prevent taxpayers being ‘on the hook for small bank failures’

The Government has said the mechanism would provide more flexibility.

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Evening Standard

Wage growth accelerates to 5.6% in new headache for the Bank of England

The surge will complicate the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates next month

The Guardian - UK

UK pay growth rises despite firms cutting jobs after budget

Labour market figures add to dilemma for Bank of England as it considers interest rate cuts

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘second most attractive country for investment’, survey finds

The survey of chief executives, published ahead of the World Economic Forum, follows an upgraded growth forecast from the IMF

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 hits record as interest rate hopes push down UK borrowing costs

Nearly every share on index rose after fall in value of pound helped multinationals listed in London

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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast and takes swipe at Trump plans

UK economy predicted to grow by 1.6% this year as fund warns of potentially destabilising effect of Trump policy

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 smashes through 8,500 barrier to all-time high as City rate cut hopes soar

The surge in share prices comes despite a backdrop of gloomy economic data since the start of the year

Evening Standard

Interest rates 'to be cut within weeks' as weak GDP figures deal new blow to Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to cut interest rates in early February

The National (Scotland)

Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves as UK growth figures weaker than expected

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will “fight every day” to deliver economic growth after the latest official figures showed…

Evening Standard

Bank of England should cut rates pre-emptively, says committee member

Alan Taylor, the most recently appointed member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) said the UK is ‘in the last half mile on inflation’.

Evening Standard

Why has inflation fallen and why is this good news for the Government?

The latest data has raised expectations that the Bank of England could cut UK interest rates again next month.

The Independent UK

The drop in inflation is good for your mortgage – but don’t celebrate just yet

Analysis: Milder inflation has brought hope that the Bank of England may lower interest rates, saving borrowers vast sums on loans and mortgages

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