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Pound Sterling Surges Against US Dollar: Can the Rally Continue?

The bulls have woken the sleeping GBP/USD. Since mid-December 2023, the GBP/USD weekly chart has seen sideways trading activity. The past five trading days have seen a 1.55% increase in value, adding to a year-to-date .94% increase. The question becomes, will the rally continue? As the UK's fiscal first quarter…

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UK Budget: Hunt sticks to what was expected, and markets are grateful for that

City Voices: The pressure is on the Bank of England to get it right

Evening Standard

London house prices see first positive growth in over a year, says Halifax

The figures suggest a relatively stable start to 2024 but there could possibly still be a slowdown in the housing market this year, Halifax said.

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Dozens of ‘major’ compliance breaches at Bank of England, NAO reports

National Audit Office reviews Bank’s actions to reduce non-financial risks since scandals but acknowledges ‘good progress’

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UK regional growth gap to widen as London pulls further ahead

Despite levelling up efforts, EY data found the capital and south-east of England would benefit most from a return to growth

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Fourteen years of Tory economics – ‘major mistakes’ and ‘crisis after crisis’

As the chancellor prepares next week’s budget, Labour says it is staring at a dire inheritance. The voters look likely to agree

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Clare Lombardelli named deputy governor of Bank of England

Ex-Treasury official and adviser to David Cameron will replace Ben Broadbent, making MPC majority female for first time

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Museum Visitors To Get First Sight Of King Charles Banknotes

People in the UK can get their first glimpse on Wednesday of banknotes bearing King Charles III's image.

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Forty years on from the miners’ strike, unions are flexing their muscles

While numbers may not have fully recovered the climate is now in very much in trade unions’ favour

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Mortgage rate rises branded 'March madness' by brokers as banks hike home loan costs

HSBC among the lenders lifting the cost of home loans the day after it reported record annual profit

Evening Standard

First UK banknotes featuring Charles III to be released on 5 June

Bank of England says any machine that handles UK banknotes must be updated to accept the new designs

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EU opens formal investigation into TikTok; Bank of England ‘could worsen recession’ without interest rate cuts soon – as it happened

The European Union to investigate if TikTok breached online content rules aimed at protecting children, as Andy Haldane urges central bank to consider interest-rate cuts

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‘I’m still proud of what we created’: Metro Bank’s 14-year rollercoaster ride

From its lavish launch parties to a 2019 accounting scandal, the UK challenger bank has been beset by controversy

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Jeremy Hunt ‘considering spending cuts’ to fund pre-election tax giveaway

Treasury looking at reducing projected rise in public spending from 2025, FT reports citing insiders

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Sticky UK Inflation Stokes Bank Of England Rate-cut Debate

British annual inflation steadied last month, official data showed Wednesday, but prices still rose at double the Bank of England's target rate, adding to uncertainty over the timing of an interest-rate cut.

Evening Standard

Surprise fall in food prices raises hopes for interest rate cut

City markets are now pricing in a 55% likelihood the Bank of England will start cutting rates as soon as June.

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UK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wages

December figures prompt predictions Bank of England may cut interest rates later than previously expected

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The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

The Body Shop has collapsed into administration in the UK, less than three months after it was taken over by a private equity company

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The Guardian view on the digital pound: an impetuous idea with a risky momentum of its own

Editorial: A ‘Britcoin’ would trade convenience for societal dangers that hard cash keeps in check

Evening Standard

‘Mixed messages’ in mortgage market as Nationwide ups rates while Santander cuts on same day

The latest changes come ahead of a big week for economic data, which should provide a clearer picture of the Bank of England’s interest rate plans

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Inflation expected to rise for second straight month, making interest rate cuts less likely

The UK’s headline rate of inflation is set to rise again to 4.2% in January

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Unemployment Rate in the UK: Official Figures Show Potential Discrepancy

The new data, derived from experimental results within the Labour Force Survey, could potentially exert pressure on the Bank of England to reconsider any immediate plans for interest rate cuts.

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Uber posts first full-year operating profit as a listed company – business live

2023 was an “inflection point for Uber”, says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Evening Standard

Big banks up mortgage rates -- unless you are a first time buyer

HSBC and the Halifax today increased the cost of mortgages, despite a widespread expectation that the Bank of England will cut interest rates before the year is out – perhaps as early as the summer.

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UK’s credit unions face uncertain future amid cost of living crisis

The small cooperatives have found themselves at a crossroads, with concerns over governance and consolidation threats

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