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The Latest Breaking News from Threadneedle Street

Bank of England cuts interest rates by 0.25 points to 4.75%

Borrowing costs reduced for second time this year with Fed expected to cut US rates later on Thursday

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Bank of England could still cut interest rates again despite rise in inflation

July fall in service sector and core inflation may open door for policymakers to make reduction

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UK jobs market cools again as wage growth slows

Interest rate cut hangs in balance after ONS figures show annual pay growth eased to 5.7% in three months to May

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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

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What does Bank of England interest rates decision mean for my mortgage and savings?

‘Green shoots’ already appearing in housing market, expert suggests as market eyes rate cuts next year

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Bank of England has more ‘work to do’ to control inflation, says chief economist

Huw Pill raises possibility of interest rate rise, saying war between Israel and Hamas may affect oil priceBusiness live – latest updates

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Ben Bernanke to lead review into Bank of England forecasting errors

Former Fed chair appointed as Bank faces pressure to explain why economic forecasts have been so wide of mark

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Economic ‘Bazball’ will have replaced UK’s safety-first approach to inflation and growth by 2025

Rishi Sunak used just-go-for-it route in Covid crisis but Treasury and Bank of England now play with straightest of bats

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Bank of England may have to raise rates to 5% this summer, says Goldman Sachs

US investment bank believes inflationary pressures could force monetary policy committee’s hand

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Inflation may be about to fall, but the interest rate pain is not over yet

Resilient UK growth may well prevent the Bank of England from ending its run of increases

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Interest rates rise again but Bank of England hints at a brighter future

Threadneedle Street is still expecting a recession but it is likely to be a mild one by UK standards

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UK demand for mortgages slumps as interest rates deter buyers

Bank of England figures also reveal many households are dipping into savings, rather than using credit cards

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Bank of England completes sale of £19bn emergency bond purchases after mini-budget

Bloomberg estimates Bank made profit of £3.5bn after intervening to prevent run on pension funds

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What does the autumn statement have in store? A poison pill for Labour

Spending cuts and tax rises will deepen the recession so the pain will be deferred until 2025 and a likely Starmer government

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Cliff edge looms for UK’s financial system

BoE’s move to end bond buying is a big gamble given the magnitude of the bind Britain is in

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Pound wobbles as Bank of England warns market support will end on Friday

Governor Andrew Bailey warned there could be no further extension beyond the end of the week

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Bank of England urged to extend emergency bond-buying scheme

After Bank expands action to stave off ‘fire sale’ in wake of mini-budget, investors ask for longer expiry date

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Thousands of Londoners face £10k mortgage blow as interest rates soar

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Bank of England in £65bn scramble to avert financial crisis

Bank of England left with no action but to intervene after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget

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Bank of England may be forced to raise interest rates to 4% in 2023

City traders bet central bank will more than double cost of borrowing to combat soaring inflation

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Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Whoever wins faces a bleak economic outlook

Inflation and a cost of living crisis mean the new PM will have little time to produce a feelgood factor

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High UK inflation could last for ‘years rather than months’, warns economist

Expert sounds warning as Bank of England economist says inflation ‘uncomfortably high’ amid cost of living crisis

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Independence day: why Gordon Brown gave the Bank the right to set interest rates

Analysis: New Labour’s chancellor revealed his plan to a surprised Eddie George and his private secretary, now governor, Andrew Bailey

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Will the Bank of England push rates up with war set to drag spending power down?

Conflict in Ukraine means January’s GDP boost is unlikely to last, but Threadneedle Street still seems obsessed with curbing inflation

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