The Bank of England paused sales of British government bonds for the next six months and halted sales of long-dated gilts entirely as it
September 17, 2026The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a 6-3 vote among the members of its Monetary Policy Committee.
September 17, 2026The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday but warned they might have to go up if the Iran war drags on, while predicting
September 17, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday the outlook was too unpredictable when asked whether markets were right to price in almost four interest rate hikes
September 17, 2026The US dollar eased on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months after the Federal Reserve hiked rates and signalled further
September 17, 2026The Bank of England is keeping the U.K.’s main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% even though inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high as the fallout from the Iran war continues to ratchet up fuel prices
September 17, 2026The main UK indexes rose to their highest in over a week on Thursday after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged as expected, and said it would halt sales of long-dated
September 17, 2026Global shares rose and Treasury yields fell on Thursday as investors assessed the US Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and its efforts to contain
September 17, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Turns out the guy Trump hired to cut interest rates just raised them instead.
September 17, 2026The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday but investors are watching for any hint that surging energy prices could
September 17, 2026Inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high, an increase that will pressure the Bank of England to hike interest rates again over coming months
September 16, 2026British inflation accelerated to a five-month high of 3.1% in August, but measures excluding surging energy prices held stable, official
September 16, 2026Government borrowing costs hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, with 10-year U.S.
September 15, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that weak productivity and shocks such as COVID-19 were behind a climb in public debt across advanced economies, which
September 04, 2026British businesses expect to increase their prices slightly less quickly in the year ahead, according to a survey published by the Bank of England on Friday.
September 04, 2026Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said that raising interest rates now would help reduce the chance that the central bank has to be more aggressive in future to tame
September 03, 2026Activity in Britain's dominant services sector grew for the second month in a row in August and confidence rose, according to a survey on Thursday that also showed more
September 03, 2026British banks are increasingly pledging higher-risk assets such as loans linked to high-interest store cards and vehicle
September 02, 2026Bank of England interest rate setter Catherine Mann said Britain's economy had shown signs of stronger growth since the central bank's last monetary policy meeting when she
September 01, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term
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