Bank of England to cut interest rates in August before the Fed, economists predict April 28, 2024 The Bank of England is expected start cutting interest rates in August before the US Federal Reserve, a Morning Wire poll of top economists has revealed, as inflation edges back down to the government's two per cent target.
Persimmon ‘on track’ to build 10,500 homes this year as property market recovers April 25, 2024 Persimmon said it is on track to build between 10,000 and 10,500 properties this year, in the latest signal of green shoots emerging in the market despite interest rates remaining high.
Bank of England officials say rate cuts are ‘closer’ but jobs market remains ‘very tight’ April 23, 2024 Last week figures showed that inflation fell to 3.2 per cent in March, a two-and-a-half year low. However, this was still slightly above what economists had expected.
Bank of England rate-setter Ramsden ‘more confident’ inflation pressures receding April 19, 2024 Dave Ramsden, one of the nine Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members, told an audience in Washington that he was now "more confident" that inflationary pressures were receding.
Bank of England left with tough choice on interest rate after week of fresh data April 19, 2024 Most of this week has been dominated by discussions about when the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates.
Why the Bank of England might be wary of cutting interest rates before the Fed April 18, 2024 The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.
Timing of Bank of England interest rate cuts thrown into doubt after hot inflation data April 17, 2024 This week market caution looks justified following two upside surprises on two crucial pieces of economic data.
March inflation comes in higher than expected at 3.2 per cent April 17, 2024 Inflation has fallen from a peak of over 11 per cent in autumn 2022, but the Bank will want to see further progress on services inflation and wage growth.
IMF says the UK will be the fastest-growing major economy in Europe next year April 16, 2024 The projections suggest the UK economy is unlikely to generate much momentum this year, and will lag all G7 economies apart from Germany.
Bank of England ‘absolutely’ in for shake-up after Bernanke review, incoming rate-setter warns April 16, 2024 Lombardelli, who will take up her role on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in July, will be responsible for implementing the Bank's response to the Bernanke review.