The Bank of England is facing mounting pressure to keep interest rates unchanged amidst persistent inflation and burgeoning financial stability concerns. The Times shadow monetary policy committee, a group of
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Public sector employees across the United Kingdom are facing increasingly constrained pay prospects as the Treasury signals a period of subdued wage growth. The fiscal pressures weighing on government finances
The anticipated decline in UK interest rates throughout 2025 did not materialise as expected. At the close of the previous year, the Bank of England held its base rate steady
Homeowners are set to face higher costs for renovations as Travis Perkins, the country’s largest builders merchant, signals a significant increase in prices for key construction materials beginning in January.
The United Kingdom is facing a shifting economic landscape as interest rates continue to fall. Amid the ongoing discussions on stability and growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves asserts that Labour’s economic
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves made economic growth the centrepiece of Labour’s manifesto, yet the first sixteen months of their government have brought little improvement. The UK economy has
The United States Federal Reserve has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, shifting the benchmark rate to a range of 3.5 to 3.75 per
Chocolate prices have soared by nearly 20 percent ahead of Christmas, as ongoing volatility in the cocoa market and rising production costs prevent any respite for consumers. Data from Worldpanel
The Federal Reserve enters its final policy meeting of a turbulent year with internal divisions over whether to implement a further interest rate cut. Officials at the US central bank
Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has unsettled financial markets with a sweeping 21 trillion yen economic stimulus package consisting of tax cuts, cash handouts, and industrial subsidies. The
UK annual inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, slowed to 3.6 percent in October, offering the first relief in five months and raising prospects of a potential interest
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has left interest rates unchanged at 4 per cent for a second consecutive meeting, with a narrow five to four vote reflecting the
The Bank of England has opted to hold the base interest rate at 4 per cent, following a tight vote from the Monetary Policy Committee where the decision passed by
The European Central Bank has opted to maintain its interest rates at 2 per cent, marking the third consecutive meeting without a rate change. This decision follows a better than
Union leaders are sounding the alarm over the security of the Bank of England’s vast gold reserves, as outsourced security staff plan a 24hour walkout next month following a pay
Inflation in the United States reached 3 per cent in September, marking the first occasion this year it has done so and coming in below economists’ expectations. Annual consumer prices
