Bank of England News and Analysis

05 January 2016 Will the Bank of England Raise Interest Rates This Year? The Latest Views

What do experts really think about when the BOE will make its next move? 

10 December 2015 British Pound to Dollar Rate's Rally Capped by Bank of England

The Bank of England sent the GBP to USD conversion lower having once again blamed the domestic currency for keeping inflation subdued.

09 December 2015 British Pound Could Soon be Allowed to Climb by the Bank of England

ING have suggested the Bank of England is going to have to relinquish concerns over the strength of sterling.

03 December 2015 AFEX’s Lillicrap: Interest Rates Expected to Stay Low Until 2017

Market-based indicators of when the Bank of England might raise interest rates are showing a delay of over a year, according to Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) risk manager Lucy Lillicrap.

24 November 2015 Pound to Euro and the Magic 1.44: Carney and Osborne Play Tug-of-War

We are calling the best pound to euro exchange rate for 2015 as being unachievable again as we see little prospect of the British pound staging a meaningful rally towards and above 1.44.

24 November 2015 BoE's Carney and Haldane Sink the British Pound

The British pound declined on Tuesday as the Bank of England’s two most prominent decision-makers gave no suggestions hints that they were near raising interest rates.

19 November 2015 Lloyds Bank Forecast UK Interest Rate Rise in August

Lloyds Bank have succumbed to the will of money markets and pushed back their expectation for first UK interest rate rise to August 2016.

18 November 2015 UK Interest Rate Rises May Happen in 2016 Hints Broadbent

The British pound retains the solid bias that has come to characterise much of November - and there is reason to believe the strength could last.

11 November 2015 UK Labour Market Offers Both Doves And Hawks Something to Chew On

The UK employment report was mixed. Unemployment rated went down to 5.3% in September, and 177,000 jobs were added but with softer earnings as wage pressures moderated more than expected.

05 November 2015 IoD: Bank of England Playing a Dangerous Game

Caution won out again at the Bank of England today, with the Monetary Policy Committee spooked by a worsening outlook for global growth.

05 November 2015 Pound Sterling Suffers Sustained Attack from Bank of England

The Bank of England has deliberately attacked the value of the British pound and manufactured the sharp decline witnessed on the 5th of November it has been alleged.

04 November 2015 Likely EURGBP Scenarios on Bank of England's Super Thursday

The pound is looking expensive as we head into the keenly anticipated Bank of England 'Super Thursday'.

04 November 2015 Euro to Pound Conversion Rallies as GBP Feels the Wrath of the Bank of England

The euro has fallen sharply against the British pound since mid-October, can this trend continue?

02 November 2015 Bank of England Preview: The Hawks v Doves Rankings

With interest rate policy being the main driver behind global exchange rates all eyes will be on the Bank of England on Thursday the 5th of November.

06 October 2015 Bank of England's First Interest Rate Rise in May 2016

More major institutions are pushing back their expectations for the first Bank of England interest rate rise in the upcoming tightening cycle.

29 September 2015 British Pound Boost as Bank of England Confirm Surge in Mortgage Lending

The UK housing market is heating fast - and this could support the British pound over coming months.

17 August 2015 Bank of England Hawks Prepare to Take Flight

Kristin Forbes has spoken – and currency markets have reacted.