Mortgage lending

If the purpose of raising interest rates is to slow lending in order to bring down inflation, then the Bank of England will be confident the actions it took in 2022 are doing the job.

January 31,2023

The Bank of England (BoE) interest rate outlook had appeared less certain following the division over December's decision but a better than expected economic performance since then is now seen ensuring the 'hawks' remain a majority on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) next week. 

January 27,2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has attempted to lay out an optimistic vision for the UK economy but industry reactions say his speech lacked the detail required to shift the dial on a pessimistic outlook.

February 7,2023

New and innovative research from Goldman Sachs provides a more timely measure of layoffs in the U.S. job market and suggests Federal Reserve (Fed) officials  are right to be dismissing recently-downbeat economic data while warning of their intention to stay a hawkish interest rate course. 

January 20,2023

Berenberg Bank says an era of higher interest rates should be embraced as it introduces the very real prospect of 'real' growth in the UK economy.

January 18,2023

A much-watched survey of fund managers shows a thawing in the gloom that characterised the final quarter of 2022 as recession fears abide and money is allocated to Emerging Markets and the European Union.

January 17,2023

Moderating inflation in the all-important U.S. services sector has led some independent research consultancies to become more confident in earlier forecasts that February's anticipated interest rate rise from the Federal Reserve (Fed) will be its last for at least a period of time. 

January 13,2023

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