09 August 2023 When Will Interest Rates Go Down? September 2024 is the Current Bet

When will interest rates go down? Money market data and guidance from the Bank of England suggest the first interest rate cut could occur towards the autumn of 2024, but there are signs the cost ofโ€ฆ

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08 August 2023 Bank of England to Skip a September Rate Hike? This is What Would Have to Happen

Markets currently see non-negligible odds of 20% that the Bank of England skips a rate hike in September, a development that could potentially result in a decent decline in the value of the Pound.

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02 August 2023 Fitch Downgrade Draws Criticism in North America and Europe

Fitch Ratings' downgrade of one of America's credit ratings was widely dismissed as either a work of irrelevance or something founded on flawed analysis Wednesday but the same couldn't be said for โ€ฆ

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02 August 2023 Government Hiring Spree Props up the Jobs Market

One of the UK's largest recruiters reports a sizeable increase in job vacancies being advertised by the government.

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01 August 2023 Businesses' Inflation Expectations at 11-month Low

The Bank of England can be increasingly confident the impact of previous interest rate hikes are having an impact as British businesses reported in July that their expectations for inflation had faโ€ฆ

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27 July 2023 City Jobs Market Points to "Considerable" Decline in Salary Change

Salaries being offered to new starters in London's financial services industry are down sharply, raising hopes that a wage-lead inflation spiral is unlikely.

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25 July 2023 Bank of England "Pause" Seen in Pipeline after S&P Survey Hints of Inflation Deceleration

Some economists say a widely monitored private sector survey is an indication that UK inflation could fall notably further by year-end, leading the Bank of England (BoE) to "pause" its interesโ€ฆ

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