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.
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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 ensu…
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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.
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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 recentl…
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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.
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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…
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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 rat…
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