17 October 2022 Hunt Eases Pressure on Bank of England to 'Go Hard' on Interest Rates

The Bank of England will not have to raise interest rates as high as previously feared following the recent interventions by the UK's new finance minister.

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13 October 2022 UK Economy Denting Derivative Market Credibility on BoE Bank Rate Outlook

The UK economy shrank notably during August in an outcome that leaves GDP on course for a quarterly fall that would come sooner than many forecasters had anticipated and which could challenge the c…

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13 October 2022 Early End to BoE's Bond Market Intervention Could Cause Even Bigger Problems - Oxford Economics

The Bank of England's (BoE) plan to curtail its emergency intervention in the government bond market at the end of this week could deepen a pending recession and impair the credibility of UK instit…

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12 October 2022 UK Economy Heads for Third Quarter Contraction after Manufacturing Decline

The UK economy contracted at its fastest pace since April in a poorer-than-expected August performance that took economists by surprise and which indicates that growth will likely be negative for t…

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11 October 2022 Strong Labour Market Leaves Bank of England Little Choice but to Pursue Higher Interest Rates

Strong labour and wage data out of the UK suggests the Bank of England has little choice but to continue raising interest rates in order to stem demand and ultimately lower inflation.

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07 October 2022 Energy Price Cap Could Soon be Cost-Free if Gas Prices Keep Falling

The cost of the government's headline Energy Price Guarantee could become costless should wholesale gas prices keep falling, shows a new analysis from a well-known high-street bank.

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07 October 2022 We Have Tools for Fixing Things Once They're Broken Says Fed's Waller 

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has an expanded array of tools with which it could fix fractures in the financial system should its interest rate policy lead things to break and the mere existence of som…

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