Monetary policy committee
Jobs market uncertainty causes headache for Bank of England rate setters
While the overall economic picture looks relatively benign, deep structural problems remain
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 5% in first reduction since March 2020
Committee votes by five votes to four in favour of cut as governor says inflationary pressures have eased enough
Bank of England braced for knife-edge interest rate decision
Markets predict quarter-point cut to 5% when policymakers’ decision is announced on Thursday
Savers urged to lock in best deals before UK interest rate decision
With Bank of England meeting on 1 August, people are advised to take advantage of top-paying accounts now
BoE should ‘stop squeezing living standards’ and cut rates, says policymaker
Swati Dhingra says Bank of England’s monetary policy committee should lower interest rates in August
Bank of England should keep interest rates on hold, says policymaker
Jonathan Haskel warns state of jobs market means inflation is likely to be higher than 2% target ‘for quite some time’
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 5.25% in ‘finely balanced’ decision
Seventh consecutive freeze comes despite fall in rate of inflation to 2% target last month
Big drop in UK inflation rate disguises more disappointing details
Service sector inflation, monitored closely by Bank of England, barely budged in April
UK inflation falls by less than expected to 2.3%, reducing chance of June rate cut
Drop in April is smaller than forecast but level is still lowest in almost three years
UK interest rate cut is ‘possible’ this summer, says Bank of England deputy
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Bank of England says it could lower interest rates more than expected, but June cut isn’t ‘fait accompli’ – as it happenedUK interest rates are close to a descent – maybe starting as soon as next month
Bank of England governor shrugs off smaller-than-expected fall in inflation
Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cuts
Sunak hopes of pre-election interest rate cuts frustrated by inflation slow puncture
Shift in rate reduction predictions to autumn hits prime minister’s strategy of winning back mortgage payers
Bank of England forecasts undermined by out-of-date methods, report finds
Do better: Bernanke gets strict with Bank of England over handling of inflation crisis
Central banks must resist pressure for early rate cuts, says IMF head
UK interest rate cuts ‘in play’, says Bank of England governor
The fight against UK inflation is being won – but when will interest rates be cut?
Clare Lombardelli named deputy governor of Bank of England
Ex-Treasury official and adviser to David Cameron will replace Ben Broadbent, making MPC majority female for first time
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