Don’t expect good news about the economy any time soon

[ad_1] This Thursday sees not only the MPC’s interest rate decision but also the publication of the latest Bank forecasts in its new Monetary Policy Report. It is likely to…

Truss’s mini-budget meltdown a ‘self-induced financial crisis’ – George Osborne

[ad_1] L ast autumn’s chaotic mini-budget and resultant plunge in the value of the pound was a “self-induced financial crisis”, former chancellor George Osborne said. It came as Mr Osborne…

Bank of England should escape groupthink and keep interest rates on hold

[ad_1] The best way to deal with that is to engender growth – so the debt burden falls as a share of GDP. Further rate rises now, when inflation is…

Andrew Bailey: SVB collapse was the ‘fastest passage from health to death since Barings’

[ad_1] Providing evidence at the Treasury Select Committee to discuss the sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC following the collapse of its parent company, Bailey agreed with committee…

Bank chief says UK financial system could be ‘vulnerable’ to market volatility

[ad_1] T he Bank of England has insisted that the UK’s banking system is robust, but admitted that any “lasting impact” on bank funding costs could dent the nation’s financial…

Financial turmoil will force Bank of England to abandon rate rise, City predicts

[ad_1] The Bank of England will be forced to abandon an interest rate rise this week, City analysts have predicted, amid turmoil in the financial markets following UBS’s emergency takeover…