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The Latest Breaking News from Bank of England

Interest rates fall to 4.5 per cent – will your mortgage get cheaper?

The base rate is down 25 basis points and some lenders have already priced in the cut

The Independent UK

What does the Bank of England interest rate cut mean for mortgages and savings?

Decision will lead to lower borrowing costs for those on trackers – but fixed-rate deals will stay the same

The Guardian - UK

Rate cut can lift mood but Bank’s forecasts are unambiguously bleak

Weak jobs market and above-target inflation will dent Reeves’s growth plans and may wipe out fiscal headroom

The Guardian - UK

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What the latest interest rates change means for your mortgage, savings and bills

The base rate has been cut by the Bank of England to 4.00 per cent

The Independent UK

Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% and halves UK growth forecast

Latest quarter-point reduction comes with warning households face inflation of 3.7% by autumn

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England expects to cut interest rates again after slashing growth forecasts – as it happened

UK central bank cuts interest rates, and warns growth will be half as fast as expected this year, sending pound sliding

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates amid UK economic gloom

Growth forecasts likely to be downgraded, with rate-setting committee tipped to cut lending rate from 4.75% to 4.5%

The Guardian - UK

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Bank Of England Set To Cut Interest Rate

The Bank of England was widely expected to cut its key interest rate on Thursday to help support weak British growth even if UK inflation stays elevated.

International Business Times

UK interest rate cut a ‘sure bet’ amid faltering economic growth, say experts

The Bank of England’s top economists will meet on February 6 when forecasters predict they will cut the base interest rate to 4.5%.

The Independent UK

Waiting time to get gold out of Bank of England octuples amid Trump tariff fears: reports

Investors are reportedly waiting up to eight weeks to unlock their gold and ship it to the U.S.

Fortune

Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December – Bank of England figures

One property expert described the start of 2025 as ‘upbeat’.

Evening Standard

BOE reportedly mulls producing glass substrates for China's CPUs — new focus on semiconductors

BOE, a leading Chinese manufacturer of LCD and OLED displays, is considering making glass core substrates for next-gen domestic chips.

Tom’s Hardware

Wage growth accelerates to 5.6% in new headache for the Bank of England

The surge will complicate the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates next month

Evening Standard

Bank of England delays rules designed to avoid banking crash by a year

Donald Trump’s return to White House and Rachel Reeves’s call for regulators to help drive UK growth taken into account

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Evening Standard

Former Bank boss Mark Carney announces bid to replace Canada’s Trudeau

Mr Carney headed up Britain’s central bank between 2013 and 2020 before being succeeded by Andrew Bailey.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s economy: no acute crisis, but chronically weak

Editorial: Labour should ask the Bank of England if it can do more to boost growth

Evening Standard

Lenders expect mortgage demand to shrink in early 2025, Bank of England finds

The latest survey findings point to the financial strain on households against a backdrop of continued inflationary pressures, one expert said.

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UK Inflation Falls, Bank Of England Expected To Cut Rates

Explore the unexpected decline in UK inflation, sparking discussions on monetary policy decisions and economic implications.

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Evening Standard

Bank of England should cut rates pre-emptively, says committee member

Alan Taylor, the most recently appointed member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) said the UK is ‘in the last half mile on inflation’.

The Independent UK

The drop in inflation is good for your mortgage – but don’t celebrate just yet

Analysis: Milder inflation has brought hope that the Bank of England may lower interest rates, saving borrowers vast sums on loans and mortgages

The Guardian - UK

Dip in UK inflation offers respite for Reeves and paves way for interest rate cut

Unexpected fall last month will help ease Treasury and Bank of England fears after bond market sell-off

Evening Standard

Surprise inflation dip provides ‘respite’ for Chancellor amid market turmoil

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she will ‘fight every day’ to improve people’s living standards.

The National (Scotland)

Inflation remains above Bank of England target as Rachel Reeves fights for job

UK inflation unexpectedly fell by 0.1 per cent last month as a dip in hotel prices helped offset a jump in the cost of fuel, new official figures…

The Independent UK

UK inflation unexpectedly eases in December, which could reduce pressure in bond markets

Inflation in the U.K. unexpectedly fell in December, a move that will likely fuel pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates again next month

Evening Standard

Inflation rate dipped to 2.5% in December

The rate is still well above the Bank of England’s target of 2% but could open the door to another interest rate cut next month

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