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Bank Of England To Cut Interest Rates Amid Inflation Concerns

Bank of England considers second rate cut as inflation drops, amid economic uncertainties and potential global impacts.

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Interest rates live updates: Bank of England base rate cut to help slash mortgage bills

Inflation fell below the Bank of England’s 2% target in September for the first time in three years

The Independent UK

Bank of England is set to cut interest rates despite potential new inflation worries

The Bank of England is set to cut interest rates for the second time in three months as inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years

The Independent UK

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City analysts overwhelmingly predict Bank of England interest rate cut

Rare agreement among forecasters gives 96% chance of today’s MPC meeting cutting borrowing costs to 4.75%

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live 04 November: Index rises ahead of election and rate decisions, Ryanair profit falls

Investors are braced for volatility as they await the outcome of the US election and this week’s meetings of the Bank of England and Federal Reserve.

Evening Standard

Bank of England rate cut expected despite ‘fiscal loosening’ of Budget

A quarter-point cut is forecast on Thursday, but Labour’s Budget has trimmed hopes of a rapid string of rate cuts afterwards.

Evening Standard

UK’s borrowing costs rise as Reeves’s budget prompts fears of slower interest rate cuts

Markets conclude higher level of public spending could lead to higher inflation, making cuts in Bank of England rate less likely

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FTSE 100 Live 31 October: Budget fears hit housebuilding and retail stocks, Shell beats forecasts

Housebuilding and retail stocks have fallen sharply amid the fallout from yesterday’s tax-raising Budget.

Evening Standard

Inflation and mortgage rates elevated by Chancellor’s spending plans, says OBR

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced almost £70 billion of extra spending each year in her maiden budget.

The Independent UK

Autumn budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools – as it happened

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other duties

The Guardian - UK

Budget 2024: What will it mean for my mortgage?

The general recent trend for mortgage rates has been downward following the highs experienced two years ago in the wake of former prime minister Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget

The Independent UK

Mortgage approvals jump but housing market on ‘tenterhooks’ ahead of Budget

Some 65,600 home loans were approved last month, 700 more than in August, the Bank of England revealed.

Evening Standard

Volkswagen to shut at least three German factories, union warns; Oil price falls 5% after Israel’s attack on Iran – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Homeowners in UK at 'greater risk' of higher mortgages from Donald Trump win than Rachel Reeves Labour Budget

The warning comes from former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Global economy faces ‘anxious times’, warns IMF; Reeves says stability fiscal rule will mean higher taxes – as it happened

People don’t feel good about economic prospects, admits IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

Barchart

Dollar Rallies as the British Pound and Euro Slide

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.32% and posted a 2-1/4 month high. Wednesday’s weaker-than-expected UK September consumer price report was dovish for BOE policy and undercut the British pound (^GBPUSD ) to benefit the dollar. The dollar also found support on weakness in the euro ahead of...

Barchart

Dollar Gains on British Pound Weakness

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.10% and posted a 2-1/4 month high. Today’s weaker-than-expected UK consumer price report for September is dovish for BOE policy and undercut the British pound (^GBPUSD ) to the benefit of the dollar. The dollar also found support on today’s stronger-than-expected...

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UK Inflation Falls, Bank Of England Expected To Cut Rates

UK inflation hits 1.7%, lowest in 3 years, prompting potential interest rate cut by Bank of England. Global central banks adjusting rates to combat inflation.

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International Business Times

UK Inflation Hits Three-year Low, Fuelling Rate-cut Hopes

Britain's annual inflation rate fell to a three-year low in September, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will resume cutting interest rates next month.

The National (Scotland)

UK inflation falls below 2 per cent target for first time in three years

Inflation dropped below the Bank of England target rate last month for the first time since April 2021, according to new figures.

Evening Standard

Two interest rate cuts before Christmas 'now in play' after bigger than expected inflation fall

Fall opens the way for an interest rate cut from the Bank of England next month - and possibly also in December

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’ think tank publicly shames Kemi Badenoch for not answering questions

Liz Truss’s think tank Popcon asked the two Tory leadership finalists 12 questions - but only one of them answered

The Independent UK

Ex-Bank of England chief Mervyn King urges Rachel Reeves to raise national insurance in Budget

Exclusive: In a dramatic intervention, the former governor of the Bank of England tells the chancellor she must be ruthlessly honest with the public

Evening Standard

Door opens wider to rate cuts as wages rise at slowest pace for more than two years

The unemployment rate continued to ease, falling to 4% in June to August, down from 4.1% in May to July.

Evening Standard

‘Many households still struggling’ as lenders report rise in mortgage defaults

A finance expert said that a Bank of England survey of lenders suggests that many households are still struggling in the current environment.

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