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Strength in Chip Stocks Underpins the Broader Market

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.18%. Stock indexes today are mildly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbing...

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Bank Of England Maintains 5.25% Interest Rate Despite 2% Inflation

Bank of England maintains interest rate at 5.25% despite inflation hitting 2%, reflecting confidence in economic conditions.

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Chip Stocks Rally to Push the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 to New Record Highs

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.25%. Stock indexes today are mildly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbing...

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Interest rates held by Bank of England despite inflation drop

The Bank of England has held interest rates at their highest level since 2008, despite UK inflation returning to its official 2 target last…

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Households warned to check mortgage and savings rates after Bank of England decision

A mortgage holder on the current average SVR could end up paying £287 more per month compared with if they were on an average two-year fixed-rate mortgage

The Independent UK

No fall in interest rates despite inflation hitting 2% target, Bank of England announces

No relief for borrowers as Bank of England base rate to remain at 5.25 per cent at least until August

The Independent UK

Stocks Climb Before the Open as Investors Await U.S. Economic Data, BoE Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.37%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.62% this morning as trading resumed after the Juneteenth holiday, with investors looking ahead to a new round of U.S. economic data.

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FTSE 100 Live: Bank of England holds interest rates, shares higher, YouGov plummets, S&P tops 5500

Dealmaking action and the Bank of England interest rates decision provide much of today’s City interest.

Evening Standard

Pound falls as UK interest rates left on hold in ‘finely balanced’ decision – as it happened

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged despite inflation falling to its 2% target yesterday

The Guardian - UK

As Election Looms, BoE Set To Sit Tight On UK Rate

The BoE was widely forecast to keep its cost of borrowing at 5.25 percent, a 16-year high, following a regular monetary policy meeting.

International Business Times

UK interest rates: Bank of England announces interest rate decision after fall in inflation

Bank decision on interest rates comes a day after inflation fell to 2%

The Independent UK

Expert economists back Labour’s plan to end economic stagnation in UK

Nobel prize winners and former Bank of England officials believe Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer can bring about ‘desperately needed’ change

The Guardian - UK

Average London house prices down 4% annually in April — could cheaper mortgages be ahead?

The house price figures were released as data showed that inflation slowed to 2% in May.

Evening Standard

UK Inflation Hits 2% Target After Three Years

Recent UK inflation hitting 2% target sparks economic and political debates, impacting households and policymakers.

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The Independent UK

How do interest rates affect inflation and mortgages?

Hopes have been raised that lower levels of inflation will mean interest rates cuts and in turn lower mortgage costs

The Independent UK

Average UK house price increased by 1.1% annually in April

The house price figures were released as data showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 2% in May.

Evening Standard

'We got there,' says Rishi Sunak as inflation hits 2% after 11% peak as cost-of-living crisis grew

In rare glimmer of good news for the Tories, inflation dropped to the Bank of England’s two per cent target in May

International Business Times

UK Inflation Slows To Central Bank's 2% Target

British inflation slowed in May to the central bank's two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday, boosting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's struggling election campaign.

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The Independent UK

UK inflation falls to Bank of England's 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years

Inflation in the U.K. has returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years

The Independent UK

Inflation drops to Bank of England’s 2% target for first time in almost three years

Inflation dropped to 2% in May, down from 2.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Guardian - AU

Tory government ‘worst in postwar era’, claims expert study – as it happened

Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UK’s standing in the world have all declined since 2010

Evening Standard

Inflation set to hit Bank of England's 2% target, but MPC not expected to cut interest rates

Inflation is set to hit the Bank of England’s target figure for the first time since July 2021

Evening Standard

Economy fails to grow in sodden April in new blow to Rishi Sunak

The latest ONS growth figures come ahead of the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates next week

Evening Standard

Back to flat: GDP growth set to hit zero as the economy struggles to expand

Official numbers for April predicted to make grim reading in Downing Street and add to calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates

The Independent UK

Value of outstanding mortgage balances with arrears at highest level since 2014

The value of outstanding mortgage balances with arrears increased by 4.2% from the previous quarter to £21.3 billion.

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