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The Latest Breaking News from Bank of England

BoE intervention ‘stopped Sterling spiral’ as Fitch cuts credit rating

UK central bank says failure to act could have wiped out the value of a large number of funds held by pension companies

The Independent UK

Bank of England intervention prevented destructive ‘spiral’ after mini-Budget

Threat to pension funds could have triggered ‘widespread financial instability’

The Independent UK

Rating agency Fitch downgrades UK credit outlook

Lack of independent forecasts at mini-budget and clash with Bank of England’s inflation strategy prompts cut

The Guardian - UK

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Interest gap could spell economic peril

On a recent Monday, the Fed called an emergency meeting. The discussion topics were not made known. Could it possibly be about turmoil in the UK bond market and the financial troubles of large investment banks? At this fragile time, the world cannot afford another Lehman Brothers-type disaster.

Bangkok Post

Twitter’s board deserves credit for Elon Musk’s U-turn

By sticking to its guns the firm has defended the excellent principle that bidders should do what they’ve agreed to do

The Guardian - UK

Pound weakens and government borrowing costs rise again after Truss speech

Sterling dipped by 1.4% to 1.1312 dollars shortly after Liz Truss said that the Government was making ‘difficult but necessary’ choices

Evening Standard

MPs pressure Pensions Regulator over support for hedging contracts

Questions raised over why watchdog backed use of risky investment strategies for major pension funds

The Guardian - UK

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What we know about mortgage rates, when they might go down, and how long you should you fix for

Mortgage rates are continuing to rise despite the government's U-turn on the 45p tax rate after weeks of turmoil on the markets

Wales Online

What is inflation and what is its current rate in the UK and Europe?

UK inflation returned to a 40-year high in September after a slight dip in August

The Independent UK

Pound to dollar: Why is sterling so weak?

Currency tumbles again after Bank of England warned it is ending support package for pension funds on 14 October

The Independent UK

Are London house prices about to crash? Warnings of ‘year of pain’ amid rising interest rates and inflation

The property market faces a ‘year of pain’, with a new two-year forecast estimating a 10 per cent drop for house prices. But how low will they really go?

Evening Standard

Plunging pound and crumbling confidence: How the new UK government stumbled into a political and financial crisis of its own making

The new British government is off to a very rocky start – after stumbling through an economic and financial crisis of its own making.

The Conversation

The Aussie dollar is dropping against the US currency, but it’s not all bad news

A higher US dollar isn't great news for global trade, but some Australian businesses are able to benefit and travellers have reason to smile as well.

ABC News

Homeowners who lose their job could build up significant arrears before DWP help comes

Homeowners who end up struggling with their mortgage payments due to a job loss may have to build up significant arrears before help arrives from the Department for Work and Pensions.

Glasgow Live

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Liverpool Echo

Interest rate, inflation, emergency fund and what they mean

Interest rates are high, inflation is soaring, but what does that actually mean?

Daily Record

Homeowners who lose their job may build up significant arrears while out of work before DWP help begins

People with a mortgage can only claim for help with interest costs if they are on a qualifying benefit.

The Independent UK

Truss defends Government record amid concerns about rising interest rates

Speaking to broadcasters as she attends a fractious Conservative Party conference, the PM said the Government would do ‘what we can to help people’.

The Guardian - UK

Legal & General seeks to reassure investors amid pension fund volatility

Pension and insurance company says it has not been a forced seller of government bonds

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The Independent UK

UK's Truss vows to listen as she reels from policy U-turns

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted she is leading “a listening government” that learns from its mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Kwarteng bringing forward debt plan could calm markets, says top Tory MP

Mel Stride, chair of Treasury committee, says move could also mean smaller interest rate rises

Reuters

Truss faces new challenge over UK welfare payments

British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could limit increases in benefit payments to less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan.

The Guardian - UK

Pound at two-week high as FTSE 100 posts best day since June – as it happened

Chancellor denies reports that he will bring his medium-term fiscal plans forward to this month, despite pressure from markets and MPs

Wales Online

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng makes second U-turn in two days as he promises to set out debt plan earlier than planned

Kwasi Kwarteng has made the change after markets reacted badly to his package of tax cuts

Wales Online

45% tax U-turn is too late to stop mortgages soaring, experts warn

More than 40% of mortgage products were pulled after Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget triggered a slump in the pound, with the average two-year fixed rate now close to 6%

The Independent UK

Homeowners who lose job ‘may face initial lack of help with mortgage payments’

People may have already built up significant arrears before help starts and eventual payments may not cover their actual costs, Sir Steve Webb warned.

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