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UK recession fears grow as shoppers cut spending ‘to save for Christmas’

Drop in retail sales also because of consumer worries over high energy bills and mortgages, surveys suggest

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England unveils plans to regulate stablecoins

Stablecoin issuers would be required to fully back the digital currencies with deposits at the Bank of England

Evening Standard

As the Bank of England puts rate rises on hold, what are the ups … and the downs?

Interest rates appear to have finally peaked. Mortgage holders may be expecting relief and savers disappointment, but what do the experts think?

The Guardian - UK

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Tory big beast Ken Clarke praises Rachel Reeves’s ‘responsible’ economics in coup for Labour

The former Conservative chancellor said he had been impressed by the shadow chancellor

The Independent UK

Starmer calls on Sunak to jumpstart economy after Bank of England predicts zero growth until 2025

Labour leader tries to draw a line under fraught week in which members of his frontbench have been in open revolt over his stance on Gaza

The Independent UK

Bangladesh garment workers continue calls for better wages as some factories ransacked

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment factory workers have again taken to the streets to demand better wages and voice frustration with higher rent and bills. They're calling for the equivalent of €200 per month, with most currently earning €70. Plus, the Bank of England holds its main interest rate steady at…

France 24

Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25 per cent as zero growth forecast until 2025

Governor Andrew Bailey said it was “much too early” to think about cuts to interest rates

The Independent UK

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What does the Bank of England’s latest interest rate pause mean for households?

Monthly hikes in base rate may have stalled, but the cost-of-living squeeze has not gone away

The Independent UK

Bank of England keeps main UK interest rate at 15-year high of 5.25% and cautions over oil prices

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the 15-year high of 5.25% and indicated that borrowing costs will likely remain at these sort of elevated levels for a while yet especially if oil and gas prices increase sharply in light of the conflict between Israel and…

The Independent UK

OPINION - Andrew Bailey: Interest rates will need to stay high for some time

In exclusive article for the Standard the Bank of England Governor warns there is still a long way to go in the fight against inflation

Evening Standard

Despite the Bank of England’s hawkish tone, the next interest rate move is likely down

With a weak economic outlook and shrinking inflation the Bank risks leaving rates too high for too long

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England leaves rates on hold at 5.25%

MPC votes by 6 to 3 to keep rates unchanged for second meeting in succession

Evening Standard

Bank of England warns of recession risk in run-up to expected election next year

Interest rates left unchanged at 5.25% as Bank signals 50-50 chance of recession by mid-2024

The Guardian - UK

Stocks soar after Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold and warns of recession risk – as it happened

Bank of England voted 6-3 to leave interest rates at 5.25% today, but warns that monetary policy is likely to need to stay restrictive for some time

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Evening Standard

House prices surprise with 0.9% increase in October says Nationwide

Housing market more resilient than feared despite the impact of 14 interest rate hikes

Evening Standard

The Bank of England needs to lower interest rates now or risk recession

City Voices: The UK is in serious risk of entering a recession, meaning hardship and misery for millions

Evening Standard

Household bank savings grow at slowest pace since records began as savers pour money into NS&I bonds

The Bank of England’s “household M4” measure of cash and savings with shorter maturities ticked up by only 0.8%

The Guardian - UK

Interest rate rises caused sharp drop in UK household wealth, report finds

Resolution Foundation says higher interest rates have led to a fall in house prices and pension pots

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The Guardian - UK

‘A whiff of 2008’: analysts detect danger in Bank of England’s crackdown on inflation

With wages growth and job vacancies slowing, the monetary policy committee should hold interest rates again if it wants to avoid storing up trouble

The Guardian - UK

Sir Nicholas Stadlen obituary

High court judge and stellar QC who delivered the longest speech in British legal history – and made a feted documentary in later life

Evening Standard

Help to Save: could the Lifetime ISA price cap be lifted to help London’s first-time buyers?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering an autumn statement that could benefit Londoners looking to get on the property ladder – but more Help to Buy is off the table

The Guardian - UK

UK financial regulators scrap cap on bankers’ bonuses

Bonus cap to end on 31 October, a move condemned by unions as an ‘insult to working people’

Evening Standard

UK 'skirts with recession' as private sector declines again, PMI survey finds

A recession might already be underway as the Bank of England's recent interest rate hikes slow the economy

Evening Standard

September inflation figures ‘encouraging’ despite CPI failing to fall, Bank of England's Andrew Bailey says

Bailey also said wages are still rising too fast to meet the Bank’s 2% inflation target

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 posts biggest fall since August, as UK 30-year borrowing costs hit 25-year high – business live

Pound hits five-month low vs euro, shares slide in London, and UK 30-year borrowing costs hit 25-year high

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