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Millions of UK mortgage borrowers could experience significant payment shocks this year. This is happening due to a steep rise in the Bank of England’s base rate over the past year to the highest level since 2008. This rate feeds through to many of the mortgage deals taken out by…

Caution needed rather than panic measures over short-term risks after credibility of government and Bank of England hit

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As the cost of living crisis bites, consumers are asking how so many businesses have maintained or raised their profits

“It does feel like there’s greed-flation and it’s the customers who are suffering for it. Wages and pensions haven’t increased either so it’s not weighing out the increase, it’ll push people further into a money crisis and debt"

With inflation and mortgage rates painfully high, the government can no longer rely on votes from its blue wall, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

City Voices: Bank ought to be on top of everything. It isn’t.

Bear Grylls, Ian Wright, and Gino D’Acampo have become the latest celebrities to be targeted by AI-generated cryptocurrency scam adverts on social media, The Standard has found

Borrowers hit by soaring mortgages, but savers have yet to benefit from higher rates

Over the past year, interest rates have been rising rapidly around the world. The post-COVID economic recovery and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused inflation to reach 10% or more in many countries. Central banks in the US, UK and Europe have fought back by raising interest rates in an attempt…

Bank of England data shows families took out £4.6bn last month to help them cope with the cost of living crisis