Interest rates

Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.5%

Investment

Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.5%

Rates now 0.5%

clock 03 February 2022 • 1 min read
What an interest rate hike in February would mean for markets

Economics / Markets

What an interest rate hike in February would mean for markets

Rate rise could bring end to QE

clock 06 January 2022 • 4 min read
Fed minutes point to faster rate hikes

Economics / Markets

Fed minutes point to faster rate hikes

Policymakers are concerned about the labour market

clock 06 January 2022 • 1 min read
Investors prepare for end of BoE's bond-buying programme

Investment General

Investors prepare for end of BoE's bond-buying programme

After recent interest rate hike to 0.25%

clock 17 December 2021 • 1 min read
Bank of England surprises markets by raising rates to 0.25%

Investment

Bank of England surprises markets by raising rates to 0.25%

Omicron not seen as a serious threat

clock 16 December 2021 • 2 min read
Fed expects to raise rates three times next year

Investment

Fed expects to raise rates three times next year

Bolder action in 2022

clock 16 December 2021 • 2 min read
Andrew Bailey 'very uneasy' about rising UK inflation

Economics / Markets

Andrew Bailey 'very uneasy' about rising UK inflation

Labour market uncertainty adds to pressures

clock 16 November 2021 • 3 min read
Bank of England remains in 'wait-and-see' mode as rates held at 0.1%

Economics / Markets

Bank of England remains in 'wait-and-see' mode as rates held at 0.1%

MPC voted 7-2

clock 04 November 2021 • 2 min read
Laith Khalaf: Bonds - it's no time to buy

Investment

Laith Khalaf: Bonds - it's no time to buy

Tempering of the QE programme?

clock 14 October 2021 • 3 min read
CME predicts December Bank of England rate hike

Economics / Markets

CME predicts December Bank of England rate hike

CME’s Bank of England Watch

clock 14 October 2021 • 1 min read
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