Five reasons why the BOE will hike rates
It appears increasingly likely that 2013 marked the start of a synchronised recovery in the advanced economies, so is it now time for the Bank of England to consider hiking the base rate?
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Taper not Selfie was the word of 2013
With tapering one of the most overused financial phrases of 2013, we look for forward guidance to be the dominant phrase for 2014.
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Housebuilders on the rocks
Shares in widely-owned UK housebuilders have been hit after the Bank of England initiated moves to scale back on its Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for mortgages.
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interest rate hikes sign of growing uk economy
Concern over Mark Carney’s use of forward guidance leading to interest rates rising as early as next year should not hide the fact that the UK economy is growing which is surely what everyone wants.
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Unemployment could fall sub-7 per cent next year
The Bank of England has used its latest Inflation Report to soften its unemployment projections but has played down the move.
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pa analysis carneys party
Not a bad first week in charge at the Bank of England for Mr Carney. Admittedly he is only a week in but he already looks like he has a calm authority about him and is happy to do things the way he wants them to be done which means doing things slightly differently to…
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Pound drops as bo e say no increase
The pound fell a cent and a half against the dollar following the Bank of England’s announcement markets were wrong to assume interest rates would start rising soon.
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Can he or Carney
So often mentioned with the prefix “incoming”, let’s hope Mark Carney doesn’t develop a complex about crash landing into the Bank of England when he arrives on 1 July.
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Axa IMs Trindade reduces financials
The fixed income market is set for a volatile few months as a number of key global issues come to a head including decisions about QE, the German election in September and Mark Carney taking up his new role as governor of the Bank of England, according to Nicolas Trindade of Axa Investment Managers.
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Santander Hogg named new BoE COO
Charlotte Hogg has been selected as the Bank of England’s first chief operating officer, a role developed in response to the bank’s increase in front-line functions.
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BoE lifer Tucker to step down
Paul Tucker is leaving his role as deputy governor of the Bank of England fuelling speculation that Mark Carney is planning a huge shake-up of personnel once he takes office as governor.
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IMF UK economic recovery tepid
The UK is "still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery" according to the International Monetary Fund, as it concludes its annual review of the British economy.