Bank of England holds rates steady at 5.25% as inflation concerns persist
Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 in favour of a fourth consecutive pause
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Investors call for ‘rate expectation framework’ from MPC ahead of interest rate decision
Experts are divided as to whether the Bank will send hawkish signals to markets
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Weekly Outlook: Fed and BoE to make rate decisions
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 29 January
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A ‘Christmas present’ for the economy: Inflation plunges to 3.9%
Well below 4.4% consensus forecast
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All eyes on wage growth for 2024: Investors react to split vote and ‘hawkish tone’ from the Bank of England
Markets are still expecting the Bank to strike a more dovish tone in 2024
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Is October the ‘harbinger of recession’? UK GDP falls 0.3% for the month
Investment professionals react to GDP falling by more than consensus estimates
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Weekly Outlook: Bank of England and Federal Reserve policy decisions, Bunzl update
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 11 December
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Should markets be pricing in the likelihood of an economic hard landing?
There are solid arguments supporting a harder landing scenario than markets are pricing in
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Should we still be worried about inflation?
Monetary policy will ‘likely need to be restrictive for quite some time yet’
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‘We’re not out of the woods’: Industry reactions to October’s inflation fall
Core inflation is ‘still stubbornly sticky’ at 5.7%
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Wage growth and vacancies slip as rate rises weigh down economy
Wage growth excluding bonuses eased to 7.7%
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Economist Trevor Williams: ‘Only a matter of time’ before central banks start cutting rates
The risk of a UK recession and an ‘outright fall’ in inflation is growing
