‘Narrative-ruining’ inflation print stays at 6.7% in September
UK CPI is ‘trapped between the push and pull of prices at the pump and those on supermarket shelves’, warn experts
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‘We need a monetary policy review’: Industry reacts to ‘stubborn’ UK inflation figures
Several industry commentators call for the Bank of England to tread carefully amid a lack of confidence
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Weekly outlook: Bank of England interest rates decision and Apple reports
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 31 July
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Battle of the banks: Should investors turn to challengers or stick with incumbents?
Several fund managers debate the merits of investing in the ‘Big Five’ lenders amid a busy month for the sector
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Bank of England: UK banks well protected from interest rate hikes
The BoE’s Financial Stability Report warns that market-based finance sector remains ‘vulnerable’
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Chancellor Hunt addresses inflation, regulatory shifts and reform in Mansion House speech
High levels of inflation are ‘not insurmountable’ amid ‘resilient’ UK economy
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BoE votes 7-2 to lift rates to 4% with further hikes likely
As the central bank acknowledges inflation has likely peaked
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Inflation falls to 10.5% in December
Market watchers split on what declining inflation will mean for future rate rises
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BoE bumps rates by largest single increase in 33 years
Market watchers expect pace of rate rises to slow following 75bps increase
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Weekly outlook: Central banks take centre stage as BoE and Fed eye up further rate hikes
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 13 June
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‘As much as BoE could do short of sending money to everyone’s bank accounts’: six takes on emergency rate cut
Mark Carney slashes rates to 0.25% before handing the torch to Andrew Bailey
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Summer rate rise less likely on stubborn inflation
Stubborn inflation data and an unexpected decline in wage growth have made a summer rate rise look like an increasingly distant possibility.