Bank of England Archives - Page 4 of 12

BoE pause may not be as far away as thought

By Craig Erlam A big couple of weeks are in store for the Bank of England and Friday’s figures may support the case for a more balanced debate on September 21,

8th September 2023

Markets/World

Rate expectations pared back as PMIs point to recession

By Craig Erlam European stocks gave back the bulk of their gains Wednesday as flash PMI data points to a possible recession over the remainder of the year. The UK readings were

23rd August 2023

Markets/World

UK to see more progress on inflation

By Craig Erlam Recent UK economic data has been a mixed bag, with wages rising at a much-accelerated rate, but inflation decelerating as expected. While the Bank of England will be relieved

23rd August 2023

Markets/World

Bond market selloff after BoE signals more tightening

By Edward Moya Wall Street is watching a global bond market selloff get uglier as US stocks wavered late Thursday ahead of massive earnings from Apple and Amazon. A lot of economic

4th August 2023

Markets/World

BoE hikes rates to 5.25%, GBP slides

By Naeem Aslam With inflation running at the highest level among G7 nations, the Bank of England has no easy task on its hands. The UK central bank’s decision to hike interest

3rd August 2023

Markets/World

UK inflation offers hope for Bank of England

By Craig Erlam It’s been a long time coming, but inflation in the UK is finally on the decline and in a rare show of good news, it’s falling at a faster

19th July 2023

Markets/World

UK economy continues to show resilience, China disappoints

By Craig Erlam The UK economy posted a small contraction in May which was much better than forecast, as the country continues to show strong resilience in the face of significant pressures.

13th July 2023

Markets/World

US CPI data to bring higher volatility, markets optimistic

By Naeem Aslam US and European stock futures are focused on one thing and one thing only, the US CPI data. US inflation data on Wednesday is going to be much better

12th July 2023

Markets/World

Traders focused on key economic data

By Naeem Aslam US and European stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday as investors continue to digest the economic data released last week and are concerned about the implications

10th July 2023

Markets/World

BoE slams on brakes again, CBRT steps in right direction

By Craig Erlam The Bank of England accelerated its tightening efforts after meeting this week, hiking rates by 0.5% in response to another raft of worrying inflation data. And it’s not just

22nd June 2023

Markets/World