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Weakening UK labour market will pose no obstacle to a May cut
Flat to declining wage growth and falling payrolled employees will enable BoE to ease despite still-strong wage pressures ...
Trump tariffs likely to hit UK growth, warns Bank of England policymaker
Deputy governor for financial stability Sarah Breeden added that it is ‘not clear-cut’ what effect the new trade policy will ...
Will interest rates be affected by Trump tariffs and when is the next Bank of England review?
The Monetary Policy Committee lowered rates to 4.5 per cent in February but experts believe they could go below four per cent ...
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‘Chilling effect’ of trade uncertainty to hit UK growth, says senior BoE official
Breeden said she would not make a decision “on the hoof” about how UK monetary policy should respond to the trade barriers. She cited uncertainty over the consequences for inflation ...
Former Bank of England policymaker says 'hold' rates at 4.5 per cent in May
Jonathan Haskel, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, has said rates should be kept on hold - ...
ANDREW SENTANCE: Trump's tariffs whipping up an inflation storm
A perfect storm is brewing, which could push UK inflation above 5 per cent by the autumn. It is currently at 2.8 per cent, up ...
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BOE rate cut: rising UK pay growth adds complexity to monetary policy moves
Weak retail sales data added to low UK inflation figures had fuelled expectations that the Bank of England may ease monetary policy this year. However, the persistence of strong pay growth has ...
UK firms expect stubbornly high wages and inflation despite cooling job market
UK businesses continue to anticipate persistently high wage and inflation levels in the first quarter, despite indications of a gradual cooling in the labor market. According to a Bank of England (BOE ...