BIZARRE: 21 - What They Never Told You

Despite the Bank of England’s hawkish tone, the next interest rate move is likely down

With a weak economic outlook and shrinking inflation the Bank risks leaving rates too high for too long

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

‘A whiff of 2008’: analysts detect danger in Bank of England’s crackdown on inflation

With wages growth and job vacancies slowing, the monetary policy committee should hold interest rates again if it wants to avoid storing up trouble

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

September inflation figures ‘encouraging’ despite CPI failing to fall, Bank of England's Andrew Bailey says

Bailey also said wages are still rising too fast to meet the Bank’s 2% inflation target

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

Banking regulator Sam Woods: ‘This is the most intense period since the 2008 financial crisis’

In an exclusive interview, the head of the Prudential Regulation Authority talks about Credit Suisse, the gilt market meltdown – and stress-testing banks for the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

UK interest rates stay at 5.25% in surprise move by Bank of England

The Bank of England announcement comes after inflation unexpectedly fell this week

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Is the Bank of England’s gilts offload a ‘selling gold at the bottom’ moment?

City Voices: Andrew Bailey told Parliament last week that interest rates were near the top of the cycle. So why is he so keen to sell gilts?

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that gives former patients broad leeway to sue

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading

Advocates are asking a Missouri judge to rewrite what they say are misleading descriptions of abortion-rights constitutional amendments

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Has ‘Barbenheimer’ helped keep the UK economy growing?

How an unlikely pairing of blockbusters may have stopped a summer spending washout

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023

UK firms ‘slow output and rein in hiring as borrowing costs rise’

Survey of businesses gives further indication that Bank of England could limit future interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023