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Copper and oil gains aid FTSE 100 after lacklustre opening

The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.11 points.

Evening Standard

Michigan Anti-Porn Bill Would Criminalize ASMR, Written Erotica, and Even Nonsexual Depictions of Trans People

Under the law, transgender people writing about their gender identity online could face 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

Reason

Interest rates held at 4% as UK ‘not out of woods’ on inflation

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates unchanged, following a 0.25 percentage point cut in August.

Evening Standard

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UK ‘not out of woods’ on inflation as interest rates held

The Bank of England has maintained interest rates at 4%, citing ongoing concerns about inflation in the UK. The Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates unchanged, following a 0.25 percentage point cut in August. Governor Andrew Bailey stated that while inflation is expected to return to the 2% target,…

The Independent UK

Kash Patel on thin ice as FBI director after Trump taps new ‘co-deputy’ amid Charlie Kirk case criticism: report

Andrew Bailey’s appointment comes as new report emerges of Patel’s feud with AG Pam Bondi

The Independent UK

Bank of England urged to slow bond-selling plan to help cut record UK borrowing costs

Ex-MPC members say ‘quantitative tightening’ should be scaled back or halted entirely, saving the Treasury up to £10bn a year

The Guardian - UK

Bank chief warns against ‘exaggerating’ rise in UK borrowing costs

Andrew Bailey’s remarks to MPs about the rise in the 30-year bond yield will bring some relief to the chancellor

The Guardian - UK

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Stocks climb and pound firms as bond yields ease

The moves help ease some of the immediate pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Evening Standard

Bank of England chief warns attacks on central bank independence are ‘dangerous’

Andrew Bailey said he was ‘very concerned’ by independence issues facing the US’s Federal Reserve.

Evening Standard

Treasury should tax big banks on quantitative easing windfalls, argues thinktank

IPPR says Rachel Reeves should also urge Bank to halt bond sales to reduce government losses of £22bn a year

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor says UK faces ‘acute challenge’ from sick and ageing workforce

‘We are well at the bottom of the league table’, said the senior policymaker

The Independent UK

Trump’s new co-FBI deputy director once tried to subpoena abortion patients’ records

The subpoena was part of a lawsuit targeting Planned Parenthood of Great Plains

The Independent UK

Former US Attorney Catherine Hanaway appointed as Missouri's next attorney general

Former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway has been appointed as Missouri's next attorney general

The Independent UK

Bongino to work alongside ‘co-deputy director’ of FBI after sparring with administration over Epstein files

Former podcaster reportedly had bitter argument with Attorney General Pam Bondi last month over the handling of government documents related to the deceased pedophile

The Independent UK

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Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem announces new Ice jail in Nebraska amid Trump crackdown – as it happened

Department plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’ for south-western part of state, latest in string of new detention facilities

Benzinga

Trump Loyalist Andrew Bailey Joins FBI Leadership As Co-Deputy Director Amid Dan Bongino Epstein Clash And DOJ Turmoil

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, has been appointed co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, joining conservative commentator Dan Bongino in a rare power-sharing arrangement at the bureau's top ranks.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves and Starmer to prepare ground for tax rises in a difficult autumn budget

Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levy

The Independent UK

Dire economic crosswinds mean Rachel Reeves must raise income tax

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Despite interest rates being brought to their lowest level in more than two years, a combination of meagre economic growth, high government spending and U-turns over proposed welfare cuts has trapped Labour in a fiscal straitjacket. But the chancellor must remember that good policy is good…

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Evening Standard

Stocks mixed but pound up after Bank of England rate cut

The FTSE 100 index closed down 63.54 points, 0.7%, at 9,100.77.

Evening Standard

Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

Evening Standard

Bank lowers UK interest rates but warns ‘uncertainty’ about future cuts

Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.

The Independent UK

Voices: How the cut in interest rates might come back and bite us all

COMMENT: The flagging UK economy will get a badly needed boost from the Bank of England’s third rate cut of the year – but, says James Moore, given an unexpected jump in inflation, there could now be several unintended consequences

The National (Scotland)

UK interest rates slashed to lowest level in two years

UK interest rates have been cut to their lowest level since March 2023, despite the Bank of England predicting a sharp rise in inflation amid…

The Guardian - UK

Bank’s base rate gift signals wage rise conflict is on the way

In their economic outlook the rate setters see a threat from rising prices of food, energy and business services

The Independent UK

Interest rates cut to 4% as UK inflation picks up

The cut came after the Bank’s rate-setting committee was forced to take a second vote for the first time in its history.

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