Why the Bank of England is holding rates despite a weakening economy Rising unemployment and falling inflation made a strong case for a cut but Andrew Bailey opted to wait and see The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
Interest rates held at 3.75% as Bank cuts UK growth outlook The central bank said it was keeping rates unchanged to make sure that inflation stays around its target level of 2%. Evening Standard · Feb 5
How inflation rebound is set to affect UK interest rates Most economists expect rates to be left unchanged when the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its next decision later this week The Independent UK · Feb 1
Iran’s central bank using vast quantities of cryptocurrency championed by Farage, says report Regime appears to have turned to digital currency issued by Tether in the face of sanctions The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
Bank of England must ‘be very alert’ to Trump tensions, says governor However, Andrew Bailey also highlighted that financial markets have been ‘more muted’ in response to Donald Trump’s Greenland threats than expected. Evening Standard · Jan 20
Bank of England governor hits out at populism as Trump interferes in US Fed Andrew Bailey says he and heads of other institutions have responsibility to ‘challenge back’ populist narratives The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Populism threatens the work of international agencies, Bank of England boss says Andrew Bailey said the ‘rise of so-called populism makes the whole task harder’ for international agencies. Evening Standard · Jan 16
Trump threatens to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud - as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Jan 13
Bank of England governor in extraordinary clash with Donald Trump over future of America's top banker Andrew Bailey signs statement with other central bankers backing US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell Evening Standard · Jan 13
Global central banks show ‘full solidarity’ to US Fed chairman after threats Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey was among the 11 central bank leaders to sign the statement of support. Evening Standard · Jan 13
Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over booming shadow banking sector, peers say Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stability The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
AI is likely to replace jobs, Bank of England governor warns Bank of England Governor warns that AI could replace some entry-level jobs, making it hard for younger workers to find jobs. TechRadar · Dec 19, 2025
Bank of England governor likens rise of AI to modern Industrial Revolution IN FULL The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025
Bank of England governor delivers warning over AI’s impact on jobs He suggested AI’s potential to improve the nation’s economy was ‘pretty substantial’ The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025
International Business Times UK · Dec 18, 2025 FBI No 2 Official Dan Bongino to Leave Next Month Following Epstein and Jan 6 Conspiracy Claims Dan Bongino has announced his resignation as FBI deputy director, ending a brief but turbulent tenure marked by clashes with the Justice Department and political controversy.
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 Interest rates reduced to near three-year low but further cuts a ‘closer call’ Economists think the pace of interest rate cuts will slow next year as the Bank gets closer to what it deems a ‘neutral’ rate.
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean? Here the Press Association looks at what the decision means and what the Bank of England expects to happen to the economy.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025 Narrow Bank of England vote puts end of interest rate-cutting cycle in sight Another reduction expected next year but monetary policy committee is deeply divided over inflation prospects
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 Bank of England cuts interest rates to near three-year low The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to reduce rates from 4% to 3.75%.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025 More UK interest rate cuts expected in 2026 after Bank of England lowers borrowing costs to near three-year low – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey switches vote – allowing rate cut today
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025 China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgement, prosecutor says Missouri’s top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025 Young people bearing brunt of UK jobs downturn, thinktank warns Resolution Foundation report comes in week when data is expected to show October unemployment rise
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025 Bank of England lacked access to data to help with Covid-19 response – governor Andrew Bailey told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that policymakers would have benefited from having easier sight of data, such as universal credit.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review Bank under budget pressure as it responds to former Fed chair’s report into slow response to surging inflation
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025 Bank of England to stress test private credit firms as concerns grow The central bank said it has launched a new exercise to stress-test the resilience of the market.