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Bank of England slows rate it sells off government bonds

The Bank’s announcement came alongside its decision to keep UK interest rates at 4%.

Evening Standard

Bank of England voices inflation concerns as it holds main UK interest rate at 4%

The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 4% as U.K. inflation concerns weigh on policymakers

The Independent UK

‘Disappointment’ for home buyers and ‘frustration’ for savers as base rate held

Some mortgage rates have been creeping up in recent weeks, while savings rates have been falling, finance experts said.

Evening Standard

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Bank of England holds main UK interest rate at 4% with inflation above target

The decision comes as no surprise as inflation in the UK remains stubbornly high, almost double the central bank's 2% target.

Euronews

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

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

Bank of England governor says UK ‘not out of the woods’ on inflation, after leaving interest rates on hold – as it happened

BoE votes to cut its stock of government bonds at a slower pace over the next year

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Bank of England holds UK interest rates at 4% amid inflation concerns as mortgage holders given warning - live

MPC vote latest along with stock market news plus business and finance updates from Thursday

The Independent UK

UK interest rates set to be held at 4% as inflation ‘uncomfortably high’

Most economists are expecting the Bank of England to keep rates unchanged on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UK inflation remains nearly double the target before BOE rate decision

Stubbornly high inflation has been one of the reasons why the Labour government's poll ratings have fallen sharply since it came to power in July 2024.

Euronews

UK inflation remains nearly double target ahead of expected interest rate hold

Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 3.8% in the year to August, a day before the Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold

The Independent UK

UK overall inflation remains at 3.8% in August, but food price growth climbs for fifth month in a row - as it happened

Food prices rise at fastest rate since January 2024 with vegetables, milk, cheese and fish going up; US Federal Reserve widely expected to cut rates later today

The Guardian - UK

Interest rates could remain at 4% until 2026, economists say

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will announce its latest decision on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Reform UK could strip FCA of power to regulate banking if elected

Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash

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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

How can the UK avoid trouble in the gilts market?

The government needs bold policies in the autumn budget that will change the narrative without startling the markets

The National (Scotland)

Scottish banknotes banned across hundreds of Wetherspoon pubs

SCOTTISH banknotes have been banned by hundreds of JD Wetherspoon pubs across England, it has been revealed ...

Fortune

What would the Fed do in a tie vote? It's not clear, and the Bank of England had to break a deadlock this month

There have been three occasions when a vote on the FOMC passed by a one-vote majority, though the last time it occurred was in 1973.

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UK bank shares tumble after call for windfall tax on lenders in budget

Investor jitters follow report by IPPR and lead to more than £6bn being wiped off the sector’s market value

Evening Standard

UK bank shares fall as fears raised in City over budget tax raid

City traders were reacting to a report from the IPPR which said Rachel Reeves should impose a new bank tax.

Evening Standard

'Stop taxing everything': Big business bosses warn Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Budget

Asda chairman Allan Leighton said the Treasury should invest in Britain rather than ‘taxing everything in some way, shape or form’

The Guardian - UK

Police warn protesters not to travel to Epping after asylum hotel ruling – as it happened

Home Office and Bell hotel owner challenged injunction granted to council that would have stopped dozens of asylum seekers being housed there

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England show to remember lost splendours of Sir John Soane building

Exhibition explores Bank’s former grandeur and its rebuilding under Sir Herbert Baker that began 100 years ago

The Independent UK

Windfall tax on banks could raise £8bn a year, Rachel Reeves told as she seeks to plug Budget black hole

This money is then partly being funnelled to bank shareholders due to a ‘flawed’ policy design, a new report says

The Independent UK

Windfall tax on banks could recoup QE losses and raise £8bn a year, IPPR says

Hiking a levy on the profits of major firms could raise up to £8 billion a year for public services, the IPPR said.

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