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11.10.25 - 09:30
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Rachel Reeves looks for extra headroom in budget to insulate UK economy against bond market (The Guardian)
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Chancellor hopes to raise enough funds to stop damaging speculation about breaching fiscal rulesRachel Reeves v the OBR: chancellor aims to loosen the watchdog's gripRachel Reeves is aiming to create more “headroom” against her fiscal rules in November's tax-raising budget, to cushion the UK against volatile government bond markets.The chancellor met her first rule – to balance taxes and day-to-day spending – with £10bn to spare in last autumn's budget, and again at her March spring statement. Continue reading......
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26.09.25 - 19:48
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Bank of England should not be ′overly cautious′ on interest rate cuts, says policymaker (The Guardian)
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Rate-setter Swati Dhingra denies high inflation is a 'particularly British problem' and says short-term factors are to blameThe causes of the UK's inflation spike will “fade” and policymakers should avoid being “overly cautious” about cutting interest rates, a Bank of England rate-setter has argued.Swati Dhingra, a trade expert and external member of the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC), rejected the idea that inflation is a “particularly British problem”. Continue reading......
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25.09.25 - 12:36
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Farage steps up calls for Bank of England to halt bond sales (The Guardian)
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Reform UK leader presses governor Andrew Bailey over quantitative easing at meeting at Threadneedle StreetBusiness live – latest updatesReform leader Nigel Farage has stepped up calls for the Bank of England to halt bond sales and cut the interest it pays to UK banks, after a meeting with its governor Andrew Bailey.Farage met Bailey on Thursday morning at the Bank's Threadneedle Street headquarters with Reform MP Richard Tice, after the governor reportedly requested their first formal meeting. Continue reading......
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19.09.25 - 13:18
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Pound Slides As UK Bond Yield Soars (AFX)
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BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as long-dated UK bond yields rise sharply in response to increasing public sector ......
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18.09.25 - 18:00
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds (The Guardian)
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Decision on government debt holdings could reduce market jitters and Treasury's borrowing costsBusiness live – updatesThe Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 4% and will slow the pace of its “quantitative tightening” programme in the year ahead to avoid distorting jittery government bond markets.The central bank's nine-member monetary policy committee voted 7-2 to leave borrowing costs unchanged, after five cuts since summer 2024, including a reduction last month. Continue reading......
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18.09.25 - 13:45
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Market Flash - BoE-Zinsentscheidung (Helaba)
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Die Bank von England (BoE) hat den Basiszinssatz von 4,00 % erwartungsgemäß nicht verändert. Die Abstimmung erfolgte 7:2, da zwei MPC-Mitglieder für eine 25-Bp.-Senkung stimmten. Auch das die Zinsentscheidung begleitende Statement der Notenbank ist im Kern wie jenes im August. Demnach soll die Geldpolitik so lange restriktiv bleiben, bis sich die Risiken für eine nachhaltige Rückkehr der Inflation auf das Ziel von zwei Prozent weiter aufgelöst haben. Der Ausschuss entscheidet auf jeder Sitzung über den angemessenen geldpolitischen Restriktionsgrad. Ein schrittweises und vorsichtiges Vorgehen bei der weiteren Rücknahme der Leitzinsen sei angemessen. Wir gehen davon aus, dass der Zinssenkungsprozess noch nicht beendet ist..
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