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12.08.25 - 18:36
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Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit (The Guardian)
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Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budgetThe Treasury is looking at ways to raise more money from inheritance tax amid growing pressure on the country's finances ahead of the autumn budget, sources have told the Guardian.Officials have been tasked with examining whether tightening rules on the gifting of money and assets could be one way of addressing a gap between revenue and spending that is estimated to reach more than £40bn. Continue reading......
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07.08.25 - 22:36
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UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings? (The Guardian)
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Base rate reduction to 4% will hit some savers, but people with tracker home loans will see immediate benefit• Bank cuts interest rate for fifth time in a year• Base rate gift signals wage rise conflict is on the wayThe Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4%. It is the fifth reduction in a year and takes rates back to where they were in March 2023. Continue reading......
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07.08.25 - 17:45
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Bank von England senkt Leitzins in knapper Entscheidung (Commerzbank)
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Die Bank von England hat ihren Leitzins heute erwartungsgemäß um 25 Basispunkte auf 4,00% gesenkt. Die Entscheidung fiel aber mit 5:4 Stimmen knapper aus als erwartet. In Bezug auf weitere Zinssenkungen will die Notenbank wie bisher "schrittweise und vorsichtig" vorgehen. Dabei kommt es vor allem darauf an, inwieweit der unterliegende Inflationsdruck weiter nachlässt. Wir bleiben bei unserer Einschätzung, dass die Notenbank an ihrem Quartalsrhythmus festhält und die Zinsen im November wieder senkt..
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07.08.25 - 17:00
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Bank of England cuts interest rates as it warns food costs could push inflation to 4% (The Guardian)
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Bank's policymakers cut base rate by quarter point to 4% amid concern about strength of UK economyBase rate gift signals wage rise conflict is on the wayWhat does rate cut mean for mortgages and savings?Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned that soaring food prices could drive inflation to 4% as it voted for a fifth cut in interest rates in a year, amid mounting concerns over the strength of the UK economy.In one of its closest decisions since its independence more than 25 years ago, the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by 5-4 to cut its key base rate by a quarter point to 4%. Continue reading......
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07.08.25 - 14:02
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Market Flash - BoE-Entscheidung (Helaba)
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Die Bank von England (BoE) hat den Basiszins erwartungsgemäß um 25 Bp. auf 4,00 % gesenkt, nachdem bei der letzten Sitzung im Juni der Zinssatz nicht verändert wurde. Seit August letzten Jahres haben die Währungshüter auf jeder zweiten Sitzung den Basiszins reduziert. Die heutige Entscheidung fiel aber erneut nicht einstimmig und darüber hinaus waren erstmals zwei Abstimmungsrunden nötig, um eine Mehrheit zu finden. Vier der neun Mitglieder haben letztlich für einen unveränderten Leitzins plädiert..
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07.08.25 - 13:07
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Anleihen geben nach - Trump und Bank of England belasten die Stimmung (Anleihencheck)
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Hannover (www.anleihencheck.de) - Am Mittag wird der Zinsentscheid der Bank of England über die Ticker laufen, so die Analysten der NORD/LB in ihrer aktuellen Ausgabe von "NORD/LB am Morgen".
Auch aufgrund des absehbar moderaten Inflationsverlaufs bestehe nicht mehr zwingend die Notwendigkeit, den restriktiven Kurs beizubehalten, weshalb eine Senkung des Leitzinses um 25 Basispunkte ein wahrscheinliches Szenario darstelle. [mehr]...
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07.08.25 - 08:24
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Bank of England likely to cut interest rates today as new Trump tariffs kick in – business live (The Guardian)
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDozens of countries face higher taxes on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump's latest wave of country-specific tariffs has come into force.The sweeping “reciprocal” levies announced by the White House a week ago – just before a previous 1 August deadline was due to elapse – were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday.The rates range from 41% on Syria, 40% on Laos and Myanmar and 39% on Switzerland to 10% for the UK.The levies will be on top of the usual tariffs applying to US-bound goods. Brazil's “reciprocal” rate is 10%, for example, but its total levy is 50% after Trump added a 40% levy over the prosecution of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.India's 25% tariff rate could rise to a total of 50% after Trump imposed an additional charge for buying oil from Russia.The European Union is the only US trading partner where its baseline rate – set at 15% after a framework deal – will include previous ta...
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