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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      UK economy
      UK money supply contracts as higher interest rates weigh on lending

      Annual growth in amount of money in the economy has turned negative for the first time since at least 2010

      A sheet of £10 notes being produced in the UK
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Moira O'Neill
      Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

      Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Pound Sterling
      Sterling heads for worst month since Truss’s mini-Budget

      British pound declines as traders shift interest rate expectations

      The Bank of England in London
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Hedge funds rush to unwind bets against gilts

      Short positions in UK government debt this week fell to their lowest level since at least 2006

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
      Rupert Murdoch steps down

      Bank of England decided to hold interest rates at 5.25% yesterday

    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      How long will the Bank of England keep interest rates high?

      Markets are betting on looser monetary policy late next year, but some economists say it could happen sooner

      BoE building with rates graphic
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25%

      Pound falls to six-month low after decision signals possible peak in borrowing costs

      The Bank of England in London, England
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      UK mortgage rates set to fall after BoE knife-edge vote

      Decision to hold interest rates will be welcomed by prospective homebuyers and property sector

      A man takes down a For Sale sign outside a house
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      FT live news
      Interest rates as it happened: UK and Switzerland surprise investors

      Policy rate kept at 5.25 per cent as evidence grows of slowing inflation

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      UK inflation
      Investors slash bets on UK rate rise after inflation falls to 6.7%

      Economists expected higher oil prices to push up inflation

      Someone holding a shopping basket
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      BoE expected to raise interest rates to 5.5%

      Markets and economists anticipate the 15th increase in this cycle by the central bank to be the last

      People sitting outside the Bank of England in London, England
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      UK property
      UK residential rents rise at record pace in August

      Estate agent Hamptons says 12% increase is largest on record

      A new high rise apartment block in London
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Bank of England
      Public confidence in Bank of England’s inflation strategy hits record low

      Central bank receives worst rating since 1999 ahead of vote on new interest rate rise

      The Bank of England
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Markets InsightKrishna Guha
      Central banks debate: can ‘high for longer’ substitute for rate rises?

      A smoother rate path is preferable to a sharp up and down, allowing more time to assess data

    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Unhedged podcast15 min listen
      A tale of two housing markets

      Why are the UK and US housing markets going in opposite directions?

    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      UK mortgage rates
      UK mortgage lenders push through further rate cuts

      Nationwide, Santander and smaller providers drop prices this week

      Terraced houses in Liverpool
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Mortgages
      UK mortgages in arrears jump to seven-year high

      Bank of England survey shows 28.8% increase compared with last year, reflecting sharp rise in borrowing costs

      Houses in Guildford
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      UK interest rates should rise further, says BoE official

      Catherine Mann warns leaving cost of borrowing unchanged risks ‘further inflation persistence’

      Catherine Mann
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK businesses’ inflation and wage expectations ease in August

      Bank of England survey provides some relief for policymakers ahead of interest rate decision

    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      BoE’s Bailey casts doubt on need for further interest rate rises

      Pound falls to three-month low after central bank governor say UK economy is nearing top of cycle

      Andrew Bailey
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      UK banks
      FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates

      NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal

    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      UK interest rates may not rise further, says Bank of England’s top economist

      Huw Pill indicates he will vote to keep rates at 5.25% for longer, pushing back against market expectations

    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Mortgages
      UK mortgage approvals fall more than expected amid high borrowing costs

      Bank of England data shows new deals down 10% between June and July, while consumers cut back on credit

      Two people look at properties in the window of an estate agent in London
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depthUK housebuilding
      UK housebuilders feel the strain from higher interest rates

      After profit warning this week from Crest Nicholson, industry is fearful of a protracted downturn

      Property construction site in Harlow
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      UK economy
      UK economic activity slides as interest rate rises hit demand

      Investors buy gilts as PMI figures drop below benchmark 50 level for the first time since January

      Commuters are silhouetted on London Bridge with The Shard building in the background
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