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  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    Bank of England’s chief economist signals willingness to step up rate rises

    Huw Pill says he is ‘in the price stability business’ but warns it is no longer helpful to give guidance on future path of policy

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    UK mortgage rates rise at fastest pace in a decade

    House price growth expected to slow as buyers’ incomes are hit by higher interest and jump in cost of living

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    UK inflation
    Inflation to raise UK food bills by £380 this year, data show

    Sharp price increases push households to turn to own-label products as BoE chief warns of further rate rises

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Bank of England official warns of higher inflation if UK rate rises lag US

    External MPC member Catherine Mann says dovish approach would put pressure on sterling

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Mortgages
    UK lenders raise mortgage rates ahead of further anticipated BoE hikes

    Move comes as inflation is expected to surge even higher before end of 2022

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    News in-depthBank of England
    Bank of England accused of going soft on inflation

    UK central bank moves less aggressively than the Fed despite predicting price rises will hit 11% this year

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points

    Policymakers warn inflation will hit 11% but gradual approach contrasts with Fed

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Bank of England
    Sunak urged to save £57bn by withholding BoE interest on reserves

    Nearly £1tn is deposited by commercial banks overnight as result of QE programme

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    UK employment
    UK labour market remains hot despite stalling economy

    Number of full-time employees at all-time high but hiring is slowing and unemployment edging up

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will the Fed signal a slower pace of rate rises this autumn?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE could exceed rate expectations to show it is serious on inflation

    MPC meeting to consider 0.5% rise in wake of Johnson’s cost of living support measures

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Pound Sterling
    Investors bet against pound over ‘dire’ threat of stagflation

    Traders question how far the Bank of England can raise rates in the face of cost of living crisis

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Merryn Somerset Webb
    To investors seeking income — there’s still plenty of it about

    Interest on cash deposits remains paltry, but some companies are throwing off dividends in the here and now

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Paul Lewis
    History tells us UK interest rates will go up and up

    Rates are expected to hit 2.5% within a year — but that is still far below the long-term average

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE chief economist warns on UK’s strong ‘inflationary momentum’

    Central bank is unsure how high interest rates will need to increase to curb price rises

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    UK house prices
    UK house price growth slows as cost of living climbs

    Property market fall ‘could be on the horizon’ as incomes squeezed and interest rates rise

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK inflation
    Bank of England’s task of taming inflation just got harder

    Booming jobs market fuels price rises as central bank governor comes under fire

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    BoE censured by senior Tories over soaring inflation

    MPs turn on bank’s handling of economy as government feels heat from cost of living crisis

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    UK economic growth
    Former BoE officials warn of increasing risk of UK recession

    Three ex-members of Monetary Policy Committee tell MPs curbing inflation without economy contracting will be difficult

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Chris Giles
    The Bank of England should make it clear when it gives us a kicking

    Society requires unelected officials to tell the public the whole truth about policy

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE rate setter warns UK inflation ‘uncomfortably high’

    Failure to rein in prices would be ‘very costly’ for economy, says MPC member Michael Saunders

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    UK rate rise expectations pared back after Bank of England warning

    Gloomy economic forecast by central bank produces ‘a tipping point’ in investor sentiment

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Mortgages
    Threat grows of UK housing market slowdown

    Several mortgage lenders have already raised rates

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Equities
    Nasdaq closes down 5% in sharpest fall since 2020

    Heavy stock and bond sell-off erases prior day’s gains as investors engage in ‘capitulation trade’

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Bank of England warns of recession this year as it lifts interest rate

    Cost of borrowing increases quarter-point to 1%, the highest level since 2009, and sterling hits 2-year low

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