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The Bank of England kept its benchmark Bank Rate at 0.1% - as expected - today

Bank of England to probe possible leak of QE decision

Business • 05 Nov

The Bank of England has asked UK banks for information about their readiness for the possibility of zero or negative interest rates

Bank of England asks about readiness for negative rates

Business • 12 Oct

Sterling rises by more than 1% on hopes that Britain could secure a Brexit trade deal with the European Union by October

Sterling jumps more than 1% amid Brexit hopes

Business • 28 Sep

UK public borrowing rose to £35.920 billion in August - a new record high

UK public borrowing surges to record high in August

Business • 25 Sep

Banks, including UK-based HSBC, Barclays and Standard Chartered, face fresh scrutiny on their efforts to curb money laundering

UK banks must do more to fight dirty money - BoE

Business • 22 Sep

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned today that escalating Covid-19 cases threatened the outlook for the UK economy

BoE warns worsening Covid trend hangs over economy

Business • 22 Sep

The prospect of a chaotic end to the Brexit transition period in December if Britain fails to agree a trade deal with the EU continues to overhang sterling

UK retail data support sterling, outlook remains bleak

Business • 18 Sep

The Bank of England kept UK interest rates at their record lows of 0.1% today

Bank of England looks harder at negative rates

Business • 17 Sep

Sterling extended its losses today on a combination of dollar strength and weak domestic factors

Sterling extends falls due to Brexit and economy woes

Business • 03 Sep

The Bank of England said last month it expected Britain's economy to recover its pre-Covid-19 size by the end of next year

Bank of England warns UK economy facing bigger risks

Business • 02 Sep

Sterling fell against the US dollar today but was steady against the euro

Sterling drifts lower against the dollar

Business • 02 Sep

Former Bank of England chief Mark Carney

Former BoE chief Carney joins asset manager Brookfield

Business • 26 Aug

London's leading role in the clearing business has helped to cement its status as Europe's top financial centre

London set to maintain grip on EU financial markets

Business • 20 Aug

The rate of consumer price index inflation in the UK rose to 1% in July from 0.6% in June

UK inflation jumps unexpectedly in July to 1%

Business • 19 Aug

Barclaycard said consumer spending last month was 2.6% lower than in July 2019.

UK consumer spending recovers in July

Business • 11 Aug

Royal Bank of Scotland wants curbs on dividends lifted by the autumn to make banks attractive to investors again

RBS chairman calls on BoE to lift dividend curbs

Business • 03 Jul

The Bank of England said today it was keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.1%

Bank of England raises bond-buying programme again

Business • 18 Jun

UK consumer price inflation slowed to 0.5% from April's 0.8%, new ONS figures show

UK inflation drops to 4-year low as oil prices slump

Business • 17 Jun

Britain joins Japan, Germany and some other European countries in selling government debt with a negative yield

UK borrows at negative interest rate for first time

Business • 20 May

The Bank of England has put forward an 'illustrative scenario' that saw a plunge in output of 14% in 2020 due to Covid-19

Plague, weather and war did worse to UK economy

Business • 08 May

The Bank of England kept UK interest rate at its all-time low of 0.1% today and warned of the worst economic slump in 300 years

Bank of England sees worst slump in 300 years

Business • 07 May

The IHS Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers' index showed a reading of 8.2 in April, down from 39.3 in March and the lowest since records began in 1997

UK construction at record low, as turnaround forecast

Business • 06 May

Travel and leisure businesses have been among the worst hit by the coronavirus outbreak

Holiday Inn-owner taps Bank of England loans

Business • 27 Apr

The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority said it expected UK banks to focus on continuing to support customers

UK banks told to use excess capital to help customers

Business • 20 Apr

The UK government has expanded its overdraft with the Bank of England to help weather Covid-19 disruption

UK extends Bank of England overdraft over virus crisis

Business • 09 Apr

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