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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

The Bank of England is piling pressure on UK banks by requesting all major lenders scrap cash bonus payments to executives

British bank bosses take pay cuts amid virus fallout

Business / 09 Apr

Bank of England keeps UK rates at 0.1% after last week's emergency cut

Bank of England keeps UK rates unchanged at 0.1%

Business / 26 Mar

The UK economy has gone into lockdown during the coronavirus crisis and a recession is predicted

Britain eases financial reporting rules during epidemic

Business / 26 Mar

Bank of England says that banks are essential for civil and commercial functions

Bank of England tells UK banks to stay open

Business / 24 Mar

The Bank of England has confirmed that a scheme to buy debt from larger businesses would start today

First stage of UK's £330 billion loan guarantee

Business / 23 Mar

Sterling climbs off more than three-decade lows against the greenback

Sterling climbs off 1985 lows as markets rebound

Business / 20 Mar

The Bank of England move to scrap this year's stress test follows a decision by the European Union to cancel its planned health check of big banks

Bank of England cancels annual stress test of banks

Business / 20 Mar

Bank of England has cut UK rates to 0.1%

Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again

Business / 19 Mar

UK banks and lenders are to offer a three-month mortgage holiday for people in difficulty due to the Covid-19 outbreak

UK unveils £330 billion lifeline for firms hit by virus

Business / 18 Mar

New Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey

BoE boss Bailey promises more 'prompt action' if needed

Business / 16 Mar

The European Banking Authority has postponed its stress test this year for big banks

Europe eases rules for banks, stress tests cancelled

Business / 13 Mar

The UK's new finance minister Rishi Sunak has promised to protect the economy from the threat of the coronavirus

UK pledges 'whatever it takes' to protect economy

Business / 11 Mar

John Finn, Managing Director of Treasury Solutions, explains the increased array of supports for businesses

More supports announced for virus-hit businesses

Business / 11 Mar

The Office for National Statistics said the UK's gross domestic product in January alone was flat

UK economy flat-lined in January - ONS

Business / 11 Mar

Sterling fell against the euro this morning but stayed steady against the dollar after the Bank of England surprise move

Sterling recovers against euro after UK rate cut

Business / 11 Mar

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