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UK consumer prices rose by 1.3% in annual terms in December compared with 1.5% in November

UK inflation hits more than three-year low

Business / 15 Jan

Another Bank of England policymaker has said he would vote for an interest rate cut unless economic data improved significantly

Pound down as slowing growth ups rate cut speculation

Business / 13 Jan

Outgoing Bank of England chief Mark Carney said the UK economy has been 'sluggish'

UK recovery 'not assured' despite reduced uncertainty

Business / 09 Jan

The UK has a year to strike a trade deal

Sterling sags as investors re-focus on a no-deal Brexit

Business / 02 Jan

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is to become the United Nations' special envoy for climate change next year

Carney says finance must act faster on climate change

Business / 30 Dec 19

The Bank of England estimates that for each one percentage point reduction in interest rates, birth rates rose by 5% among families paying adjustable-rate mortgages

Low rates mean more babies, Bank of England says

Business / 23 Dec 19

Mark Carney has already delayed his departure from the Bank of England twice due to Brexit turmoil

Carney: economic firefighter at helm of Bank of England

Business / 20 Dec 19

Boris Johnson swept to a landslide victory last week that removes some of the political uncertainty hanging over the UK economy

UK economy's growth in Q3 revised upwards

Business / 20 Dec 19

Andrew Bailey, the new Bank of England Governor, will take up the position in March

Andrew Bailey named new Bank of England Governor

Business / 20 Dec 19

Sterling had surged to above $1.35 last week on the back of the Conservative Party's win in the UK general election

Sterling falls to two-week lows on new Brexit worries

Business / 19 Dec 19

The Bank of England has admitted a rogue supplier has been misusing feeds of its press briefings

Hedge funds gained early access to BoE press feeds

Business / 19 Dec 19

The Bank of England is holding its first meeting since Boris Johnson's election victory

Bank of England holds UK interest rates steady at 0.75%

Business / 19 Dec 19

UK consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 1.5% for a second month in a row in November, new ONS figures show

UK inflation holds below Bank of England target

Business / 18 Dec 19

The Bank of England tested HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered, Santander UK and Nationwide Building Society to see if they could withstand financial market stresses

UK banks pass Bank of England's stress tests

Business / 17 Dec 19

The Bank of England has acknowledged mid-tier lenders could be facing 'barriers to growth'

Small UK banks want softer rules to help them compete

Business / 11 Dec 19

Citigroup's UK framework for reporting data to regulators was not designed, implemented or operating effectively, the Bank of England said

Bank of England hits Citi with biggest fine to date

Business / 27 Nov 19

UK annual inflation dropped to a near three-year low of 1.5% in October, new ONS figures show

UK inflation falls faster than expected in October

Business / 13 Nov 19

UK gross domestic product growth slowed to 1% in the third quarter from 1.3% in the second quarter

UK economy grows at slowest annual rate since 2010

Business / 11 Nov 19

No rate changes from Bank of England today

Bank of England holds rate, tweaks UK growth forecasts

Business / 07 Nov 19

Today's figures suggest the Bank of England's forecast that inflation would average 1.6% in the final quarter of 2019 looks on track

Falling petrol prices keep lid on UK inflation - ONS

Business / 16 Oct 19

The approach of Brexit led to the biggest fall in UK employment in over four years, new figures show today

UK jobs boom cools ahead of Brexit as employment falls

Business / 15 Oct 19

The EU is Britain's biggest financial services export market, worth £26 billion in 2017

UK bankers brace for Brexit mayhem 10 days early

Business / 09 Oct 19

Today's Bank of England figures will add to signs that household demand may be softening in the run-up to Brexit

UK consumer lending growth slows to weakest in 5 years

Business / 30 Sep 19

Sterling continues to fall as deadlock over Brexit continues

Sterling slides as central bank hints at looser policy

Business / 27 Sep 19

The Bank of England said Brexit uncertainty and slower world growth were increasingly causing the UK economy to perform below its potential

Bank of England's Saunders eyes rate cut on uncertainty

Business / 27 Sep 19

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