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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

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

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