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Mark Carney believes that investors are too relaxed about the pace at which the Bank of England could resume its gradual rate increases

Carney tells investors they are too relaxed on rates

Business / 02 May 19

Lloyds Banking Group has reported an after tax profit of £1.2 billion for the first three months of 2019

Lloyds Bank posts robust Q1 profits despite Brexit woes

Business / 02 May 19

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is due to step down on January 31, 2020

Britain starts search for next Bank of England governor

Business / 24 Apr 19

A new poll shows the chances that Brexit will be cancelled are now greater than the chances Britain will leave the EU without a deal

No Brexit more likely than a disorderly one: economists

Business / 18 Apr 19

The UK Consumer Prices Index, which measures the cost of a basket of goods, stood at 1.9% last month

UK annual inflation stable at 1.9% in March

Business / 17 Apr 19

The ONS said UK employment grew by 179,000 in the three months to February

UK wage growth at new decade high - ONS

Business / 16 Apr 19

A new report from Goldman Sachs suggests that since the Brexit vote in June 2016, nearly 2.5% has been shaved off the UK's GDP

UK economy haemorrhaging £600m a week due to Brexit

Business / 01 Apr 19

UK interest rates remain at 0.7% as Brexit looms

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold

Business / 21 Mar 19

An unexpected rise in UK retail sales data in February failed to elicit any meaningful reaction from the pound today

No-deal Brexit fears send pound to a one-week low

Business / 21 Mar 19

UK GPD in January alone jumped by 0.5%, its biggest increase since December 2016

UK economy picks up in January but remains in low gear

Business / 12 Mar 19

The Bank of England will offer to lend euro to UK banks and the ECB will receive pound sterling from the Bank of England in exchange for euro

ECB and BoE activate swap line ahead of Brexit

Business / 05 Mar 19

The EBA said it had to take action in an 'unprecedented' situation because of Brexit

EU banks watchdog urges protection of deposits

Business / 01 Mar 19

The UK economy - the world's fifth-biggest - has slowed ahead of Brexit

UK factories brace for Brexit, consumers less worried

Business / 01 Mar 19

UK unemployment is at its lowest rate since 1975, standing at 4% in the three months to December

UK wage growth matches decade high, job creation strong

Business / 19 Feb 19

Currency investors are mulling the consequences of a Brexit vote defeat in parliament for Prime Minister Theresa May

Strong retail sales support Sterling

Business / 15 Feb 19

UK consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 1.8% in January after a 2.1% increase in December, new figures show

UK inflation falls to two-year low of 1.8%

Business / 13 Feb 19

The UK's GPD growth in the final quarter of 2018 fell to a quarterly rate of 0.2% from 0.6% in the previous quarter

UK economic growth weakest since 2012 due to Brexit

Business / 11 Feb 19

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said that 'the fog of Brexit is causing short term volatility in the economic data'

Bank of England sees weakest outlook for UK since 2009

Business / 07 Feb 19

Sterling fell to a two-week low yesterday after a survey suggested the UK economy was flat-lining

Sterling set to slump on no-deal Brexit - survey

Business / 06 Feb 19

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

UK consumers rein in appetite for borrowing

Business / 30 Jan 19

New ONS figures show that he difference between money flowing in and out of Britain was negative to the tune of £26.5 billion in Q3

UK economy relies on consumers, Brexit hits investment

Business / 21 Dec 18

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.75% today

Bank of England says Brexit uncertainties intensify

Business / 20 Dec 18

UK retail sales volumes, including the Black Friday sales period, jumped by 1.4% in November after two months of decline

Bumper Black Friday boosts UK retail sales

Business / 20 Dec 18

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said the price of food could go up by 10% if Britain left the EU with no deal

Carney hits back at critics of Brexit scenarios

Business / 04 Dec 18

The Bank of England has warned of risks to sterling if Britain leaves the European Union in a disorderedly manner

Sterling slides as UK Brexit vote clouds outlook

Business / 29 Nov 18

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