Bank of England steps in to stabilise markets
- Wednesday, 28 September 2022
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The Bank of England made a surprise intervention today when it stepped in to stabilise market liquidity by increasing its government bond purchase to a potentially unlimited amount.
Read more...Bank pushes up base rate from 1.75% to 2.25%
- Thursday, 22 September 2022
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The Bank of England today pushed up its base rate by 50 basis points from 1.75% to 2.25% as it intensifies its drive to curb inflation which is nearly 10%.
Read more...GDP shows surprise 0.5% rise
- Wednesday, 13 July 2022
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UK Gross Domestic Product showed a surprise 0.5% rise in May after declining by 0.2% in April (revised from a 0.3% fall).
Read more...Forecasts: economic growth to stall in 2023
- Wednesday, 15 June 2022
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Economic growth will slow to a crawl next year, according to a Treasury poll of leading economic forecasters.
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