Bank of England

Bank of England poised to raise rates but may push back on bets for more

2026-11-02T00:33:07.000Z
The Bank of England’s financial policy committee is examining whether to increase a key lending threshold to five times borrowers’ household income.

Bank of England may raise high-risk mortgage threshold: FT

2026-11-01T08:31:42.000Z
Job vacancies in the three months to September fell to 691,000 from 704,000 in the three months to August.

UK jobs market shows some recovery signs as BOE mulls rate hike

2026-10-20T07:55:10.000Z
The BoE has kept rates on hold since the outbreak of the US-Iran war in February.

Bank of England’s chief economist says a rate hike need not be start of long series

2026-10-15T05:53:48.000Z
Britain’s Office for National Statistics reported a 3.8% annual rise in rents for private-sector housing in August and a 1.4% rise in house prices in the 12 months to July.

Rate hike fears seen weighing on UK housing market

2026-10-08T07:24:13.000Z
Economists polled expect the BoE to leave its Bank Rate on hold at 3.75 per cent for the rest of the year.

Bank of England to hold rates but energy shock stirs talk of a hike

2026-09-16T23:38:02.000Z
Britain, like other European economies, has taken less of an immediate hit to growth from the US-Iran war than economists had feared.

UK economy grows at fastest pace since Feb 2025

2026-09-11T08:12:47.000Z
If the strait stays shut until early to mid 2027, UK growth in 2026 will slow to 0.5% and the economy will shrink 0.2% in 2027, according to EY predictions.

UK faces recession if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, forecaster warns

2026-08-02T23:35:06.000Z
The panel “stands ready to act” to stop high inflation lingering, as it tries to navigate the wild energy-price swings of recent weeks.

BOE holds rates in 6-3 vote as war clouds inflation outlook

2026-07-30T13:18:37.000Z
The BOE said previous risks it had identified from stretched share price valuations, high public debt and risky private credit lending to businesses had not gone away.

Bank of England sees growing risks to financial stability from AI

2026-07-07T10:55:23.000Z