Bank of England
Economics
A leading Bank of England policymaker has said the base rate is likely to rise in "spring 2015" in unusually revealing comments made this afternoon.
20 February 2014
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Economics
The Bank of England will not hike interest rates until well in to 2015 at the earliest, according to Hawksmoor Investment Management's head of research, Jim Wood-Smith.
19 February 2014
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Investment
With markets having wobbled at the start of 2014, Stephanie Flanders, chief market strategist for UK and Europe at J.P. Morgan AM, analyses the global recovery and tells Investment Week where the next investment opportunities may lie.
17 February 2014
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4 min read
Economics
Britain must see a business recovery before interest rates can begin to rise, according to Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England.
17 February 2014
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2 min read
Economics
The Bank of England has today said it will not hike rates "for some time to come" - with the base rate potentially at 2% by 2017 - as governor Mark Carney begins to alter his forward guidance policy.
12 February 2014
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Economics
Sterling has climbed against a basket of currencies including the dollar this morning after the Bank of England altered its forward guidance policy and revealed GDP is expected to overshoot expectations.
12 February 2014
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Economics
An independent Scotland would have to compromise its sovereignty if it wants to remain in a sterling-based currency union, BoE governor Mark Carney has warned.
29 January 2014
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Economics
The Governor of the Bank of England has indicated his policy of linking interest rates to unemployment could be scrapped less than six months after its creation.
24 January 2014
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