England

UK inflation fell to 3.4% in February from 4.0%. While this latest CPI reading raises hopes for a rate cut as soon as August, Angeline Ong examines why ‘August’ is not a done deal and the BoE might push cuts later into the year.

2024-03-20T14:06:38+0000

​​This week’s Bank of England decision is likely to see ‘no change’ triumph once more, as policymakers err on the side of caution.

2024-03-19T09:28:20+0000

The pound is on the way down after data showed the UK economy shrank unexpectedly in October. Monthly GDP fell 0.3%, economists had been looking for a flat reading after a 0.2% expansion in September.

2023-12-13T08:49:50+0000

This week, the focus is on interest rates with pending decisions from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB).

2023-12-11T09:49:11+0000

House prices recorded a second month of growth, across the UK, in November, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

2023-12-01T10:01:01+0000

LSEG Lipper’s Dewi John sits down with IGTV financial analyst @AngelineOng and explains why the Bank of England has to take the punch bowl away from the inflation party before it gets started.

2023-09-18T16:34:52+0100

UK retail sales fell more than expected in July, down 1.2% month-on-month, as the unusually wet weather saw shoppers stay inside.

2023-08-18T11:23:00+0100

Consumer prices in the UK rose 6.8% in July year-on-year, down from 7.9 in June, with the core rate, which excludes food and fuel, up 6.9% in July, the same as it was in June.

2023-08-16T09:04:49+0100