Bank of England Cuts Rates While Warning of Inflation and Trade War Risks

• Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5%

  The Bank of England has announced an interest rate cut to 4.5%. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on what that means.
  
  CBS News - 5h
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  Bank of England expects to cut borrowing costs further after rate cut today – business live

  UK central bank cuts interest rates, and warns growth will be half as fast as expected this year, sending pound sliding. Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but halves UK growth ...
  
  The Guardian - 6h

• Bank of England to resume rate cuts with outlook complicated by tax hikes and Trump tariffs

  Traders have ramped up their bets on the total number of BOE rate cuts in 2025 since January, as Europe diverges from the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• Bank of England expected to cut rates again as UK economy stagnates

  Quarter-point reduction forecast even as short-term inflation pressures are set to increase
  
  Financial Times - 3d

• Bank of England warns of risks in relaxing mortgage limits

  Andrew Bailey welcomes ‘open public debate’, but cautions that easing rules could lead to more repossessions
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 29

• Trump’s policies risk stoking inflation and preventing rate cuts, IMF warns

  Taking drive for deregulation too far could push the US on to a ‘dangerous boom-bust path’, fund cautions
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 17

• UK economy's disappointing November growth fuels the case for Bank of England rate cut

  The U.K. economy grew at a lackluster pace of 0.1% in November, data from the Office of National Statistics showed Thursday.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 16
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  Inflation Rose in December, Putting Rate Cuts Into Question

  The consumer price index rose 2.9 percent in the last month of the year, the Labor Department reports.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 15

• Small-cap stocks face heightened risk with rate cuts in question, warns BofA

  The recent selloff in small-cap stocks left the Russell 2000 index in correction territory.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 13

• U.N. Raises Global Growth Forecast, but Warns of Potential Inflation Risks

  An increase in trade barriers would likely reignite price pressures, the organization says ahead of Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9

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