Bank of England signals further easing after rate cut, slashes growth outlook

• 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 - 1h
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  Bank of England halves growth forecast and cuts rates to 4.5%

  Revised economic forecasts are blow to Labour but buoy stock market and gilts
  
  Financial Times - 1h
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  Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% and halves UK growth forecast

  Latest quarter-point reduction comes with warning households face inflation of 3.7% by autumn. Unambiguously bleak forecasts pave way for spending cuts What does the rate cut mean for ...
  
  The Guardian - 3h
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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 - 2h
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  Bank of England expected to cut key UK interest rate to 4.50%

  The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday even though inflation remains above its target
  
  ABC News - 8h

• 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
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  European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Economic Growth Stagnates

  The European Central Bank’s reduction, the fifth consecutive cut since last summer, came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates.
  
  The New York Times - 6d

• 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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