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

The Bank of England made its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth in the British economy.

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Bank of England halves growth forecast and cuts rates to 4.5%

Revised economic estimates represent blow to Labour but buoy stock market and gilts
Financial Times - 27m
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
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
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
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
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