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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 giltsFinancial Times - 39m -
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 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.CNBC - 1h -
How will interest rate cut affect mortgages, loans and savings?
Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.BBC News - 2h -
Trump’s trade war adds to ‘clear decoupling’ on central bank rate cuts
Bank of England is expected to follow Eurozone and Canadian counterparts by cutting while Federal Reserve holdsFinancial Times - 3h -
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 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 targetABC 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 -
Fed interest-rate cuts might not come anytime soon, two top officials say
Two senior Federal Reserve officials said Monday that they are in no rush to cut interest rates further given the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economic outlook and the White House’s new ...MarketWatch - 2d -
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 increaseFinancial Times - 3d -
England’s councils expected to cut contributions to staff pensions
Local government scheme is in surplus by £85bn, according to consultant IsioFinancial Times - 3d -
Australia news live: Antoinette Lattouf gives evidence in case against ABC; NAB becomes first of big four banks to cut fixed-interest mortgage rates
Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor names sites of more study hubs for regional uni students . The federal government has announced ...The Guardian - 3d -
Top Fed officials comments highlight split on central bank about next interest-rate cuts
Bowman, Goolsbee differ on outlook for inflationMarketWatch - 5d -
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 -
Why the Fed may be done cutting interest rates, once and for all
Some economists were saying Wednesday that the rate-cutting cycle is over, while others think the Federal Reserve won’t ease rates again until 2026.MarketWatch - 6d -
ECB decision: Interest rates cut to nearly 2-year low — and more easing likely
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, saying it expects inflation to fall back to its target later in the year and signaling that further ...MarketWatch - 6d -
European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates - as it happened
Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support European economies. It was a flash reading on the Eurozone ...The Guardian - Jan. 30 -
US central bankers resist Trump’s pressure to cut interest rates
Also in today’s newsletter, the White House’s U-turn on freezing federal fundingFinancial Times - Jan. 30 -
Trump bashes Fed after bank doesn't cut rates
President Trump ripped the Federal Reserve and the man he appointed to lead it Wednesday after the central bank kept interest rates steady. In a post on Truth Social, the president accused the Fed ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
No interest rate cut by Federal Reserve as inflation remains above target
The Federal Reserve did not apply a cut to its benchmark rate as inflation remains stubborn. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Fed pauses interest rate cuts—here’s when borrowing costs might drop in 2025
The Fed is holding off on more rate cuts for now, amid concerns that inflation isn’t slowing quickly enough.CNBC - Jan. 29 -
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady. That will help banks, Moody’s says.
An expected decision this week by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates steady will help bottom lines in the banking sector, at least in the short term, Moody’s Ratings analysts said.MarketWatch - Jan. 29 -
Fed expected to leave interest rates unchanged in first rate decision of 2nd Trump presidency
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will make its first interest rate decision of the second Trump administration with economists predicting rates will remain unchanged. CBS News business analyst Jill ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Here's the financial impact of the Fed's expected pause on rate cuts
The Fed is expected to hold off on another rate cut at its Jan. 29 meeting. Here's what it means for your finances.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
How low will UK interest rates go?
There is more room for the Bank of England to loosen monetary policy than the market expectsFinancial Times - Jan. 27 -
UK Budget fallout adds to Bank of England dilemma on interest rates
Employers are cutting jobs and raising prices to offset tax increases, with wages still growing too fast for policymakers’ comfortFinancial Times - Jan. 27 -
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump piles pressure on Fed chair Jay Powell to cut interest rates
US central bank widely expected to hold borrowing costs steady at meeting next weekFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows
Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations.CNBC - Jan. 21 -
Interest rates won't fall as fast as expected if tariffs stoke inflation, UBS CEO says
"Inflation is much more sticky than we have been saying," UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said Tuesday.CNBC - Jan. 21 -
First Horizon CEO says he's cautious about interest rate cuts in 2025
CNBC's Jim Cramer highlights the regional bank space, talking with First Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Fed Governor Waller sees potential for multiple interest rate cuts in 2025
In a CNBC interview, the policymaker said he expects the first cut could come in the first half of the year.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected investment banking, interest income
The company said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled to $6.67 billion, or 82 cents per share, from a year earlier.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
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 -
Surprise fall in inflation boosts interest rate cut hopes
Inflation falls for the first time in three months, sparking expectations rates may be cut to 4.5% in February.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Strong December job growth could augur fewer Fed interest-rate cuts
Employers across the U.S. added a robust 256,000 jobs in December, a sign the labor market remains in good shape.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn’t see the need to go any further.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn't see the need to go any further.CNBC - Jan. 9