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Bank of England halves growth forecast and cuts rates to 4.5%
Revised economic estimates come as blow to Labour and stoke stagflation fearsFinancial Times - 1h -
Bank cuts interest rates and slashes growth forecast
Bank boss Andrew Bailey told the BBC it expected to cut rates further but warned the road ahead would be bumpy.BBC News - 1h -
India ease home in opening ODI after below-par England look short of ideas
England 248; India 251-6, win first ODI by four wickets Buttler: ‘We were 40 or 50 runs short on that total’ A different format, a much-changed India, but the same result. England fell to a ...The Guardian - 1h -
Bank of England Cuts Rates While Warning of Inflation and Trade War Risks
The central bank cut rates for the third time in about six months as it said economic growth had been weaker than expected.The New York Times - 3h -
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 - 4h -
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 - 6h -
Pernod Ricard cuts sales outlook on tariff uncertainty
French spirits group hit by slump in Chinese demand for cognac following anti-dumping measuresFinancial Times - 6h -
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 - 6h -
Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.75% as inflation stays higher than expected
The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate again amid higher than expected inflationABC News - 3h -
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 - 4h -
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 - 5h -
Investors price in faster pace of rate cuts after BoE decision
Bank of England reduces interest rate to 4.5% and halves 2025 growth forecastFinancial Times - 6h -
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 - 11h -
India likely to cut benchmark rates for the first time in nearly five years as economy slows, inflation eases
India is widely anticipated to cut its benchmark policy rate at the policy meeting concluding this Friday.CNBC - 17h -
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 -
Inflation will slow this year, allowing Fed to cut rates further, says former St. Louis Fed chief
Former St. Louis Federal President James Bullard said that inflation will slow markedly this year, allowing the central bank to continue to lower interest rates.MarketWatch - 3d -
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 -
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 -
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 - Jan. 30 -
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 -
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a ...ABC News - Jan. 30 -
Central bank decisions — as they happened: Powell says no rush to adjust Fed policy stance; Canada cuts rates for sixth consecutive meeting
US central bank holds rates steady as it resists Donald Trump’s calls to cut borrowing costsFinancial Times - Jan. 30 -
The Fed Holds Rates Steady, Hitting Pause After a Series of Cuts
The U.S. central bank did not cut borrowing costs amid a solid economy and rising inflation risks.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
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 -
Germany slashes growth outlook in 'serious' diagnosis of Europe's largest economy
The German government slashed its gross domestic product expectations Wednesday, saying it was now forecasting just 0.3% growth in 2025.CNBC - Jan. 29 -
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
"The Fed will likely be on a more hawkish path, so significant divergence from the ECB could risk flight of capital towards the Dollar."CNBC - Jan. 29 -
GM’s stock falls as carmaker signals that tariffs may impact its outlook
GM topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit estimate as sales rose 11%, but the carmaker’s stock fell back.MarketWatch - Jan. 28 -
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 -
Reeves to go ‘further and faster’ for growth after recent turmoil
UK chancellor has made more muscular use of Treasury to push changesFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Primark cuts sales outlook after struggles in UK market
Fashion retailer blames mild autumn weather and ‘cautious’ consumer sentimentFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
EA cuts outlook as growth of one of its key videogame franchises has stalled
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. fell after hours on Wednesday after the videogame developer cut its outlook for the months ahead, following stumbles in its big soccer gaming franchise as well as in ...MarketWatch - Jan. 23 -
Citigroup Slashes Jobs as Cost-Cutting Continues
Targets include senior managers in the banking giant’s wealth, technology and data analysis units.Inc. - Jan. 17 -
BP gave a bleak outlook. Now it’s reportedly slashing jobs.
After a difficult fourth quarter in which production and prices fell, oil major BP reportedly is cutting thousands of jobs.MarketWatch - 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 -
Bank of Korea leaves rates unchanged in a surprise move, warns GDP growth 'highly likely' to miss forecasts
Economists polled by Reuters had estimated a 25-basis-point cut to 2.75%CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Surprising December jobs growth is denting chances of a first-half Fed rate cut
Friday’s unexpectedly big increase in December nonfarm payrolls led to a diminished market-based likelihood for any rate cut by the Federal Reserve until September, based on one method of ...MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
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 -
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Bank of England to relax rules for banks and insurers
PRA’s Sam Woods says burden can be eased without ‘race to the bottom’ on financial regulationFinancial Times - Jan. 8