Bank of England

Recent Highlights

• Expected to maintain historically low interest rates next Thursday after a week ... Slowdown in services and construction will keep lid on base rates Ed Balls slams new economic data as 'appalling' and calls for measures to boost jobs and growth Phillip Inman The Bank of England is expected to maintain historically low interest ... The Guardian - business - 11 hours, 48 minutes ago  
• Keep interest rates at 0.5% on Thursday. Indeed, it adds to the ... Service sector: what the economists say Britain's manufacturing, construction and now service sectors have reported slowdowns - so how worried should we be? A sharp slowdown in Britain's service sector, which makes up two-thirds of the ... The Guardian - business - 19 hours, 58 minutes ago  
• Hold interest rates steady as it argues growth stalling would be worse ... BCC: Stalled Growth 'Worse Than Inflation' A leading business group has called on the Bank of England to hold interest rates steady as it argues growth stalling would be worse for the recovery than rising inflation. Yahoo! UK - business - 4 days, 13 hours ago  
• Keep interest rates at their record low of 0.5% until the second ... British Chamber of Commerce predicts faster UK economic growth • BCC revises 2010 forecast from 1.3% growth to 1.7% • Threat of double-dip recession remains as cuts bite, says BCC The UK economy will grow faster than first thought ... The Guardian - business - 5 days, 5 hours ago  
• To prevent a repeat of the credit crisis, a senior official has ... Bank plans to cap risky mortgages Mortgage lending would be capped to stop borrowers taking out risky loans under radical Bank of England plans to prevent a repeat of the credit crisis, a senior official has ... RecentNews.co.uk - 5 days, 9 hours ago  
• Prove a more effective brake on reckless banks than clobbering borrowers with ... Interest rate rises not enough to stop a crash, says Bank of England chief In a startling departure from the orthodox view, deputy BoE governor Charles Bean says raising rates is not enough to rein in economic recklessness A leading Bank of England policymaker ... The Guardian - business - 6 days, 6 hours ago  
• In its quarterly inflation report this month that there was a one ... Mortgage lending falls by a fifth as new Bank member warns of recession risk • July's home loan figures down 18.5% on 2009 • Martin Weale warns of 'significant chance' of recession An 18.5% drop in mortgage lending over the past year provided fresh ... The Guardian - business - 1 week, 3 days ago