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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE chief economist warns on UK’s strong ‘inflationary momentum’

    Central bank is unsure how high interest rates will need to increase to curb price rises

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    UK house prices
    UK house price growth slows as cost of living climbs

    Property market fall ‘could be on the horizon’ as incomes squeezed and interest rates rise

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK inflation
    Bank of England’s task of taming inflation just got harder

    Booming jobs market fuels price rises as central bank governor comes under fire

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    BoE censured by senior Tories over soaring inflation

    MPs turn on bank’s handling of economy as government feels heat from cost of living crisis

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    UK economic growth
    Former BoE officials warn of increasing risk of UK recession

    Three ex-members of Monetary Policy Committee tell MPs curbing inflation without economy contracting will be difficult

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Chris Giles
    The Bank of England should make it clear when it gives us a kicking

    Society requires unelected officials to tell the public the whole truth about policy

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE rate setter warns UK inflation ‘uncomfortably high’

    Failure to rein in prices would be ‘very costly’ for economy, says MPC member Michael Saunders

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    UK rate rise expectations pared back after Bank of England warning

    Gloomy economic forecast by central bank produces ‘a tipping point’ in investor sentiment

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Mortgages
    Threat grows of UK housing market slowdown

    Several mortgage lenders have already raised rates

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Equities
    Nasdaq closes down 5% in sharpest fall since 2020

    Heavy stock and bond sell-off erases prior day’s gains as investors engage in ‘capitulation trade’

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Bank of England warns of recession this year as it lifts interest rate

    Cost of borrowing increases quarter-point to 1%, the highest level since 2009, and sterling hits 2-year low

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Mortgages
    Mortgage rate rises point to slowdown in UK housing market

    Higher home loan costs and the cost of living crunch are bringing caution to buyers

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    News in-depthBank of England
    Bank of England poised to raise interest rates further to curb inflation

    Most economists predict a 0.25 percentage point increase as central bank tries to avoid exacerbating economic slowdown

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Global inflation
    Bailey warns of risk of persistent inflation from strong UK labour market

    But BoE governor also raises prospect of recession if central bank raises interest rates too far

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Living in a world of higher interest rates

    Identifying who will be affected and how remains a complex task

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Are you ready for higher interest rates?

    Forget ‘lower for longer’, a more fitting mantra for our personal finances is ‘higher much sooner’

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Digital banking
    JPMorgan’s Chase offers 1.5 per cent savings account

    UK digital bank’s new offering unveiled as high street competitors offer more modest increases

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    Bank of England raises interest rates again to curb inflation

    MPC increases rates to 0.75% and warns that price rises are likely to hit 8% by June

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    News in-depth
    BoE poised to raise interest rates to pre-Covid level

    Central bank faces dilemma amid surging inflation and weak outlook for economic growth

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will US and UK central banks raise interest rates despite the threat to growth?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    UK public finances
    UK public finances vulnerable to higher inflation, says Sunak

    Chancellor warns tough decisions on interest rates may be needed in coming months

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    Man Group PLC
    Ukraine war likely to delay interest rate rises, says Man Group chief

    Hedge fund boss believes central banks will now be ‘less aggressive’ with unwinding ultra-loose monetary policy

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE signals ‘very gradual’ approach to quantitative tightening

    Policymaker says bank may still sell assets even if it is simultaneously cutting rates

  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE deputy governor signals ‘modest tightening’ of monetary policy

    Dave Ramsden’s comments come after markets raise medium-term expectations of Bank rates

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will UK inflation top December’s three-decade high?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

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