The Bank of England decision promised to be a cliff hanger, and it was, even for the nine people deciding what to do. Breaking a string of 14…
Read more At a peak? Bank of England makes 5-to-4 vote to pause interest ratesThe Bank of England on Thursday matched the U.S. Federal Reserve by hiking interest rates by a quarter percentage point. The 7-2 decision, the eleventh consecutive increase, brings…
Read more Bank of England hikes interest rates by quarter-point in 11th consecutive increaseThe Bank of England on Thursday slowed the pace of interest-rate hikes down to a half point, as the U.K. central bank balances a need to fight inflation…
Read more Bank of England slows rate hike pace to a half pointThe Bank of England made its largest interest-rate increase in three decades in response to inflation that the central bank still expects to accelerate. By a 7-to-2 vote,…
Read more Bank of England matches Fed with 75 basis point hike in biggest move in three decadesThe Bank of England said Tuesday that it will expand its daily U.K. bond purchase operations to include index-linked gilts, the second move this week aimed at trying…
Read more As bond yields spike, Bank of England widens U.K. market intervention in second effort this week to calm volatile markets
