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'Super Thursday' sees Bank of England deliver historic interest rate rise
UK central bank delivers first rate rise in a decade and reverses 0.25% cut introduced in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Pound spikes against major crosses on UK interest rate hike expectations
Sterling registers huge gains against dollar and euro with the Bank of England poised to hike interest rates.
Typical UK household £600 worse off due to Brexit vote, NIESR says
Think tank predicts UK GDP to expand by 1.6% this year and 1.7% in 2018, a modest downward revision on the forecasts it made earlier this year.
Brexit could cost 75,000 finance jobs, warns Bank of England
Banks have previously warned thousands of jobs could be lost but London would remain Europe's largest finance hub.
Burgeoning UK consumer credit should raise 'red flags' for lenders
New report says recent double-digit annual growth rate in lending would be unsustainable if it continued at the same pace.
Pound soars on data and EU stance on Brexit trade talks
Confirmation of trade talks with the EU beginning as early as December sparks sterling rally.
Philip Hammond urged to address lack of diversity at Bank of England
The Bank of England's three main committees are made up of 32 members but include only two women so far.
Lloyds Bank shareholders suing for being 'mugged' over HBOS takeover
The shareholders claim the bank failed to tell them HBOS was effectively bust before the transaction was completed.
Today is your last day to use the old pound coins as 'hundreds of millions' remain unspent
Today marks the last day that old pound coins first brought into circulation in 1983 will be legal tender as the new 12-sided coin takes over.
Pound rallies against dollar and euro on leaked EU document
Confidential document suggests trade talks between London and Brussels could begin soon despite claims that Brexit negotiations were deadlocked.
BCC warns Bank of England against interest rate rise amid sluggish growth
Survey of more than 7,100 businesses reveals improvements in the manufacturing sector in the third quarter.
Pound spikes against dollar as positive economic data counters Brexit impasse
Industrial production figures and improved retail sales help the sterling reverse recent losses.
UK retail sales rise as shoppers spend more on food and clothing
Like-for-like sales were up 1.9% compared to the same month a year earlier in September, compared with a 1.6% increase in August.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May's political woes hammer the pound
Sterling loses ground as fallout from Conservative party upheaval hits market sentiment.
Theresa May ought to know that messy politics often results in bad economics
The Prime Minister started by eulogising free markets in her Tory Party Conference speech and ended up talking price controls in a paradoxically daft narrative.
Bank of England calls for Brexit transition deal by Christmas to avoid City exodus
Senior Bank official says the impact of the City's first phase of Brexit contingency planning would be "relatively modest" on jobs.
London house prices fall for first time in eight years
Prices in the capital fall 0.6% compared to a year earlier in the third quarter.
Theresa May takes pot-shots at Jeremy Corbyn, defends free markets
Prime Minister says Britain needs to continue dealing with its debts and that flexible markets encourage prosperity.
Decline in migration post-Brexit could lead to higher wages, claims Mark Carney
Bank of England governor says drop in migration could lead to a short-lived spike in inflation and higher wages.
Pound hits one-year high against US dollar after Bank of England paves way for November rate hike
BoE votes 7-2 in favour of keeping interest rates unchanged but signals monetary policy could soon be tightened.
Bank of England holds steady on interest rates
UK central bank maintains asset purchase programme at £435bn and holds interest rates at 0.25%.
New polymer £10 note featuring Jane Austen enters circulation
New note will be available at a handful of ATM locations across the country on 14 September.
Pound spikes to 2017 high versus dollar on inflation data
The British currency rallies after inflation expectations fuels interest rate hike speculation
UK inflation surges to joint-highest level in four years as cost of food and fuel increases
ONS data shows inflation hit 2.9%, beating analysts' expectations of a 2.8% reading.
Pound spikes against major crosses prior to Bank of England meeting
Many in the market are expecting a more hawkish tone from the UK central bank.
Bank of England unlikely to hike interest rates before 2019 but pound could fall further
Economists believe the BoE will sit tight during Brexit talks but inflation could hit 3% by next year.
The global financial crisis and its decade-long shadow over UK savers and investors
There's a division between the 'haves' and 'have nots' courtesy of wage growth stagnation and erosion of spending power.
Pound plummets against major currencies on UK inflation data
Stable July inflation reduces chances of a short-term interest rate hike by the Bank of England
Ten years on from the global financial crisis how goes it for the UK and the pound?
General disgruntlement at the failure of improvement in UK living standards has had severe political implications.
Troubled Co-op Bank loses another 25,000 customers
Nearly £400m in savings withdrawn from beleaguered bank but it says operating losses have narrowed.