UK debt surpasses 100% of GDP, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves has excluded raising the rates of income, corporate, and value-added taxes, meaning there is little space for improvement in public services and increased investment...
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UK housing market registers sharp recovery, exceeds analysts’ expectations
In October 2024, British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will present her tax and spending plan...
As UK escapes recession, what’s next?
The Bank of England now anticipates that the United Kingdom's GDP will increase by 0.5% this year, double the rate it predicted in February...
BoE tweaks lifetime loss estimate for QE programme at 85 billion pounds
According to the estimates, the BoE will continue to unwind its portfolio of government bonds at the current rate of 100 billion pounds annually....
If Insights: Will UK cut its interest rate ahead of US?
The United Kingdom's March inflation report confirmed investor confidence that the BoE's policymakers, will choose to reduce interest rates early in 2024 to accelerate economic development...
Bank of England holds interest rate amid recession worries
The Bank of England froze borrowing costs at its previous gatherings in September and November 2023, thereby snapping a series of 14 rate hikes...
The UK inflation rate surprise
Interest rates are a blunt tool to combat inflation, but they remain central banks' main tool...
IF Insights: Tracking the recovery path of UK pension industry after 2022 ‘LDI Crisis’
Having a pension fund when the interest rate is high makes it more than a rollicking prospect rather than investing in the stock market in the current financial atmosphere...
IF Insights: Predicting the road ahead for UK economy
The pandemic's impact obscures a larger concern that the UK economy will face in the coming decades: population ageing...