The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate tomorrow morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to remain above the 3% mark. Last month, the ONS reported Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) remained unchanged at 3.1% in August – representing the ninth consecutive month that it has been above the [...]
Bank of England policymaker, Adam Posen, has suggested injecting more cash into the economy, via the quantitative easing (QE) scheme. According to Mr Posen of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), more stimulus is required to help the recovery and to avoid a similar kind of slump which Japan experienced in the 1990s. His suggestion comes [...]
Andrew Sentance, one of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members, has once again spoken of stubbornly high inflation. Minutes of the Bank’s meeting earlier this month, again showed that Mr Sentance had voted to lift interest rates to combat inflation. It was the fourth consecutive month he had voted for a rise. [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s September meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), again, voted 8-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. For several months now, the decision was not unanimous after [...]
Professor David Miles, who joined the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in June 2009, has warned that high inflation is a concern and it is likely to remain relatively volatile over the next few years. Professor Miles was quotes in the East Anglian Daily Times as saying: “From my point of view on [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) held steady at the annual rate of 3.1% in August. The latest figure represents the ninth consecutive month that inflation has been above the Bank of England’s target of 2%. However, analysts had expected CPI to dip slightly to 2.9%. Inflation remained [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate this morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to be around 2.9% – representing the ninth consecutive month that it has been above the Bank of England’s target of 2%. Last month, the ONS reported Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) eased to [...]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is tomorrow expected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 19th consecutive month. Many economists expect no movement on interest rates until early 2011. Meanwhile, all nine members of the MPC are expected to keep the quantitative easing [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s August meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 8-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. It was Martin Weale’s first rate-setting meeting. Mr Weale replaced Kate [...]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is tomorrow expected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month. Furthermore, all members of the MPC are expected to keep the quantitative easing programme (QE) on hold. QE, also known as printing money, is a [...]
Respected economic forecaster, the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, is predicting that interest rates will stay at the historic low of 0.5% until 2014. “A base rate of 0.5% will begin to look like the new normal,” Professor Peter Spencer from the ITEM Club said. Interest rates have stood at the record low since March [...]
One of the Bank of England’s most senior policy makers, Spencer Dale, has provided a gloomy outlook for the UK economy. In an interview with the Independent, Mr Dale has warned that growth prospects have been hit following Chancellor George Osborne’s tough austerity measures. Furthermore, unemployment and inflation are likely to rise. He added that [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s July meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. Again, the usual nine-strong committee comprised of only eight members as [...]
Bank of England policymaker, Andrew Sentance, has reiterated that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) needs to gradually lift interest rates from their historic level of 0.5% as high inflation persists. The latest official data shows that British annual consumer price inflation (CPI) eased to 3.2% in June – down from 3.5% in May – [...]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is tomorrow expected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 17th consecutive month. Furthermore, all members of the MPC are expected to keep the quantitative easing programme (QE) on hold. QE, also known as printing money, is a [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s June meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. The usual nine-strong committee comprised of only eight members this month [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate this morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to be around 3.5%. Last month, the ONS reported Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose to a 17-month high of 3.7% in April – far exceeding the 2% target for the sixth consecutive month. [...]
Bank of England policymaker, Andrew Sentance, today said the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) faces some “interesting debates” in the latter half of 2010 as high inflation persists. The latest official data shows that British annual consumer price inflation (CPI) reached a 17-month high of 3.7% in April. The CPI inflation rate is [...]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee member, Andrew Sentance, has acknowledged that there is some risk of a double dip recession. Mr Sentance said: “You have to recognise there is some risk of a double dip, but that’s not the central forecast.” His comments come just a week after fellow policymaker, Kate Barker, said [...]
Japan is set to release GDP figures tomorrow with analysts predicting growth of 1% during the April to June period. After four consecutive quarter-on-quarter contractions, positive growth would mean the recession is over in Japan. Last week, figures revealed that Hong Kong had emerged from recession after the economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter. [...]
Phone fraudsters stealing bank card pins
Fraudsters using a phone scam to trick bank card holders into revealing their pin numbers stole £750,000 in the first four months of this year. This is the same amount stolen through this scam in the whole of last year. The fraudster telephones a bank customer, often someone elderly or vulnerable, telling them that their [...]
FSA rules out ban on interest-only mortgages
Speculation that the Financial Services Authority would ban interest-only mortgages as part of its Mortgage Market Review has proved to be unfounded. However, lenders will be required to monitor the performance of the investment product taken out by the customer to repay the mortgage at the end of its term. Investments are performing poorly because [...]
Bank of England may end free in-credit banking
A director of the Bank of England has warned that official intervention could be considered to end the ‘dangerous myth of free in-credit banking’. Andrew Bailey has already spoken out against free banking in relation to the mis-selling of financial products. In a speech made available to media, he reiterated his concern, saying that it [...]
Bank of England votes against more economic stimulus
The Bank of England voted against a further round of quantitative easing, at its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Just one member, David Miles, voted for further asset purchase to encourage growth in the UK economy, while the other eight members voted to keep the Bank’s quantitative easing programme steady at £325bn. The minutes [...]
Catalogue debt growing says helpline
Calls from people concerned about their debts with mail order catalogues accounted for more than 12 per cent of all calls received by National Debtline last year, compared with just 8 per cent in 2007. More people were concerned about catalogue debt than about payday loans, mortgage or rent, according to the Money Advice Trust [...]
Homeserve faces mis-selling investigation
HomeServe, which provides emergency insurance cover and domestic repairs to households in the UK, is to be investigated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Issues over the possible mis-selling of household emergency policies were uncovered last October during an internal review at the Walsall-based company. Homeserve’s call centre staff were found to be selling ‘Complete [...]
OFT warns Wonga over debt collection methods
Payday loan company Wonga used aggressive and misleading methods to collect debts from customers, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found. Wonga sent letter and emails to certain customers suggesting they had committed fraud and threatening to report them to the police if they did not act in the way Wonga suggested. The company [...]
NS&I re-launches investment account
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has re-launched its Investment Account at a higher interest rate than it previously offered. The account now offers 0.75 per cent before tax, compared with between 0.2 and 0.3 per cent previously, depending on the account balance. Deposits and withdrawals on the account can no longer be made at Post [...]
Rightmove reports property downsizing trend
Two in five property owners planning to sell in the next year are planning to ‘trade down’, compared with one in four who plan to ‘trade up’. A survey by property website Rightmove found that moving to a smaller home is the main reason for moving in nine out of the ten regions in the [...]
More people failing to save for retirement
The proportion of people with no pension savings has grown from 20 per cent to 22 per cent over the past year, according to Scottish Widows’ latest survey. The pension provider surveyed 5,200 adults in the UK, aged 30 or over, and earning at least £10,000 a year, for its annual review of pensions. Ian [...]
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