According to economists, the Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold for the medium-term. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will start its two-day meeting tomorrow and rates are expected to be kept at the historic low of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. In addition, analysts expect [...]
Growth in the UK’s closely-watched service sector eased slightly in November but still remained near October’s four-month high. The latest index from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)/Markit PMI fell to 53 in November, down slightly from the 53.2 recorded in October. However, the reading was in line with expectations and the index [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s November meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) were split three ways – for the second consecutive month. Adam Posen, again, called for an injection of £50 billion via the Bank’s quantitative easing (QE) programme to boost the economy. Furthermore, for the [...]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. Furthermore, the Bank opted not to inject any more funds into the economy via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme – introduced 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%, where they have been since March 2009. Furthermore, it is expected to hold off, for the short-term at least, with its quantitative easing (QE) programme. Recent strong data from the [...]
Following a two-day meeting, US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has announced it will introduce a fresh round of stimulus. The move was widely expected after concerns for the US economic recovery amid low inflation and rising unemployment. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has agreed to inject an additional $600 billion (£373 billion), albeit [...]
Minutes of the Bank of England’s October meeting have been released today and have revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) were split three ways. Adam Posen called for an injection of £50 billion via its quantitative easing (QE) programme to boost the economy. For the fifth consecutive month, policymaker Andrew Sentance voted for interest [...]
Professor David Miles, who joined the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in June 2009, has today hinted that monetary policy will remain on hold for the short-term. Speaking in Dublin today, Mr Miles warned that the Bank faces a dilemma as to whether to take more notice of inflation or the threat of [...]
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today echoed other reports and suggested the Bank of England needs to inject more money into the economy, via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme. QE, also known as printing money, is a process whereby the Treasury injects funds into the financial system to ease pressure on banks by giving [...]
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 [...]
Accountancy and business advice firm BDO has warned that economic growth could grind to a halt at the start of 2011 and shrink in the second quarter. BDO is therefore calling on the Bank of England to inject more money into the economy, via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme. QE, also known as printing money, [...]
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 20th consecutive month. Many economists expect no movement on interest rates until early 2011. However, in terms of quantitative easing programme (QE), Bank of England policymakers, Adam Posen [...]
The former deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Gieve, has today warned against further quantitative easing (QE). QE, also known as printing money, is a process whereby the Treasury injects funds into the financial system to ease pressure on banks by giving them extra capital. The Bank embarked on its £200 billion [...]
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 [...]
Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale has suggested that the Bank should consider extending its £200 billion quantitative easing (QE) programme. QE, also known as printing money, is a process whereby the Treasury injects funds into the financial system to ease pressure on banks by giving them extra capital. The Bank embarked on its QE [...]
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 Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% – where they have been since March 2009. Furthermore, the Bank opted not to inject any more funds into the economy via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme – introduced 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 [...]
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 [...]
The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 15th consecutive month, as widely expected. Furthermore, the Bank opted not to inject any more funds into the economy via its quantitative easing (QE) scheme – introduced [...]
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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