Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding CPI Inflation - June 2025
Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor
Bank Rate maintained at 4.25% - June 2025
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.
The S&P 500 liquidity divergence
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How Trump’s Trade War Has Whipsawed the Port of L.A.
The nation’s largest ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being whipsawed as President Trump reorders global trade.
Blinding lights: the hidden science behind gambling’s glow
MMPhoto21/ShutterstuckThere’s a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they’re engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it’s not just time you’re losing?
Why Israel-Iran tensions might not raise prices at the pump as much as feared (for now)
GreenOak/ShutterstockThe unexpected attack by Israel on Iran, a major oil-producing nation, may undermine anaemic global economic growth and hinder central banks’ ability to cope in an already uncertain market.
Index-linked Treasury Stock
Index-linked treasury stocks are gilts issued by the UK Government. They pay out twice a year, with the amount indexed to the Retail Prices Index.
China positions itself as a stable economic partner and alternative to ‘unpredictable’ Trump
After the second world war, the US and its western allies created a set of international agreements and institutions to govern attitudes to mutual defence, economics and human rights. For decades this created stable alliances and predictable economic plans.
The transmission of monetary policy: from mortgage rates to consumption
This article analyses the transmission of monetary policy to consumption via its impact on mortgage payments. Simulations using the current distribution of loans across households show that, despite rate cuts, a substantial part of past tightening is still in the pipeline. The average interest rate on outstanding mortgages is expected to continue to increase, translating into a persistent drag on the expected consumption recovery.
Unhappy voters struggle to find alternatives as PM faces fresh attack from veteran conservatives
While New Democracy continues to dominate the polls, voters seem increasingly disillusioned by the options on offer and are looking for ways to punish the government and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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