Bank of England

The Bank of England held its monetary policy meeting on Thursday last week. As widely expected, the central bank left its interest rates unchanged at 0.75%. The decision to leave interest rates steady was a unanimous decision. The… Read More

As expected, the Bank of England announced its unanimous decision today to keep rates unchanged at 0.75%. After raising rates last time around, the bank signaled that it was unlikely to raise rates again until after Brexit, given the… Read More

GBP bulls received a further boost this week from solid inflation data released yesterday, fuelling a fresh spate of buying in the British Pound. The latest CPI inflation readings for August showed both headline and core inflation beating… Read More

The Bank of England held its monetary policy meeting last week on Thursday. As widely expected, the central bank left interest rates unchanged. Officials highlighted the greater risks on the financial markets due to Brexit. The decision… Read More

Daily Forex Market Preview, 14/09/2018 The Bank of England and the ECB’s monetary policy meetings were held yesterday. Both the central banks left interest rates unchanged as widely expected. The BoE was seen preparing the markets for a… Read More

BoE To Wait & See The upcoming BoE meeting this week has lost some importance following the bank’s last meeting in August at which the BoE raised rates by a further .25% (rates are now back above 0.5% for the first time in a decade)… Read More

As we move through the final month of the penultimate quarter of the year, I thought it would be good to have a quick catch up on where the four major G10 central banks are at. It's been a far busier summer than usual with ongoing trade… Read More

The Bank of England (BoE) held its monetary policy meeting last week on Thursday. As widely expected, the central bank raised the key lending rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%. This was the second interest rate hike since November 2017.… Read More

The BoE’s July meeting was a strange affair for many, as the bank pressed ahead with a further .25% rate increase, lifting rates to 0.75% for the first time in a decade, yet the GBP sold off in reaction. So, what actually happened during… Read More

The Bank of England will be meeting this week for its monetary policy decision. According to the economists polled, the central bank is widely expected to hike rates by 25 basis points this Thursday. The overnight index swaps markets are… Read More