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IMF Chief Warns Central Banks Against 'premature' Interest Rate Cuts - Reports
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The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has urged central banks not to relax their fight against infl... Read more
Bank Of England Meets Expectations As Rates Held At 5.25%
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The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25% in a 6-3 decision, while reasserting that its monetary policy sta... Read more
Economic Uncertainty Slows Hiring Activity As Wage Pressures Recede In November
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A weak economic outlook has driven cautious employers to slow down their hiring activity in November, as wage pressure... Read more
Bank Of England Warns Of Private Credit Vulnerability In Higher Rates Environment
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The Bank of England has issued a stark warning over the risks posed by private credit and leveraged finance to financi... Read more
Deep Dive: Did Central Banks Get It Right In 2023?
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With inflation falling and interest rates on hold, Investment Week asked experts if central banks had made the right c... Read more
BoE's Greene: Monetary Policy Will Need To Be Restrictive 'for An Extended Period'
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The Bank of England’s newest Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene said monetary policy will need to be rest... Read more
Jeremy Hunt Disbands Economic Advisory Council After A Year
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is “standing down” the Economic Advisory Council, just over a year after it was first estab... Read more
Chancellor Hunt Reaffirms Commitment To BoE's 2% Inflation Target
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reaffirmed the government's commitment to Bank of England's independence and its 2% inflati... Read more
Autumn Statement 23: 'Last Roll Of The Dice' For Government Pre-election
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Today’s (22 November) Autumn Statement was dubbed a last-ditch attempt for the government to bolster its political p... Read more
ECB Supports Creation Of Global Standards For AT1 Bonds After Credit Suisse Wipe-out - Reports
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The European Central Bank’s chief supervisor has expressed support for the creation of global standards for the conv... Read more
BlackRock EMEA Chief To Take Role In BoE Deputy Governor Selection
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A BlackRock executive will sit on the advisory panel for the hiring of the Bank of England’s new deputy governor for... Read more
Bank Of England Begins Bond Market Stress Test
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The Bank of England has asked a group of more than 50 financial institutions to model the impact of a sharp rise in co... Read more
TwentyFour AM: Importance Of UBS Deal For AT1 Market 'cannot Be Overstated'
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The highly-anticipated issuance of $3.5bn worth of AT1 bonds by UBS this week has been a “cathartic event” for the... Read more
Andrew Bailey Warns Of Risks To World Economy Posed By 'fragmentation'
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned of the risks posed by “fragmentation” to the world economy, and ... Read more
UBS Offers First AT1 Bonds Since Credit Suisse Takeover
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UBS has issued its first Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds since taking over Credit Suisse in March, when $17bn worth of t... Read more
Bank Of England Meets Expectations By Holding Rates At 5.25%
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The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, meeting market expectations and raising hopes that its rate hiki... Read more
All Eyes On The BoE As Federal Reserve Holds Rates At 22-year High
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The Federal Reserve has held interest rates unchanged for the second successive meeting, raising hopes that the centra... Read more
Federal Reserve And BoE Expected To End Hiking Cycle This Week Despite Persistent Inflation
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With the Federal Reserve and Bank of England set to issue their interest rate decisions in the next 24 hours, investor... Read more
Higher For Longer: A 'helpful Development' For Multi-asset But Tactical Allocation Will Be Key
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The messaging from central banks over the last few months has been similar on both sides of the Atlantic: interest rat... Read more
BoE's Jon Cunliffe: Digital Pound Likely Needed By 'end Of The Decade'
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Plans to implement a ‘digital pound’ will not be decided on for a few years but its introduction is likely to happ... Read more