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BoE faces dilemma as job market weakens

The Bank of England faces a dilemma at its meeting next month: inflation is accelerating again but the labor market is showing increasingly clear signs that the economy needs support. New data

17/07/2025

by LP Staff Writers

UK economy grew more than expected in Q2

The U.K. economy held up better than feared in the second quarter of the year as U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed his trade war on the world. Gross domestic product rose by 0.3 percent in the three months through June,

14/08/2025

by LP Staff Writers

Two visions of European finance clash at elite Italian banking gathering

MILAN — On a Friday morning under the boiling Lombard sun, the old men of Italian

UK’s Reeves sets late November date for budget

LONDON — U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hold her second budget on November 26, the government

UK inflation slowed less than expected in May

Consumer price inflation in the U.K. slowed only slightly in May, all but ensuring that the Bank of England won’t cut interest rates at its policy meeting on Thursday. The Office for

18/06/2025

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Bulgaria won’t ‘do a Greece’ when it joins eurozone, central bank chief promises

SOFIA — Bulgaria’s central bank governor expects the country to keep its political and fiscal discipline, even as its entry into the eurozone transforms its ability to borrow. “Fiscal discipline has been

Seven reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review

LONDON — For a politician who spent the last year warning of a “black hole” in the public finances and doling out misery, Rachel Reeves was practically popping corks. The U.K.’s finance

11/06/2025

ECB cuts again as it heads into an uncertain future

The European Central Bank cut its key deposit rate by another quarter-point to 2 percent, as fading inflation gives it the freedom to support an economy burdened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s

05/06/2025

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Trump administration prepares to ease big bank rules

The Trump administration is gearing up to deliver a major win to Wall Street banks: Easing rules imposed on megabanks in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Trump-appointed regulators are nearing completion

01/06/2025

Cooling May inflation paves way for ECB rate cut

Soft inflation numbers for May from the eurozone’s biggest countries have made an interest rate cut next week from the European Central Bank all but a sure thing. Italy, Spain and Germany

30/05/2025

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UK inflation setback for Labour as ‘Awful April’ hits households

“Awful April” turned out to be even more awful than expected. Hikes in energy and water bills, council tax and rail fares pushed British inflation back up to 3.5 percent last month,

21/05/2025

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Trump tariffs have little impact on prices so far, defying grim forecasts

Prices climbed at an unexpectedly slow pace last month, offering a boost to President Donald Trump, whose aggressive trade policies have sparked fears of a resurgence in inflation. The Labor Department on

13/05/2025

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Interest rates - Page 5

BoE faces dilemma as job market weakens

UK economy grew more than expected in Q2

Two visions of European finance clash at elite Italian banking gathering

UK’s Reeves sets late November date for budget

UK inflation slowed less than expected in May

Bulgaria won’t ‘do a Greece’ when it joins eurozone, central bank chief promises

Seven reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review

ECB cuts again as it heads into an uncertain future

Trump administration prepares to ease big bank rules

Cooling May inflation paves way for ECB rate cut

UK inflation setback for Labour as ‘Awful April’ hits households

Trump tariffs have little impact on prices so far, defying grim forecasts

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