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    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      UK economic growth
      Rising sales and business activity point to UK economic resilience

      Figures published on Friday show economy is faring remarkably well considering headwinds

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Yikes! What should I do with my mortgage?

      As interest rates rise, remortgaging borrowers weigh up fixed rates, trackers, plus switching and ditching

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      February inflation surprise sealed Bank of England rate rise

      Central bank’s forecast for inflation is softer than in February

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Bank of England raises interest rates to 4.25% despite banking turmoil

      The quarter-point increase comes a day after data showed inflation was rising

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK inflation jumps unexpectedly to 10.4% in February

      Economists and Bank of England had forecast a decline from January to 9.9%

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Markets price in even chance of further BoE rate increase

      Policymakers will weigh latest inflation data and extent of problems in global banking sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK public expectations of inflation ease to 16-month low

      Decline to 3.9% comes ahead of Bank of England rate-setting meeting on Thursday

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Global Economy
      Will the European Central Bank signal further rate rises are coming?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Isa Guide 2023
      Cash Isas buoyed by rise in interest rates

      Higher-rate taxpayers in more danger of breaching tax-free allowances

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Bank of England member makes case for holding interest rate at 4%

      Majority of inflation has been caused by higher energy and import prices, says Swati Dhingra

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      Surge in UK rate expectations prompts Bank of England pushback

      Stubbornly high US inflation has sparked a global repricing in interest rate markets

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Bailey signals no pressing need for more rate rises

      Bank of England governor says ‘economy is evolving much as we expected’ in pushback against markets

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Lloyds Banking Group PLC
      Lloyds profits almost double but it warns boost from rate rises has peaked

      High street lender also announces larger than expected provisions for bad loans

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      UK inflation
      Public sector pay should take falling inflation ‘into account’, says BoE

      Governor Andrew Bailey warns MPs about the impact of higher wage settlements

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Mortgages
      Cost of fixed-rate mortgages set to fall as UK inflation outlook brightens

      Brokers are predicting that a five-year deal below 4 per cent is coming

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      News in-depthUK economic growth
      BoE takes pessimistic view of Britain’s prospects

      Central bank thinks UK cannot sustain GDP growth of 1% or more each year without inflation

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 4%

      Central bank indicates rates may have peaked and now predicts milder recession than before

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Mortgages
      Mortgage overpayments surge as borrowers fend off rising interest bills

      UK homeowners boosted lump-sum overpayments or redeemed remaining mortgage debt as rates skyrocketed

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Central banks
      Central banks set to lift rates to 15-year highs as investor jitters grow

      Concern that bond market rally underestimates growing evidence of persistent inflation

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Will the Fed’s rate decision bring it closer to achieving a ‘soft landing’?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      Investors wait for signs the BoE’s heavy lifting is done

      Rate rise is factored in but analysts are split on when the economy will have cooled enough

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      News in-depthBank of England
      Bank of England expected to keep up interest rate rises

      Analysts highlight case for further monetary tightening, despite some weak economic data

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK housebuilding
      UK housebuilders in retreat amid property downturn

      Developers cut back on buying land in effort to ride out weaker market

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Property sector
      TSB slashes mortgage rates by up to 1.3 percentage points

      UK lenders are jostling for home loan customers in spite of rising Bank of England base rates

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Debt charities warn over surging mortgage costs for millions of borrowers

      Concerns mount after Bank of England increases interest rates to 3.5 per cent

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