December 22nd, 2025
By Christopher Nye
After a run of dismal numbers throughout December that made it look like the Bank of England would step in with some serious stimulus, the reluctance of almost half of...
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December 19th, 2025
By Christopher Nye
Sterling gained yesterday as the scale of resistance to yesterday’s interest rate cut at the Bank of England surprised the markets. With four of the nine-member...
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December 18th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
Today’s interest rate decision from the Bank of England looks as close to a done deal as you’ll find in currency markets. As of yesterday afternoon, the implied...
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December 17th, 2025
By Christopher Nye
Those years of high interest rates seem finally to be having an effect, as inflation has just been revealed to have come crashing down to 3.2% annually, much lower than...
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December 16th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate increased slightly from 5% to 5.1% in October. While in line with forecasts, that took the headline rate of joblessness to its...
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December 15th, 2025
By Jonathan Cook
A 0.1% contraction for the UK economy in October sent the pound lower by roughly half a cent against its key rivals, beginning Monday at a two-week low against both the...
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