Economics / Markets

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as Budget looms large

Economics / Markets

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as Budget looms large

Five MPC members voted to hold rates

clock 06 November 2025 • 3 min read
Partner Insight: Tariffs are here to stay. What's next for investors?

Economics / Markets

Partner Insight: Tariffs are here to stay. What's next for investors?

The current outlook for US tariffs is complex and their full impact on growth remains to be seen. Columbia Threadneedle Investments explores what advisers need to know, key events to keep top of mind and how to navigate the uncertainty.

clock 23 October 2025 • 5 min read
IFS: Reeves must plug £22bn fiscal hole to restore 'tiny' headroom

Economics / Markets

IFS: Reeves must plug £22bn fiscal hole to restore 'tiny' headroom

Think tank urges chancellor to avoid 'limping from one forecast to the next'

clock 16 October 2025 • 2 min read
Why higher bond yields aren't causing a Mini-Budget meltdown

Economics / Markets

Why higher bond yields aren't causing a Mini-Budget meltdown

'One thing we know about Rachel Reeves is she will live or die by her fiscal rules'

clock 07 October 2025 • 5 min read
City 'has lost sympathy with this Labour government' - George Osborne

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City 'has lost sympathy with this Labour government' - George Osborne

Former chancellor defends the OBR

clock 01 October 2025 • 3 min read
Labour remains 'unequivocal in our commitment to economic responsibility' - Chancellor

Economics / Markets

Labour remains 'unequivocal in our commitment to economic responsibility' - Chancellor

Rachel Reeves was speaking at the Labour Party conference

clock 29 September 2025 • 3 min read
Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as inflation remains 'sticky'

Economics / Markets

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as inflation remains 'sticky'

Seven MPC members voted to leave interest rates untouched

clock 18 September 2025 • 2 min read
UK inflation rises to 3.8% in July

Economics / Markets

UK inflation rises to 3.8% in July

Core CPI also up to 3.8%

clock 20 August 2025 • 2 min read
Bank of England meets expectations and cuts rates to 4%

Economics / Markets

Bank of England meets expectations and cuts rates to 4%

Lowest level in two and a half years

clock 07 August 2025 • 4 min read
Think tank warns UK fiscal hole could surpass £50bn by 2030

Economics / Markets

Think tank warns UK fiscal hole could surpass £50bn by 2030

Government not on track to meet ‘stability rule’

clock 06 August 2025 • 1 min read