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When is the next Bank of England base rate meeting?
The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% in March 2026. When is the next Monetary Policy Committee meeting?
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UK inflation forecast: where are prices heading next?
UK inflation fell sharply in January, but with conflict in the Middle East threatening the British economy, will price growth fall further in 2026?
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Should you prepare your portfolio for high inflation?
Volatile oil prices may not necessarily lead to high inflation, but they are a very unwelcome shock for a global economy, says Cris Sholto Heaton.
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The sorry state of the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is in a parlous state, and Britain's failure to deploy forces to defend its bases in Cyprus just exposed that to the world
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Rachel Reeves’s changes to ISA rules will not work
Opinion Rachel Reeves’s proposed changes to ISA rules will do nothing to support the British stock market. They will simply reduce choice and flexibility
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UK interest rates held at 3.75% as Iran war scuppers hopes of a cut
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee held UK interest rates at 3.75% as conflict in the Middle East forced the committee to delay its cutting cycle.
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Will the Middle East crisis push the UK into stagflation?
Even before the conflict in the Middle East broke out, the UK’s economy was weakening while inflation was running high. Now, stagflation looks like an increasingly likely headache for central banks.
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James Caan: Time to give British business a big boost
Interview Entrepreneur James Caan talks to Matthew Partridge about AI's effects on the labour market, the dire state of financial education and the future of UK business
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Steve Webb warns of risks of government’s pension reforms
Government wants smaller defined contribution schemes to consolidate and back UK assets - what do the changes mean for you?
