On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more eventsOn This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the land...
12 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
ECB hikes interest rate by 25 bps, first since 2023 to tame Iran war inflationThe European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.25 percent, marking its first hike since 2023. This mo...
11 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
UK's FTSE 100 snaps four-week losing streak as rate hike fears easeUK's FTSE 100 index is poised to end a losing streak, buoyed by softer inflation and rising unemployment data that eases pressure for a Ban...
23 May, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
High hopes dashed: UK cost-of-living woes snare PM StarmerBritons are unhappy with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government. Cost of living worries are high. Economic problems persist since 2008. R...
22 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Taxes and Trump leave UK in a worse state than Starmer found itBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a tough economic climate. Inflation is rising, and living standards are not improving. Economic...
17 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
US stocks today: US stocks end higher on tech rally; investors eye Beijing talksUS stocks closed higher with S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs, led by a tech rally after Nvidia got approval to sell H200 chip...
15 May, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
Bank of England holds rates and spells out inflation risks from Iran warThe Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday and set out scenarios for the economic impact of the Iran war, one of which cou...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
UK inflation rises to 3.3% as Iran war impact begins to hitUK inflation rose to 3.3% in March from 3.0% in February, driven by higher fuel prices amid Middle East tensions. The increase, slightly ab...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Bank of England cuts rates from 16-year high by a quarter point to 5%The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates for the first time in four years, following a close 5-4 vote by its policymakers. The cent...
01 Aug, 2024, 04.57 PM IST
Bank of England holds rates after 14 straight hikes on cooler-than-expected inflationA day after a surprise slowing in Britain's fast pace of price growth, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee voted by a narrow margin of 5-4 ...
21 Sep, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Bank of England halts run of interest rate hikes as economy slowsThe Bank of England has decided to pause its series of interest rate increases due to a slowdown in the British economy. Despite a recent f...
21 Sep, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
Bank of England still needs to 'see the job through' on inflation: Pill"On balance the onus remains on ensuring enough monetary tightening is delivered to 'see the job through' and sustainably return inflation ...
04 Apr, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Sterling breaks above $1.25 for first time since JuneSterling gained strength, breaching $1.25 for the first time since June, despite a warning of an upcoming interest rate cut from Bank of En...
04 Apr, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
Bank of England raises interest rates. Here's whyBank of England has raised interest rates for the tenth-time in a row.
03 Feb, 2023, 02.11 AM IST
Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession loomsBritish consumer price inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.4% in June, already more than four times the BoE's 2% target, triggering industria...
04 Aug, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Bank of England raises rates as inflation pressures mountThe nine-member MPC voted by 8-1 to raise Bank Rate to 0.25% from 0.1% with external member Silvana Tenreyro providing the only dissenting ...
16 Dec, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
- Dump black box of monetary policy, let process be B/W
They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself more often than not.
02 Apr, 2007, 02.04 AM IST