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Bank of England needs to look beyond upcoming dip in inflation, Pill says
Markets expect UK interest rates to bottom out at 3.0% in Q1 2027, BoE survey shows
Sterling recovers some BoE-led losses, politics loom large
UK house prices rise by most since November 2024, Halifax says
Date: February 6, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British house prices rose 0.7% in January, leaving them 1.0% higher than a year earlier, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday. (Reporting by Suban Abdulla;...
Lidl GB follows Aldi UK and Sainsbury’s with above‑inflation pay rise
Date: February 6, 2026
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Lidl GB on Friday became the latest UK supermarket to lift pay for its store staff above inflation, following similar moves by Aldi UK and Sainsbury’s. The Bank of England is...
Analysis-Once feted Mandelson becomes nightmare for weakened UK PM Starmer
Date: February 5, 2026
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the United States was once...
British firms' wage growth expectations cool slightly, BoE Survey shows
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British companies' expectations for wage growth in the year ahead cooled a bit in the three months to January and expectations for their prices also declined, a Bank of...
Bank of England governor speaks after close vote to hold rates
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% in a surprisingly close 5-4 split vote, with Governor Andrew Bailey and external policymaker Catherine Mann saying...
BoE's Bailey says his main message is one of good news
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that his main message was one of good news, speaking after central bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold at...