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Bank of England cuts rates but sees higher inflation after Reeves’s budget
Date: November 8, 2024
By Andy Bruce, Suban Abdulla, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since 2020 and said future reductions were likely to be gradual as it predicted the British government’s first budget would lead to higher inflation and economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee voted...
Greece’s Alpha Bank posts higher 9-month profit on lower provisions, strong income
Date: November 8, 2024
ATHENS (Reuters) -Alpha Bank, Greece’s fourth-largest lender by market value, reported higher net earnings in the January-September period compared to the same period in 2023, on lower provisions and strong interest and fee income. The company, in which Italian bank UniCredit holds a 9% stake, reported normalised net earnings of 665.8 million euros ($717.93 million)...
Barclays says Bank of England to hold rates in December meeting
Date: November 8, 2024
(Reuters) – Barclays expects the Bank of England to hold interest rates at its December meeting, revising its prior forecast of a cut, citing the central bank’s cautious tone that emphasized uncertainty and gradual policy moves. The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since 2020 and said future...
The rising threat of scams: as new regulation comes into force, can banks afford not to protect consumers?
Date: November 8, 2024
Tom Gaffney, cybersecurity expert at F-Secure, shares thoughts on what financial organisations can do as UK banks must refund fraud victims up to £85,000 under new rules. This month, in a world first, bank refunds for fraud became mandatory after the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) reduced the maximum compensation from a previous proposal of £415,000....
Bank of England cuts rates again, sterling higher
Date: November 7, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since 2020 and said future reductions were likely to be gradual, seeing higher inflation and growth after the new government’s first budget. Its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 8-1 to cut rates to 4.75% from 5%, a stronger...
Belgian bank KBC’s Q3 profit beats view on net interest income boost
Date: November 7, 2024
By Marta Frackowiak (Reuters) -Belgian bank KBC beat its third-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, helped by a rise in net interest income, and net fee and commission income. The financial group’s net profit fell 1% from a year earlier to 868 million euros ($932.7 million) in the quarter ended Sept. 30. But it beat analysts’...