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Sterling Steady, Inflation Figures Reinforce Near-Term BoE Cut Bets
FinanceUK Inflation Hits Lowest in Nearly a Year at 3.0%, Strengthening Bets on a BoE Rate Cut
FinanceUK Pay Settlements Edge Up, Hinting at More Generous Deals in 2026, Brightmine Survey Shows
London's FTSE 100 Hits New Peak as Soft Jobs Data Raises Rate Cut Bets
UK Jobless Rate Climbs, Adding to Bank of England Rate Cut Bets
Date: February 17, 2026
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - British annual wage growth, excluding bonuses, weakened to 4.2% in the last three months of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, the Office for National...
Bank of England to Cut Rates in March, Timing of Further Cuts Unclear: Reuters Poll
Date: February 16, 2026
By Devayani Sathyan and Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU, Feb 16 - The Bank of England will cut interest rates in March, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, and is expected to follow...
Sterling Struggles for Direction Before Key British Data
Date: February 16, 2026
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, February 16 (Reuters) - The British pound was struggling for direction against the dollar and the euro on Monday before key economic data due later this week that could make or...
Yen Falls After Soft Growth Figures, Dollar Holds as Traders Weigh Rate Outlook
Date: February 16, 2026
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen started the week on the back foot after strong gains last week on easing fiscal worries while the U.S. dollar was steady as soft...
Bank of England's Pill Sees Underlying Inflation at 2.5%, Rates Slightly Too Low
Date: February 13, 2026
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday he thought underlying inflation in Britain was settling at about 2.5% a year, higher than the central bank's 2%...
Russia's Central Bank Signals Rates to Come Down Further After Surprise 50bp Cut
Date: February 13, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 15.5% on Friday, a bid to shore up a slowing war-time economy that has been grappling with some of the...