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  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    Hunt backs more UK interest rate rises despite recession risk

    Only Argentina and South Sudan experienced bigger increases in core inflation last month

  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    Mortgages
    Equity release sales among over-60s jump by 28 per cent  

    Older homeowners are using the value of their housing to shore up finances in the UK’s cost of living crisis, adviser says

  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    UK employment
    UK wage growth shows little sign of easing

    Increase in public sector earnings hits 20-year high of 5.6%

  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    Landsec
    Landsec boss warns of ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

    UK landlord’s portfolio value drops nearly 8% as it swings to loss

  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    Cost of living crisis
    UK mortgage borrowers face painful refinancing, warns think-tank

    Resolution Foundation says £12bn costs of rising rates have yet to hit most households

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Bank of England raises interest rate to 4.5% and warns of missing inflation target

    UK borrowing costs increase to their highest level in almost 15 years

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    News in-depth
    BoE insists it is still winning the fight to control inflation

    Governor Andrew Bailey defends the central bank’s efforts to tame price rises

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Banking & Savings
    MPs extend campaign over low savings rates

    As base rate rises to 4.5%, some high street banks offer less than 1% on easy access accounts

  • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
    Bank of England set to raise rates to highest level since 2008

    MPC meeting expected to decide on a quarter-point rise to 4.5%

  • Monday, 1 May, 2023
    Pensions industry
    UK employers push to cut pension scheme payments after rates windfall

    Contributions seen as unnecessary with many retirement plans seeing unexpected surplus

  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    News in-depthMortgages
    The mortgage dilemma: to fix or not to fix

    Uncertainty over UK inflation means millions reaching the end of their low-interest deals face a fraught choice

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    The dash for cash savings is a new experience for many UK customers

    If you rediscover the savings habit, don’t let higher taxes be the sting in the tail

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Cost of living crisis
    Britain’s middle classes feel the pinch in cost of living crisis

    About 1.4mn UK homeowners are coming to the end of their fixed-rate mortgage term this year

  • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
    Investors bolster bets on higher UK interest rates

    Market expectations that borrowing costs will peak at 5% are at odds with BoE message

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    UK employment
    Strong wage growth hands Bank of England tough decision on interest rates

    Labour market pressures are easing, says ONS, but pay rises have not slowed as much as expected

  • Friday, 14 April, 2023
    Banking & Savings
    After the easy money: a giant stress test for the financial system

    Central banks are caught between tackling rising prices and ensuring stability but their actions hold risks for investors and borrowers

  • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
    UK consumer credit
    UK lenders report rise in household and company defaults

    Bank of England’s quarterly survey points to squeeze on borrowers caused by increase in interest rates

  • Tuesday, 11 April, 2023
    Bank of England
    Megan Greene to join Bank of England rate-setting committee

    Chancellor’s choice of centrist economist likely to tilt balance on 9-member panel away from lowering interest rates

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    BoE’s chief economist hints at May interest rate rise

    Huw Pill stresses that policymakers face tight decision on whether to push borrowing costs higher

  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    Buy-to-let
    Mortgaged landlords face falling profits and refinancing hurdles

    24 London council areas no longer likely to be viable for higher borrowers, research finds

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    ExplainerBanks
    How rising interest rates are exposing bank weaknesses

    Recent collapses in US and Europe highlight new threats to lenders and upend conventional wisdom

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    UK mortgage rates
    UK mortgage approvals edge up but are down on last year’s levels

    February’s figure of 43,500 is more than a third lower than a year earlier as interest rate rises bite

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    UK inflation
    Financial turmoil will not stand in the way of further rate rises says Bailey

    Bank of England governor stresses that UK financial system is ‘resilient’

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    UK economic growth
    Rising sales and business activity point to UK economic resilience

    Figures published on Friday show economy is faring remarkably well considering headwinds

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Yikes! What should I do with my mortgage?

    As interest rates rise, remortgaging borrowers weigh up fixed rates, trackers, plus switching and ditching

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