19:05:11
Bank of England: Based on market interest rates and model forecasts, inflation is expected to return to the 2% target in the second quarter of 2024 (the February forecast was the second quarter of 2024).
19:03:17
Bank of England: GDP is expected to grow by 0.4% month-on-month in the first quarter of 2024 (March forecast: +0.1%), and is expected to grow by 0.2% month-on-month in the second quarter of 2024.
19:02:45
Bank of England: GDP is expected to grow by 0.5% in 2024 (forecasted at 0.25% in February), 1% in 2025 (forecasted at 0.75% in February), and 1.26% in 2026 (forecasted at 1% in February).
19:02:00
Bank of England Deputy Governor Ramsden voted with Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Dhingra to lower interest rates.
19:01:43
Bank of England Governor Bailey: I am optimistic that things are moving in the right direction.
19:01:34
Bank of England forward guidance: The risk of persistent inflation is weakening.
19:01:18
Bank of England Governor Bailey: CPI is expected to be close to target level in the next two months.
19:01:06
Bank of England: 7 voted to keep interest rates unchanged, 2 voted to cut interest rates.
19:00:44
The Bank of England expects inflation to be 1.9% in the second quarter of 2026 and 1.6% in the second quarter of 2027.
18:50:00
The Bank of England will announce its interest rate decision, meeting minutes and monetary policy report in ten minutes.
18:44:37
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt: The UK economy may have achieved a soft landing.
18:38:37
British Foreign Secretary Cameron: Britain will not support a large-scale Israeli operation in Rafah.
18:37:20
British Foreign Secretary Cameron: We will continue to sell weapons to Israel in accordance with our licensing procedures.
18:36:02
British Foreign Secretary Cameron: There are fundamental differences between the United States and Britain on selling weapons to Israel.
18:35:29
UNRWA: 80,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel intensified its operations there.
18:34:54
Market news: Thailand will consider imposing value-added tax on cheap imported goods next week.
18:24:18
According to Politico: U.S. House Speaker Johnson spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.
18:14:27
According to Interfax: At the request of Armenia, Russian border guards will remain on the Armenia-Turkey and Armenia-Iran borders.
18:11:50
According to Interfax: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian leaders agreed to withdraw Russian peacekeeping forces from various regions of Armenia.
17:51:25
Market news: Panasonic will start mass production at its Kansas factory by the end of this year.