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UK Economy Barely Grows, Limps Into 2026

UK economy grows only 0.1% in final 2025 quarter as public sector drives output; Iran war, inflation risks, and weak investment weigh on growth outlook, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk Britain’s economy barely

April 1, 2026

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Bailey Warns Against Populism

Economists, including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, have echoed these warnings, noting that political interference with independent central banks could destabilise economies The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey,

January 18, 2026

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Mark Carney Sworn In As Canada’s PM

Mark Carney was officially sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister on Friday, succeeding Justin Trudeau in a leadership transition that comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Carney, a respected economist and former

March 15, 2025

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Bank of England cuts interest rates by 0.25 points to 4.75%

The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by a majority of eight to one to reduce rates for the second time this year to ease the pressure on households and businesses from

November 8, 2024

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Bank of England Cut Rates to 5%

The cut will be seen as an important staging post as the economy starts to turn the corner on years of inflationary shocks, reports Asian Lite News The Bank of England has

August 2, 2024

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Bank of England set for interest rate decision

In addition to that thorny problem, a number of factors are combining this month to make the outcome more difficult than usual to guess…reports Asian Lite News The Bank of England (BoE)

August 1, 2024

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Bank of England pauses interest rate hike

The BoE expects GDP to grow by 0.5 per cent this year, unchanged from its last forecast, but downgraded its outlook for 2024 from 0.5 per cent to 0 per cent…reports Asian

November 3, 2023

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Bank of England increases key interest rate to 15-year high

As per details, the interest rate was raised by a quarter-percentage point to 5.25 percent, which is the central bank’s 14th hike in a row…reports Asian Lite News To bring down the

August 4, 2023

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Bank of England hikes borrowing rates

The size of the bank’s 13th hike in a row was a surprise after most economists had predicted a smaller quarter-point increase…reports Asian Lite News Fears that the British economy is heading

June 23, 2023

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Bank of England governor says UK is facing a wage-price spiral

These areas of persistence, he continued, include domestic wage growth and price setting…reports Asian Lite News After more than a year of warnings, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says the U.K.

May 19, 2023

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