Jan 23, 2025 · The Bank of England lowered the base rate twice last year, bringing it down from a 16-year high of 5.25% to 4.75%. Currently, the market is only pricing in two further cuts in 2025 thanks to new ...

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Jan 22, 2025 · Last year was a big year for pensions - and 2025 looks set to contain even more changes that could affect your retirement planning. During 2024, we saw pensions take centre-stage in the run-up to ...

Dec 18, 2024 · Interest rates summary. The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 4.75%. The result is in line with expectations. Analysts had pretty much ruled a cut out after measures ...

2024-11-06T11:21:40.276Z What about the services sector? More significantly, services inflation also slowed from 5.6% to 4.9% in September, coming in comfortably below the Bank of England’s 5.5% ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Investing; Hargreaves Lansdown takeover: what it means for your money. Britain’s biggest investment platform has agreed a £5.4 billion takeover, with 87% of shareholders voting in favour of the ...

Sep 13, 2024 · The cost of a comfortable retirement has shot up from £37,300 to £43,100 for a single person and to £59,000 for a two-person household.

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Dec 17, 2024 · Summary. UK inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, rose to 2.6% on an annual basis in November. It marks the second consecutive month where the rate of price increases has gone up.

Dec 23, 2024 · The Bank of England meets several times a year to set the base rate, a mechanism that influences interest rates on everything from mortgages to savings accounts.