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Annual CPI inflation fell to 2.6 per cent from 2.8 per cent in May. Monthly price growth between May and June 2026 was lower than expected at 0.1 per cent...
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Afternoon all, Roll up, roll up, we’ve got a policy announcement bonanza for you. The first week of Burnham’s premiership certainly wasn’t short of news. But where does it leave us? The biggest by far was the 5% VAT cut on energy bills, wit…
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Letter from Governor Andrew Bailey to the Daily Mail on the subject of AI and cyber-attacks
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As AI use proliferates into areas like the law, what happens when AI hallucinations make their way into court documents, and eventually court verdicts? RaisuL Sourav outlines the trend of AI-generated fictitious claims finding their way int…
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Policymakers have been trying to encourage people to use their cars less and take up cycling, walking, or use public transport both for health and sustainability reasons. But the mistake these policies often make is that they treat all car…
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The proposals would provide more detail on the PRA’s approach to Part VIII transactions, helping firms plan amalgamations and transfers more efficiently.
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As Andy Burnham takes over as Prime Minister, Manchesterism is increasingly discussed as a blueprint for the rest of the country. But Aadya Bahl argues that much of the success of Greater Manchester depended on local conditions that might n…
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A new government under Andy Burnham means a new Chancellor of the Exchequer. With a commitment to increase defence spending, there is a question of whether the money will come from. Iain Begg revisits the UK’s fiscal rules and proposes seve…
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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has imposed a financial penalty of £4,165,000 on HDI Global SE in connection with the submission of incorrect data to the PRA.
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What are Andy Burnham’s devolution plans and why do they matter? In a series of speeches, the incoming Prime Minister has promised to the biggest-ever ‘rebalancing of power’ away from...
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On Tuesday 14 July, Chancellor Reeves gave what is likely to be her last Mansion House speech. Within it she gave a passionate defence of her time as Chancellor. But...
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As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister, Labour seems to believe he can turn the Party’s fortunes around. Eunice Goes argues that Burnham has both the ideas and the plan to execute them that can see him win the next General Electi…
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Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister on Monday with a long list of economic questions waiting for him. One of the more consequential is whether to hold an expanded fiscal event...
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Morning all, With hearts broken and hopes crushed all across England, I can promise you a mercifully football-free edition of Top of the Charts this week. Parliament may be in recess but Westminster remains restless. The incoming PM is conf…
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In this blog we present updated forecasts from our Multi-Recurrent Neural Network (MRN) inflation model, extending the outlook from June 2026 to May 2027. This is our third MRN update...
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Andy Burnham might be a much more charismatic communicator than Keir Starmer, but the problems he is inheriting go beyond personality. Despite the structural challenges facing the Government, Colm Murphy argues that Burnham has the power to…
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Dear Chancellor (whoever you are), I advised a few (nine!) Chancellors in my time in the Treasury but never before did I get to write what I think, uninhibited. Even so, Jeremy Hunt said he appreciated me “speaking truth to power with a smi…
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Andy Burnham is about to become Prime Minister having signaled he wants to break with the political economy of the past 40 years. At the same time, he has committed to sticking with Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules and the promise in Labour’s ma…
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Innovative new proposals aim to establish the UK as a centre for the fast-growing captive insurance market.
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Andy Burnham recently acknowledged that UK universities are capable of driving innovation and economic growth. But their ability to do so is being undermined by a higher education funding crisis. Manchesterism, with its emphasis on local ec…
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The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
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Politicians are being caught using AI as part of their campaigns. But while voters are happy for politicians to use AI when it comes to processing data, they are not comfortable with the use of AI to create images, videos and messages. Time…
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How is AI changing economics and forecasting? We began by discussing a simple taxonomy of artificial intelligence (AI) which presented the overlapping nature of machine learning, deep learning, natural language...
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Afternoon all, What do Take That, Dua Lipa and Little Mix all have in common? Their fans favour Reform more than other parties (according to fun More in Common polling). I guess in August we will find out whether Farage is back for good or…
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The Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority will start overseeing the first Critical Third Parties on Monday 13 July 2026, following designation by HM Treasury.
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This was first published on our Substack. It’s not often that a Government review of a benefit received by 4 million people delivers its verdict in four words. But the interim report of the Timms Review, published this morning, said simply:…
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Most cities are not designed with children in mind. Streets filled with moving cars are a safety hazard for kids, and parked cars take up valuable space that could be used otherwise. Katie Beck looked at what those spaces could be used for…
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The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
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Letter from the Governor
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Statistical Notices update the definitions and guidance contained in the Banking Statistics Yellow Folder