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Bank of England's Vlieghe scales back rate hike view
The Bank of England can probably raise interest rates only around once a year, given the weakening of the economy in Britain and around the world, and even that slow pace might be too much, a top policymaker at the central bank said.UK house price outlook darkest since 2011 - RICS
British property surveyors are the most downbeat about the short-term outlook for house prices in nearly eight years, and sellers are shying away from putting homes on the market in the run-up to Brexit, a survey showed on Thursday.UK inflation falls to two-year low, offering households help before Brexit
British inflation fell to a two-year low in January, dipping below the Bank of England's target and offering some relief to consumers who have tightened their belts ahead of Brexit.Bets of UK rate rise dip after soft inflation data
Market expectations of an interest rate hike by the Bank of England this year dipped further after inflation fell to a two-year low in January.Britain's npower to raise standard energy prices by around 10 percent
British energy supplier npower will raise its standard variable tariff (SVT) prices by around 10 percent from April 1, becoming the third of the UK's top six energy providers this week to announce a rise in line with regulator Ofgem's new price cap.EDF Energy becomes second UK supplier to announce 10 percent price rise
EDF Energy will raise its British standard variable energy prices by around 10 percent from April, becoming the second of the UK's top six energy providers this week to announce a rise in line with regulator Ofgem's new price cap.UK's 'broken' cash system needs overhaul
Britain's system for cash is "broken" and needs a fundamental rethink to avoid vulnerable people being cut off, lawmakers and regulators said on Tuesday.E.ON UK to raise energy prices by 10 percent from April
E.ON UK will raise its standard variable energy prices by just over 10 percent from April, becoming the first of Britain's "big six" energy firms to announce a rise in line with regulator Ofgem's new price cap.UK firms hire fewer permanent staff for first time since 2016 - REC
British employers cut the number of staff they hired through recruitment agencies last month for the first time since July 2016, according to a survey of recruiters that adds to mounting evidence of business caution ahead of Brexit.Bank of England sees weakest UK outlook since 2009 on Brexit, global slowdown
The Bank of England said Britain faces its weakest economic growth in a decade this year as uncertainty over Brexit mounts and the global economy slows, but interest rates will eventually rise if an EU divorce deal is done.