In England and Wales, 1,953 businesses went bust through the month of August, according to the Insolvency Service.

Catherine Mann, a member of the Bank’s rate-setting committee, raised concerns over inflation staying at its 2 target level.

Bank of England poised to hold interest rates at 5%, economists say The Bank of England is poised to keep interest rates at 5 ...

Sir Keir continues to look very much like a man without a plan for growth. He has ruled out rejoining the European single market, which would provide an enormous and straightforward fillip to growth ...

Just one member of the Bank’s nine-member rate-setting committee voted for a cut yesterday but experts are predicting the ...

Banks and building societies are lowering their mortgage rates even though the Bank of England voted to hold the base ...

The Bank of England left interest rates on hold today, as expected, but with just one vote for a cut (so relatively hawkish).

Analysts Expect Cuts Before Christmas The Bank of England held its main interest rate at 5% today despite a 0.5% percentage point cut by t ...

The FTSE 100 closed up 75.04 points at 8328.72. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Next, Ocado ...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the base rate at 5%, after cutting the rate from 5.25% ...

The mortgage market is in a good place going into autumn, with lenders cutting rates and widening criteria, despite the base ...

The PA news agency looks at what the latest Bank of England decision means and whether rates could be cut again soon.