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FILE - The Bank of England is pictured in London, on Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

U.K. inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, speaks at a press conference in London, Thursday May 11, 2023. The Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. (Henry Nicholls/Pool via AP)

Bank of England cuts U.K. interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Specialist Genaro Saporito, foreground, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street leaps toward records as jubilation sweeps markets worldwide

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

A bus passes the Wall St. subway station on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Wall Street inches modestly higher ahead of presumed Fed interest rate cut

By Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott - Associated Press

FILE - A JetBlue plane lands at Logan International Airport, Jan. 26, 2023, in Boston. JetBlue reports earnings on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Wall Street mostly higher on earnings ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

By Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott - Associated Press

FILE - A woman walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, on March 23, 2023. Inflation in the U.K. held steady at the Bank of England's target rate of 2% in the year to June, official figures showed Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in a development that could be enough for policymakers to cut borrowing costs next month. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Bank of England facing dilemma after potential Taylor Swift upside impact on U.K. inflation

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is given a tour of the Sizewell B nuclear power facility by Station Director Robert Gunn in Sizewell, England, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England keeps main interest rate at 16-year high of 5.25% despite inflation fall

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

The Bank of England in London is shown on Dec. 15, 2022. Inflation in the U.K. returned to the Bank of England's target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years, official figures showed Wednesday, June 19, 2024, a development that has been seized on by the governing Conservative Party that its economic plan is “working” ahead of the general election in just over two weeks. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

U.K. inflation falls to Bank of England’s 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

A general view of the Bank of England in London, Thursday May 9, 2024. The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% with several policymakers still worrying about some key inflation measures. In a statement Thursday, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates unchanged, with the 2 dissenters backing a quarter-point reduction. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

British economy rebounds strongly in first quarter of the year, ending ‘technical recession’

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

A woman walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, on March 23, 2023. The Bank of England is widely expected to indicate Thursday March 21, 2024 that interest rates could be cut in the coming months following news that inflation across the U.K. is falling faster than expected. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Bank of England keeps key interest rate steady and avoids explicit signals that cuts are imminent

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

View at the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England is set to join its peers in the U.S. and Europe in keeping borrowing rates unchanged at its policy meeting on Thursday, Dec. 14 despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey attends the biannual Financial Stability Report press conference, at the Bank of England in London, Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Bank of England will review the risks that AI poses to U.K. financial stability

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The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Feb. 5, 2018. Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in the direction they hoped to see: Inflation continues to ease, if more slowly than before, while growth remains solid and the job market cools. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Time to end the Fed and its mismanagement of our economy

By E.J. Antoni and Peter St. Onge

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on Jan. 18, 2023. Britain's Treasury chief said he would be prepared to see the U.K. economy slip back into recession if further interest rate hikes are necessary to bring down inflation. (AP Photo/ Frank Augstein, File)

U.K.’s Treasury chief accepts that recession may be necessary to get inflation down

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting, in London, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (James Manning/PA via AP)

U.K. economy to avoid recession, but inflation still a worry, IMF says

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

A man walks past the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates later Thursday to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Bank of England raises U.K. interest rates to highest level since 2008

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

U.S. $100 bills are seen, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

You’ll be poorer and like it

By E.J. Antoni

Customers and bystanders form a line outside a Silicon Valley Bank branch location, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Wellesley, Mass. SVB Financial Group is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Friday, March 17. SVB Financial Group is no longer affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank or the bank’s private banking and wealth management business, SVB Private. SVB Financial Group ran Silicon Valley Bank up until it was seized last Friday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Nearly 200 banks teeter as Fed seeks inflation balance; rate hike risks more insolvency

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A man walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, on Nov. 3, 2022. The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, as it seeks to tame the double-digit inflation fuelling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Bank of England hikes rates by half-point to tame inflation

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

A man walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) ** FILE **

Digital currency’s beastly mark is coming on fast

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times