Jack Barnett

Fewer interest rate cuts this year now expected after inflation leapt to 3.5% in Apr from 2.6% in Mar. Big overshoot in services inflation: 5.4%, Bank of England had expected 5% https://t.co/cyiPeLWe73

Morning https://t.co/rwn83fIwly

RT @financialjuice: 🔴 ⚠️ BREAKING: China to lower tariffs on US goods to 10% from 125% for 90 days

Britons’ obsession with the housing market has had to compete with a preoccupation over whether the country slips into recession. With rate cuts in motion, house prices will, once again, be a key barometer for the economy this year https://t.co/MYqnd97tWm

More double-speak than group-think now UK interest rates cut to 4.25% by Bank of England https://t.co/SsEN7GrCtj

Next Thursday’s Bank of England meeting is the most consequential since the central bank stopped raising rates in Sept 2023. Markets are increasingly expecting a procession of cuts this year in response to Trump’s tariffs https://t.co/MDHJBrxG2V

RT @thetimes: Economists predict rates could drop by one percentage point within six months, offering mortgage holders relief but increasin…

May 17 beckons https://t.co/6EnJbmObiv

RT @ONS: Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £151.9 billion (or 5.3% of GDP) in the 2024 to 2025 financial year,…

It was the bond market what won it https://t.co/9trcvGG0jD

RT @ONS: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to March 2025, down from 2.8% in February 2025. Read the full article ➡️…

Must read https://t.co/Rp4cUcYFBF

The basis of the $1 trillion "basis trade" explained https://t.co/8iNYRfDimZ

A history of stock market crises and where the current turmoil ranks https://t.co/81Ws29U76Z

MSCI World Index's reaction to Trump's tariffs https://t.co/sO0V7z5YlK

Recessions everywhere. Supply chains ruptured. China's big win: Trump's upending of the global trade order is the biggest shock to the world economy and geopolitics in a generation. Analysis in today's @thetimes https://t.co/5JlQYOnJTT

Europe is going through its latest "whatever it takes" moment, with great benefits for the € and growth - analysis in @TimesBusiness https://t.co/Y01XoSMvn2