Bank of England

Andrew Bailey

National Institute of Economic and Social Research

ING Bank

Mel Stride

Bim Afolami

The Vanguard Group

Sarah Breeden

OECD

Jonathan Haskel

Huw Pill

Catherine Mann

Capital Economics

Ben Broadbent

Adam Posen

"I think cuts are a long way off.”

"The MPC's [Monetary Policy Committee's] latest projections indicate that monetary policy is likely to need to be restrictive for an extended period of time."

“[T]he Bank of England will need to keep interest rates higher for longer.”

"It is likely that we'll need to cut bank rates in the coming quarters, possibly more so than is currently priced into markets."

"It's not unreasonable to believe that through the summer... bank rate [cuts] will come under consideration."

"[I]t's possible Bank Rate could be cut some time over the summer."

"We foresee a first rate cut in August, with total cuts of 1 percentage point in 2024."

"We think slowing wage growth and inflation will trigger a rate cut in August."

"We think a June rate cut is growing more likely but is far from guaranteed."

We think "the first interest rate cut from the Bank of England will happen in June this year rather than in November... [and] rates will be reduced from 5.25% now to 3.00% in 2025."

"[W]e expect interest rates to start falling in May of this year and reach 4.5 per cent by the end of 2024."

When Will the Bank of England Cut Interest Rates?

Rishi Sunak

YouGov

John Curtice

Rhun ap Iorwerth

The Canary

Suella Braverman

The Economist

Luke Tryl

David Wallace-Wells

Ed Balls

John Rentoul

Humza Yousaf

Peter Kellner

Peter Kyle

Tim Bale

Chris Hopkins

Andrew Neil

Emily Sheffield

Metaculus

Who Will Win the 2024 UK General Election?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for "national renewal" and warned of "unpopular" decisions despite "light at the end of the tunnel" during his speech at the Labour Party conference on Tuesday.

BBC News

During his speech, Starmer announced his intent to pass a duty of candour for public authorities and public servant named the "Hillsborough law" by next April which will include criminal sanctions.

The Labour Party

Starmer also pledged to house "all veterans in housing need" and announced that publicly-owned GB Energy was to be headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Those who partook in the summer's UK riots were described as "racist thugs," whilst the Prime Minister claimed that he had "always accepted concerns about immigration were legitimate" and pledged to reduce "economic dependency" on net migration.

GB News

Evening Standard

The Prime Minister called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, "restraint and de-escalation" between Israel and Lebanon, and reaffirmed "steadfast support" for Ukraine.

However, the Prime Minister's speech was interrupted by an 18-year-old protester who criticized the UK's approach to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This comes after Starmer had glitter thrown on him when speaking at last year's conference.

Keir Starmer speech

The Controversies

Haskel

England

Posen

Bailey

Pill

Broadbent

Group

Afolami

Bank

Economics

Research

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