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With the interest rate hike already priced in, the sterling saw some serious intraday selling.

Sterling registers huge gains against dollar and euro with the Bank of England poised to hike interest rates.

New report says recent double-digit annual growth rate in lending would be unsustainable if it continued at the same pace.

Confidential document suggests trade talks between London and Brussels could begin soon despite claims that Brexit negotiations were deadlocked.

End of the road for Libor nears as watchdog FCA says global interest rate benchmark has outlived its usefulness.

New research suggests German and Norwegian insurers at highest risk from the low global interest rate climate.

Central bank maintains eurozone status quo on interest rate, as its president says 'downside risks have diminished'

Monetary Policy Committee votes 8-1 in favour of keeping interest rates on hold at 0.25%.

UK central bank maintains asset purchase programme at £435bn, and revises growth for 2017 up to 2.0%

Central bank's President Mario Draghi says it is too early to comment on monetary policy response to Trump or Brexit.

Buyers in the capital struggle to afford ever higher house prices in London compared to the rest of Britain.

In line with market expectations, the UK's central bank decides to maintain its asset purchase programme and interest rates at previous level.

We look at what property and housing experts say will happen to the market in the new year.

Halifax house price index for November shows increase in annual growth rate to 6%.

Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, says demand improving despite weaker economic outlook.

Home loan data from the Bank of England shows stability in the housing market.

Kremlin's offer falls short of a coordinated crude production cut ahead of Opec meeting.

The former shadow Chancellor said central banks are facing waves of popular discontent around the world.

Council of Mortgage Lenders said lending rose 2% over the year as interest rate cuts fuels remortgaging.

Pound falls below $1.22 as political uncertainty increases and yield on 10-year gilt soars.

Whether RBS' alleged moves were a money-making 'scheme' or 'scam', the Fraud Act opens up interesting possibilities.

Council of Mortgage Lenders says 66,000 loans for house purchases were approved in August 2016.

Growth of London house prices 'unsustainable' says UBS in its Global Real Estate Bubble Index.

Dollar slides as investors grow confident the Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates.

BoE does not forecast UK economy to slow down in the second half of 2016 as much as forecast before the Brexit vote.

Mark Carney is likely to hold fire when the Bank of England meets on Thursday, after cutting interest rates last month.

Sterling remains on track to clinch weekly gains as business confidence increases.

Nationwide house price index for August shows faster growth than July.

Dollar remains on the front foot after Federal Reserve hints at short-term interest rates hike.

Mortgage approvals fell from 64,152 in June to 60,912 last month, short of analysts' forecast for a 62,000 reading.