Bank of England expected to leave interest rates as Middle East conflict drives up oil price

Why did Swiss National Bank cut rates to zero? How will US involvement affect Israel-Iran conflict markets? Why are Texas lawmakers delaying Tesla's robotaxi launch? What impact will Nippon Steel's US Steel acquisition have? How did Fed Chair Powell's inflation remarks affect stocks? Why is Amazon reducing corporate workforce due to AI? What caused the recent spike in oil prices globally?

Bank of England expected to leave interest rates as Middle East conflict drives up oil price – business live

theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jun/19/bank-of-england-interest-rate-decision-trade-war-middle-east-conflict-oil-price-business-live-news-updates

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
These are challenging times for central bankers. After steering through the Covid-19 pandemic, and then the energy shock…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-06-19 06:30:04.