Instant View: Bank of England leaves rates unchanged, sterling falls

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, but only after an unexpectedly narrow 5-4 vote, and it ...

RNA droplets may have accelerated prebiotic Earth's development of complex molecules

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic ...
Wall Street Journal

What Is a Factor Rate and How to Calculate It

A factor rate is simple to calculate but can result in higher costs on short-term loans Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is a staff loans writer for Buy Side, covering ...
The New York Times

Deep Divide Inside Fed Raises Questions About Timing of Further Rate Cuts

Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger economic risk. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Federal ...
AOL

Questions about Georgia tort reform, insurance rates continue

(The Center Square) – Georgia dropped off the American Tort Reform Foundation’s list of “Judicial Hellholes” for the first time in seven years, but remains on the watch list due to certain ...
Inc

Jerome Powell’s Outlook Is More Important Than the Actual Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve is all but certain to lower interest rates today, but markets will react based on which version of the cut unfolds. With the committee still divided between hawks and doves — that ...
Medscape

AI Answers to Menopause Questions Show Low Accuracy Rate

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to answer typical questions about menopause and hormone therapy revealed low accuracy rates across four different large language models (LLMs), according ...
Wall Street Journal

Rate Cut ‘All But a Sure Thing’: Reactions to the CPI Data

Kathy Jones, chief fixed income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, said the data cemented a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week: Loading tweet... Heather Long, chief ...
CNBC

Bank of England holds rates steady, with a further 2025 cut hanging in the balance

Economists did not expect a September rate cut but were eager to see the vote split and forward guidance from the central bank. The big question is what the monetary policy committee might do at its ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg Indices Selected to Calculate JIBAR Fallback Rates as South Africa Transitions to ZARONIA

Johannesburg, South Africa – Bloomberg Index Services Limited (Bloomberg Indices) has been selected to calculate and publish the official fallback rates for the Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate ...
MoneyWeek

UK interest rates cut by 25 basis points: live reaction to the Bank of England’s decision

Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of the upcoming interest rates decision. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its latest decision tomorrow (Thursday 7 ...