Bank of England eyes market turmoil, says 'will not hesitate' to act

Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng sent sterling and govt bonds into freefall with a so-called mini-budget that was designed to grow the economy by funding tax cuts with huge increases in govt borrowing

The Bank of England said on Monday it would not hesitate to change interest rates and was monitoring markets "very closely", after the pound plunged to a record low and British bond prices collapsed in response to the new government's financial plans.
 

Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng sent sterling and government bonds into freefall on Friday with a so-called mini-budget that was designed to grow the economy by funding tax cuts with huge increases in government borrowing.
 

Such was the market turmoil on Monday there was growing speculation in financial markets that the BoE would make an emergency interest rate rise