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  • Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review | Bank of England

    Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review | Bank of England

    The Bank of England has said it is cutting jobs amid sweeping changes at Threadneedle Street after a highly critical review into its failure to forecast surging inflation.

    Under budget pressures as it responded to the report from the former US Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke, the Bank has opened a voluntary scheme last week as part of an efficiency drive to find savings.

    The process, which will run until mid-January, with staff expected to leave in March, was first reported by Bloomberg. The Bank said it was “a mutually agreed, time-limited scheme for staff to choose to apply to leave.

    “We are now implementing a significant, multiyear transformation of our operations and this will condition our decisions. We are committed to ensuring the Bank is efficient, resilient and fit for the future.”

    Threadneedle Street is undergoing an overhaul after Bernanke’s investigation called for the Bank to revamp its forecasting process to avoid a repeat of its flat-footed response to Britain’s deepest inflation shock in four decades.

    The Bank, which is led by the governor, Andrew Bailey, said this year it was facing “difficult trade-offs” to meet its efficiency targets at the same time as pursuing its transformation programme, which includes updating its forecasting models and the communication of its interest rate decisions.

    It is understood no target has been set for the number of staff who are expected to leave the Bank. The scheme will offer the same terms as current redundancy payouts – which is 10% of salary multiplied by years of service, capped at £150,000 or two years’ service, whichever is the lower amount.

    The Bank’s most recent annual report showed headcount rose by more than 300 to 5,731 in the year to the end of February 2025. While most staff are based in London, it is in the process of increasing staff numbers in Leeds to 500 by 2027 as part of an expansion programme announced last year.

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    The Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates at its forthcoming monetary policy meeting on Thursday next week. Financial markets are anticipating a sixth reduction in borrowing costs to 3.75%, down from 4% and a recent peak of 5.25% in the middle of last year.

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  • NBA Fantasy: DFS picks & advice for Dec. 8 – NBA

    NBA Fantasy: DFS picks & advice for Dec. 8 – NBA

    1. NBA Fantasy: DFS picks & advice for Dec. 8  NBA
    2. NBA games today: Schedule, odds, how to watch for Dec. 8  USA Today
    3. Fantasy picks, DFS and betting tips for Monday: Look to LaVine against the Pacers  ESPN
    4. Peter’s Points: NBA Best Bets Today…

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  • Every word of Renée’s pre-Twente press conference | Press conference | News

    Every word of Renée’s pre-Twente press conference | Press conference | News

    Renée Slegers was back in front of the media for her pre-FC Twente press conference on Monday.

    Our head coach provided the latest team news, looked ahead to Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match at Meadow Park and more.

    Here’s everything she had…

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  • Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran top Pollstar’s most popular touring artists of the new millennium

    Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran top Pollstar’s most popular touring artists of the new millennium

    New York — Much has been made about the global touring economy in the last few years. Take, for example, that tours grossing over a billion dollars is a new phenomenon in the 2020s — a benchmark first crossed by Taylor Swift in 2023 with her…

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  • Alia Shawkat to star in ‘You Got Older’ off Broadway this spring

    Alia Shawkat to star in ‘You Got Older’ off Broadway this spring

    The Search Party star will make her theatre debut in Clare Barron’s play, which premiered in NYC in 2014, at the Cherry Lane Theatre starting in February.

    Search Party and Arrested Development star Alia Shawkat will lead a revival of Clare…

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  • SwRI Researchers Use PUNCH To Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – astrobiology.com

    1. SwRI Researchers Use PUNCH To Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS  astrobiology.com
    2. NASA’s PUNCH Tracks Comet Discovered by SOHO Spacecraft  NASA Science (.gov)
    3. NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses…

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  • A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom

    A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom


    Damascus, Syria
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    “Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s…

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  • Just 5 left! This LG Mini LED TV is now available at a great price – but you’ll have to be quick

    Just 5 left! This LG Mini LED TV is now available at a great price – but you’ll have to be quick

    During the post-Black Friday lull, there are usually some stock issues with high-ticket items such as new release TVs.

    And that’s exactly the case with the LG QNED93, a 2025 release that is currently out of stock in most retailers – but we’ve…

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  • Japan tells residents to evacuate as powerful earthquake strikes north-east | Japan

    Japan tells residents to evacuate as powerful earthquake strikes north-east | Japan

    A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken north-eastern Japan, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later were downgraded to advisories.

    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially said a…

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