The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were lower on Friday, as Wall Street opened higher after the US added 143,000 jobs in January, less than the 175,000 expected by analysts.

Welcome to the Money blog as the Bank of England announces a cut in the base rate from 4.75% to 4.5%. That's all from our ...

Rachel Reeves has suffered another blow in her bid to boost tepid economic growth after the Bank of England played down the idea of a big interest rate cut later this year. At such a critical moment ...

In Money today: the best mortgage rates and where they're expected to go this year following yesterday's base rate cut; ...

The Times also says the Bank's alert is a setback for Reeves as it says there was a warning of a new squeeze on living standards. The Bank cut interest rates to 4.5% as it attempts to stimulate the ...