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HSBC Buybacks Put on Ice Until Capital Recovers After Hang Seng Deal

HSBC Buybacks Put on Ice Until Capital Recovers After Hang Seng Deal

HSBC isn’t planning fresh share buybacks until it restores its core capital ratio to the target range, following January’s Hang Seng Bank privatisation that dragged capital below the band. Chief executive Georges Elhedery described 2025 as “a year of decisive action and swift execution” after the bank raised profitability targets spanning the next three years.
25 February 2026
Bank of England rate decision: Traders brace for a 3.75% hold as UK inflation stays above target

Bank of England rate decision: Traders brace for a 3.75% hold as UK inflation stays above target

The Bank of England is set to hold its benchmark Bank Rate steady at 3.75% on Thursday. The policy announcement is scheduled for 1200 GMT, followed by a press conference 30 minutes later. The previous rate cut in December passed by a slim 5-4 margin. Investors have now pushed bets on the next move into the second quarter, even though Governor Andrew Bailey has suggested inflation could return to the 2% target as soon as April or May. “Despite sluggish growth and a weakening labour market, the BoE will want further evidence that inflation is falling towards its 2% target,” said James Mashiter, a fixed-income portfolio manager at SEI.
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