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FIVE at FIVE: BoE rate hike, Next’s secret, Rolls-Royce squeezed and the arrow in Robinhood’s foot

Here’s Proactive’s round-up of the top financial stories of the day, with helpful links taking you directly to the news

1. Bank of England’s biggest rate hike for 25 years

A recession is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022 and last for five quarters, rate-setters forecast as they hiked interest rates to try and control inflation.

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2. Next is the retail king

What is the secret for the FTSE 100 retail chain, which boasted second-quarter sales that beat expectations once again?

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3. Can Rolls-Royce be fixed?

Today's results lifted the lid on some of the engineering group's problems that the incoming CEO could turn things around with a bolder strategy.

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4. FTSE 100 ends almost flat after BoE hike

At the close, the UK blue-chip index was up 2.38 points, or 0.1% at 7,448.06, well below the session peak of 7,491.74 but above the day’s low of 7,417.49.

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5. Arrow in the foot for Robinhood

Once touted as the future of retail stock brokers, is the hybrid exchange now more Men in Tights than Prince of Thieves?

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