Posts tagged with “interest”

Bank of England Expected to Lower Interest Rates to 4.75%

Posted on Tuesday, 5 November, 2024

Experts anticipate that interest rates will be cut, despite Rachel Reeves’s October Budget likely adding to inflation. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to reduce the interest rate from 5% to 4.75% this Thursday. The Bank had previously lowered rates from a 16-year high of 5.25%…

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Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 5.25%

Posted on Sunday, 24 September, 2023

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has voted narrowly, with a 5-4 split decision, to maintain the Bank Rate at its current level of 5.25%. This decision comes after a staggering 14 consecutive rate increases aimed at curbing inflation. The financial industry had been in a state…

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