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The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index ...
The Bank of England has held the UK's base rate at 4.5%, in line with many economists' expectations. Analysts had said policymakers would be unlikely to cut borrowing costs during a period of mounting ...
UK inflation fell more than expected in March, paving the way for the Bank of England (BoE) to cut interest rates next month ...
The Bank of England has today maintained the base rate at ... Tracker mortgages, which are linked to the base rate, will also remain the same. The table shows the current top rates for remortgaging ...
If you have £100 in savings and the interest rate is 5% your savings will rise to £105. The Bank of England is the UK’s central bank and is independent from the government. It sets a base rate ...
The base rate peaked at 5.25% in late 2023, but policymakers reduced it to 4.5% throughout the following months as inflation eased. The Bank of England typically raises interest rates when ...
“The past six months have shown that predicting base rate movements is never straightforward. “The hope had long been that once inflation was brought under control, the Bank of England would ...
At today's meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Bank of England's rate-setters voted to maintain the base rate at 4.5%. Lenders use the base rate to determine the interest rates ...
Trump's tariffs could be bad news for savers, who have been making the most of higher interest rates to bulk up their rainy ...
Interest rates have been back on a downward path in 2025, but the going is slow and at the last review the Bank of England ...
The Bank of England has left itself the option to “skip” an interest rate cut later this year, economists have said, after ...