Bank of England base rate history Historically, interest rates have remained relatively stable throughout UK history since the Bank of England was founded in 1694 but certain periods in base rate ...

What is the current base rate? The current Bank of England base rate is 5.25%. It has remained the same since August 2023. The chart below shows how the base rate has changed since the the financial ...

Inflation is an idiosyncratic beast. Almost as much as the consumer. In 2013 I moved from Athens to London. At the time, the average salary in Athens was about half of that in London. In my first ...

Five mortgage lenders have increased rates in the latest blow to homeowners, as expectations of when the Bank of England will reduce interest rates are pushed further back. Barclays, HSBC ...

Prices are 14.2% above where they would have been if the Bank of England had ensured that inflation had risen in line with the target of 2% over those three years. So, while it is good that ...

Would the central bank have to raise interest rates again if that happened? Inside the Grade I-listed Threadneedle Street edifice that houses the Bank of England’s headquarters, a U-turn is ...

The Bank of England has again voted to keep the base rate at 5.25%. It's the sixth time in a row that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has opted to keep the base rate unchanged. Before this, there ...

In its latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the Bank of England again voted to keep interest rates steady at 5.2pc, however, forecasters predict an eventual shift is on the horizon.

The Bank of England (BoE) will announce its latest review of the interest rate next week. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet on Thursday, May 9, to decide whether they will ...

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Bank of England’s chief economist struck a middle ground on the question of when to cut interest rates, suggesting that rate reductions ...

The Bank of England is right to draw a distinction between the UK and US inflation outlook. We expect the first rate cut to be in August or maybe even June. Sterling could come under greater ...

The Bank of England should be wary of cutting rates too soon after years of above-target inflation, a senior policymaker has warned, as he reiterated the need for “restrictive” monetary policy.