Beginner's guide to: Interest rates
Independent - Oct 25, 2008
The base rate – or official bank rate – is the interest rate at which the ... The bank rate is an overnight interest rate. Longer-term lending rates tend to ...
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What the turmoil will mean for mortgages
Times Online - Jan 27, 2008
Borrowers should not rule out fixed-rate mortgages, even though the Bank of England is expected to follow America's Federal Reserve and cut interest rates ...
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Bank's rate verdict a tough call
Reuters UK - Apr 5, 2007
Wrongfooted several times before, financial markets are on high alert for another surprise Bank of England interest rate hike on Thursday. ...
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Mortgages to rise as bank rate hits 4.75%
Independent - Aug 4, 2006
Millions of homeowners are preparing to pay higher mortgage bills after the Bank of England unexpectedly ordered a hike in interest rates. ...
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RBI may not raise bank rate
Rediff - Jun 28, 2004
The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to raise the benchmark bank rate and the ... "For any changes in interest rates, the RBI is more influenced by ...
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Bank rate stays at four per cent
WalesOnline - Nov 7, 2002
The Bank of England today defied mounting pressure from industry as it held interest rates at 4% for the twelfth month in a row. ...
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Lull in spending pegs bank rate
Telegraph.co.uk - Jul 9, 2004
Roger Bootle, economic adviser to Deloitte, warned the Bank may not yet have done enough to prevent a crash in house prices. "Higher interest rates in the ...
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Return of the Bank's rate setting dilemma
Independent - Jan 9, 2002
As a consensus grows that interest rates in the UK are close to their trough for the cycle, the Bank of England yesterday received a stark reminder of the ...
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