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War in Middle East may force Bank to raise interest rates, economists warn
The Bank of England could come under pressure to raise the base rate to control inflation when it next meets in two weeks' time.
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Housing Market
Election will kill off chance of interest rate cut in June, former BoE chief says
Michael Saunders, who was a member of the Bank of England's MPC, says the General Election and inflation figure kill off any chance of a rate reduction until August.
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REACTION: What does interest rate ‘hold’ mean for market?
On a backdrop of an unexpectedly sharp fall in inflation, the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, led by Andrew Bailey, has chosen to hold rates steady.
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Features
The lending lottery
It’s been a volatile six months for mortgage rates. Richard Reed asked a team of experts to indicate where they think rates might be heading.
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Housing Market
AGENTS shrug off Bank of England rate increase to 3.5%
The Bank of England today voted to raise interest rates by 0.5% from 3% to 3.5% – a level not seen since October 2008.
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