bank rate
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“Once it has enough data to confirm that demand is soft enough for underlying disinflation to proceed, it can continue to lower the bank rate,” he wrote.
“This is one of the factors that will guide our monetary policy stance and interest-rate decisions in the months ahead,” the central bank rate setter said.
In recent days and weeks, many lenders have been cutting the interest rates on their new, fixed deals as they compete for custom, and in anticipation of future central bank rate cuts.
From BBC
Solving this dilemma means reducing bank rates to encourage Japanese firms to invest in R&D, creating breakthroughs for long-term growth.
The bank rate – which is the benchmark interest rate – is expected to fall further, according to independent forecasters at the Office for Budget Responsibility.
From BBC
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