bank rate
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Further central bank rate decisions are due in the U.K. and eurozone Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Precious metals previously gained on hopes of central bank rate cuts and reduced gold reserve sales following the truce.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“Government bonds are rallying as inflation worries fade and markets begin to abandon bets on further central bank rate hikes,” said Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
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 • Oct. 30, 2024
Q. In London the joint-stock banks usually pay interest at about 1-1/2 per cent. below the bank rate.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
