bank rate

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In addition, investors have been moving past developments in the war with Iran to instead focus on central bank rate hikes and currency intervention.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Further central bank rate decisions are due in the U.K. and eurozone Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

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 • Nov. 5, 2025

Instantly the bank rate goes up, making it harder for the representatives of the foreign banks to bid.

From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Escher, Franklin