bank rate

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“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

India’s central bank rate meets Wednesday as policymakers look to balance growing downside risks to the economy from the Middle East conflict against the threat of an inflationary shock and weakness in the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Global bond markets experienced a significant selloff as investors reconsidered central bank rate cut bets due to war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

Sums left on deposit are generally placed for a week or longer, and if placed for a week the rate paid on them by the banks is generally 1-1/2 per cent. below bank rate.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur