bank rate

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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

“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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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

Throughout the year 1875 the bank rate in Paris was uniformly 3 per cent.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman