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

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

Money was tight, the bank rate stiff, times bad.

From Second String by Hope, Anthony