bank rate
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“However, the global rebuilding of term premia is not yet complete, and markets still have scope to price a more aggressive path of central bank rate hikes,” according to the French bank’s rates strategists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
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
During the American crisis in 1907 the bank rate in England went up to seven per cent, forcing many British concerns to suspend operations.
From Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association by Stephen Francis Weston
