Rumours were that, if interest rates went up, it would be by 25, not 50 'basis points (a quarter...
Interest rates
“Easy-access savings rates at highest UK level since 2009”
Last week’s Budget/Financial Statement will mean that many with shares who currently don’t, will...
“Autumn Statement 2022: Key points at-a-glance”
Rather than rehash everything that will be in the headlines, I thought it might be helpful to...
“UK energy and food prices push inflation to 41-year high”
My memories of 1981 are of a great year, full of discos and Greek sunshine and friends. That was...
“Bank of England warns of longest recession in 100 years as it raises rates to 3%”
Remember the good old days, when growth was king, tax cuts and not tax rises were the order of the...
“UK interest rates: How high could they go?”
Rates are at 2.25%, and could double by next year. Bad news if you have a mortgage; but spare a...
“BoE raises interest rates to 1%”
So the Bank of England raises interest rates, telling us in the same Governor’s breath that we may...
“Interest rates rise again to counter higher prices”
Putting up interest rates to ‘control’ inflation is a blunt instrument at best. The theory is that...
“BoE raises base rate to 0.5 per cent”
Interest rates became the way to control inflation in the ‘80s. They wouldn’t have worked before...
“BoE holds rates but hints at rise towards 1% in 2022”
If you have a mortgage and you want something else to worry about, forget the Bank of England base...
“Negative interest rate debate becomes ‘very real’ as UK inflation plunges to 0.8%”
Negative interest rates? Really? Well, the theory is that if you have to pay the bank to look...
“Bank of England raises UK interest rates”
Why have they ignored my advice and put up interest rates? Because inflation’s on the up? But...
“Bank of England leaves rates unchanged on back of weak data”
Good news or bad news, depending on whether you have a mortgage or money in the bank, is that...
“Bank of England hints at earlier and larger rate rises”
The Bank of England has announced, just as the stock market takes a tumble, that interest rates...
“Will UK interest rates rise next month”
Apparently the Bank of England has been nicknamed ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’ in financial circles as...