bank rate

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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

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

Q. To what extent does bank rate govern your discount and loan transactions?

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