Interest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices

Bank of England expected to slow bond-buying programme and hold interest rates today – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn bill: power without accountability Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the world economy and the financial markets. It’s a crunch day for the Bank of England. The UK central bank will announce its lates…

17 Sept, 06:10

Interest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices

Forecasts of further rises in the inflation rate mean some analysts expect the Bank to act by the end of the year.

16 Sept, 23:15

Bank of England holds interest rates – but rises expected in months ahead

The Bank Rate has remained at 3.75 per cent since December 2025 – but a hike is now expected this year

30 Jul, 11:11

IMF warns Bank of England against cutting interest rates

The Bank of England must keep interest rates on hold for as long as risks from the Iran war persist, the International Monetary Fund has said. In its annual temperature check of Britain’s economic outlook, the fund warned rate setters to keep monetary policy “sufficiently restrictive” to avoid sparking a painful bout of inflation that [...]

17 Jul, 03:55