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The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to keep interest rates at 3.75 per cent at a decision later this week.

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New inflation data has reinforced expectations that policymakers will not need to increase interest rates at the next announcement on Thursday.

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The base rate has been at 3.75 per cent since December 2025

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.7% as the inflation pressures on the British economy have become more benign after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest UK jobs report and the Bank of England’s interest rate decision at noon

The Bank of England is expected to hold rates at 3.75% for the fourth straight meeting as Middle East tensions fuel sticky inflation. Here's what it means

The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75 per cent today despite other central banks raising rates following the inflation shock caused by the Iran war.

The base rate affects the interest that is applied to mortgages, loans and saving accounts and is reviewed every six weeks by the Bank of England

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates on hold.

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.7% as the inflation pressures on the British economy have become more benign after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to…

Policymakers nonetheless said that a recent fall in energy prices meant it was no longer expecting inflation to go as high as it was in April.

The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a 7-2 MPC vote, citing falling oil prices as encouraging amid Middle East uncertainty and 2.8% UK inflation.

The base rate has remained at 3.75 per cent since just before Christmas last year

The Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged at 3.75% for a fourth consecutive meeting after fresh data showed inflation holding steady and the labour market…

The Bank of England has chosen to maintain interest rates at 3.75 percent, a decision that aligns with prevailing predictions among economists. Although consensus prevailed, a…

The Bank decided to keep rates unchanged at 3.75%, the fourth meeting in a row where rates have been held at this level.