http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/library/interest-rates/ Interest rate news from moneysupermarket.com 15 en-us /newsandcommunity/img/news/ms-logo.gif http://www.moneysupermarket.com/ <![CDATA[Despite the economy having grown by just 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, the Bank of England has chosen to keep the base rate on hold at 0.5% again.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-is-quantitative-easing/0012342/ Thu, 06, Oct 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-is-quantitative-easing_0012342.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee held the base rate at 0.50% again this month, marking two and a half years since it first dropped to this level.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-held-again-but-savings-rates-rise/0012260/ Thu, 08, Sep 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-held-again-but-savings-rates-rise_0012260.aspx <![CDATA[Most of us are already struggling to make ends meet due to soaring living costs, but things are likely to get even worse before they get better. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/tips-to-beat-inflation/0012102/ Thu, 11, Aug 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/tips-to-beat-inflation_0012102.aspx <![CDATA[Credit rating agency Standard &amp; Poor's decision to downgrade the US government's rating from AAA to AA+ for the first time in history has sent global stock markets into shock.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-do-credit-ratings-mean/0012094/ Tue, 09, Aug 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-do-credit-ratings-mean_0012094.aspx <![CDATA[The cost of living dropped unexpectedly in June, with the consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation down to 4.2% from 4.5%, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures out today. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/inflation-down-what-it-means-for-you/0011842/ Tue, 12, Jul 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/inflation-down-what-it-means-for-you_0011842.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England base rate was today held at 0.5% for the 27 consecutive month, leaving many savers and borrowers wondering which way to turn.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/rates-held-where-next-for-savers-and-borrowers/0011672/ Thu, 09, Jun 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/rates-held-where-next-for-savers-and-borrowers_0011672.aspx <![CDATA[Inflation unexpectedly dropped last month, according to official figures out today.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/surprise-fall-in-inflation-to-four-percent/0011327/ Tue, 12, Apr 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/surprise-fall-in-inflation-to-four-percent_0011327.aspx <![CDATA[Join ITV News at&nbsp;6.30pm on 23 March for a second live Budget 2011 webchat with an expert panel including moneysupermarket.com's head of banking Kevin Mountford. Put your Budget question to the experts...]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/webchat-budget-2011-with-itv-news/0011116/ Thu, 17, Mar 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/webchat-budget-2011-with-itv-news_0011116.aspx <![CDATA[Put your savings &amp; investment questions to the experts. Join independent financial adviser&nbsp;Philippa Gee, and moneysupermarket.com's head of banking Kevin Mountford for a live savings and investment webchat at 1pm on Wednesday March 9th.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/webchat-savings-and-investments/0011010/ Tue, 01, Mar 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/webchat-savings-and-investments_0011010.aspx <![CDATA[It was no surprise that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep base rate on hold at 0.50% this month. But after 22 months of flat interest rates, it's time for borrowers and savers to start preparing for rate increases.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/prepare-for-interest-rate-rises/0010782/ Thu, 13, Jan 2011 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/prepare-for-interest-rate-rises_0010782.aspx <![CDATA[The country's base rate has been kept at 0.5% for yet another month, making this the 21st month with no change. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/the-big-freeze-interest-rates-held/0010632/ Thu, 09, Dec 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/the-big-freeze-interest-rates-held_0010632.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged again this week, marking the 20th consecutive month that base rate has remained slumped at 0.5%. But analysts are predicting that a rise in the cost of borrowing could be just around the corner.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/bank-base-rate-held-again-but-borrowers-should-be-prepared/0010377/ Thu, 04, Nov 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/bank-base-rate-held-again-but-borrowers-should-be-prepared_0010377.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)&nbsp;has voted again to keep base rate at the historically low rate of just 0.5%, making it the 19th unchanged month in a row.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-deadlock-continues/0010259/ Thu, 07, Oct 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-deadlock-continues_0010259.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep base rate at 0.5% for another month - making it a year and a half since it first fell to this historic low.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/Base-rate-at-zero-point-five-percent-for-eighteen-full-months/0010131/ Thu, 09, Sep 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/Base-rate-at-zero-point-five-percent-for-eighteen-full-months_0010131.aspx <![CDATA[Interest rates have been at rock bottom for 18 consecutive months now, spelling misery for savers. Borrowers are faring better but millions of people are failing to reorganise their finances to maximise the benefits in this low-rate environment. We look at what savers and borrowers should do... ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/how-to-win-when-interest-rates-are-low/0010092/ Thu, 09, Sep 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/how-to-win-when-interest-rates-are-low_0010092.aspx <![CDATA[The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again decided to leave base rate at 0.50%, meaning it has remained at its historic low for 17 months in a row.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-stays-at-point-five-percent/0009882/ Thu, 05, Aug 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-stays-at-point-five-percent_0009882.aspx <![CDATA[Another Monetary Policy Committee decision, another freeze of the Bank of England's base rate. This is sixteenth consecutive month that the rate has been held at 0.5%. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/mpc-freezes-bank-of-england-base-rate/0009755/ Thu, 08, Jul 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/mpc-freezes-bank-of-england-base-rate_0009755.aspx <![CDATA[The chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans that could completely transform the way the UK's financial sector is regulated, so exactly what is changing?]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/fsa-scrapped-in-major-shake-up/0009631/ Thu, 17, Jun 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/fsa-scrapped-in-major-shake-up_0009631.aspx <![CDATA[We know interest rates will start rising, we just don't know when. With base rate having been held at 0.5% for the 15th month in a row, many savers and borrowers feel as though they're in limbo at the moment. However, a flat base rate environment doesn't mean you should sit back and do nothing.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-should-savers-and-borrowers-do/0009537/ Fri, 11, Jun 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-should-savers-and-borrowers-do_0009537.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again held base rate at 0.5%. This is now the 15th month in a row where it's been kept at this historic low.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/so-when-will-base-rate-rise/0009531/ Thu, 10, Jun 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/so-when-will-base-rate-rise_0009531.aspx <![CDATA[Amid the chaos and uncertainty of a hung parliament, perhaps we can take comfort in the fact that one thing remains unchanged - the Bank of England base rate.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-held-but-is-a-rise-on-the-horizon/0009192/ Mon, 10, May 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-held-but-is-a-rise-on-the-horizon_0009192.aspx <![CDATA[Once again, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has left base rate unchanged at 0.5%, despite inflation staying above the target 2%. So what's going on?]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-held-but-economy-perks-up/0008991/ Thu, 08, Apr 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-held-but-economy-perks-up_0008991.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has kept base rate on hold again this month. This means it has been at its historic low of 0.50% for a full 12 months.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-has-a-year-of-low-interest-rates-done-to-your-finances/0008756/ Thu, 04, Mar 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-has-a-year-of-low-interest-rates-done-to-your-finances_0008756.aspx <![CDATA[Another month, another Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision. Once again, it's decided to keep the base rate at 0.50%, meaning we're now in the 11th consecutive month of this historically low rate.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-unchanged-so-where-are-the-best-deals/0008372/ Thu, 04, Feb 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-unchanged-so-where-are-the-best-deals_0008372.aspx <![CDATA[Well, once again, and to no one's surprise, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the base rate at 0.50%, for the tenth month in a row.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/happy-new-year-no-new-base-rate/0007994/ Thu, 07, Jan 2010 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/happy-new-year-no-new-base-rate_0007994.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has left interest rates on hold at 0.5% for the ninth consecutive month.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/mortgage-lenders-slash-rates-despite-base-rate-decision/0007729/ Thu, 10, Dec 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/mortgage-lenders-slash-rates-despite-base-rate-decision_0007729.aspx <![CDATA[Interest rates may have been kept on hold at 0.5% for the eighth consecutive month, but the Bank of England has announced that a further &pound;25billion will be pumped into the financial system through the quantitative easing programme, a move which provides a further indication that the Bank believes more is needed to bring the country out of recession.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-held-but/0007211/ Thu, 05, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-held-but_0007211.aspx <![CDATA[The base rate remains unchanged at 0.5% for the seventh month in a row, but today marks a year since the economic crisis spurred the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) into fast action.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-unchanged-for-seventh-month/0006634/ Thu, 08, Oct 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-unchanged-for-seventh-month_0006634.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England base rate may have remained unchanged at 0.5% since March, but borrowers will be pleased to learn that some banks have reduced their mortgage rates regardless.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-stick-mortgage-rates-twist/0006216/ Thu, 10, Sep 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-stick-mortgage-rates-twist_0006216.aspx <![CDATA[As was widely expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep interest rates on hold again this month at 0.5%.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-remain-at-zero-point-five-per-cent/0006206/ Thu, 10, Sep 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-remain-at-zero-point-five-per-cent_0006206.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England warned against being overly optimistic that the recession will be over quickly. The central message from its Quarterly Inflation Report, which was published today, was that the economy remains extremely fragile and the recovery will be a slow process.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-set-to-remain-low/0005897/ Wed, 12, Aug 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-set-to-remain-low_0005897.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England confirmed widespread expectations when it opted to freeze interest rates at 0.5% in August - for the fifth consecutive month. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-another-base-rate-hold-means-for-you/0005865/ Fri, 07, Aug 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-another-base-rate-hold-means-for-you_0005865.aspx <![CDATA[Once again the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5% for another month. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-freeze-continues/0005853/ Thu, 06, Aug 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-freeze-continues_0005853.aspx <![CDATA[As was expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5%.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/base-rate-remains-unchanged/0005548/ Thu, 09, Jul 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/base-rate-remains-unchanged_0005548.aspx <![CDATA[As expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep base rate on hold at 0.5% again this month. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-kept-at-zero-point-five-per-cent/0005143/ Thu, 04, Jun 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-kept-at-zero-point-five-per-cent_0005143.aspx <![CDATA[As expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% again this month. The base rate looks set to remain at this level, probably for the rest of this year, but as far as consumers are concerned this does not mean it's a time to sit back and do nothing.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/no-change-in-interest-rates/0004866/ Thu, 07, May 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/no-change-in-interest-rates_0004866.aspx <![CDATA[The decision by the Bank of England to reduce the base rate to 0.5% was a bitter blow for savers who have already seen the returns on their money plummet since rates started falling. But the signs aren't good for borrowers either.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/rate-cut-savers-lose-and-borrowers-dont-win/0004270/ Fri, 06, Mar 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/rate-cut-savers-lose-and-borrowers-dont-win_0004270.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to cut interest rates again, taking the base rate to 0.5% - another all time low. We're still not quite at zero, but even so today's announcement won't be widely welcomed.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/another-unpopular-rate-reduction/0004252/ Thu, 05, Mar 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/another-unpopular-rate-reduction_0004252.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to cut interest rates again, taking the base rate to 1.0% - its lowest level ever.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/will-anyone-benefit-from-this-months-rate-cut/0004013/ Thu, 05, Feb 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/will-anyone-benefit-from-this-months-rate-cut_0004013.aspx <![CDATA[Interest rates are at an all time low and some economists think they'll have to go lower in the months to come as the Government and the Bank of England try desperately to get the economy out of recession.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/consumers-say-'no'-to-more-rate-cuts/0003856/ Fri, 09, Jan 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/consumers-say-'no'-to-more-rate-cuts_0003856.aspx <![CDATA[Savers were dealt another blow today when the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates for the fourth consecutive month. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/bad-news-for-savers-as-interest-rates-fall-again/0003848/ Thu, 08, Jan 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/bad-news-for-savers-as-interest-rates-fall-again_0003848.aspx <![CDATA[With a deepening recession gripping the country, the Government and Bank of England are doing all they can to prevent it turning into a prolonged depression.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-could-fall-to-zero/0003776/ Fri, 05, Dec 2008 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-could-fall-to-zero_0003776.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has again responded to calls from industry by voting to cut interest rates by one per cent, taking the Bank rate to 2%.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-fall-to-2-per-cent/0003770/ Thu, 04, Dec 2008 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-fall-to-2-per-cent_0003770.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England has signalled that homeowners and borrowers could see interest rates at record lows next year as policymakers battle to lift the UK out of recession.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-'to-fall-further'/0003697/ Wed, 12, Nov 2008 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-'to-fall-further'_0003697.aspx <![CDATA[Well, economists had been calling for the Bank of England to take drastic action in the battle against recession and cut interest rates significantly, but few expected the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce Bank rate by the amount it has.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-the-rate-cut-means-for-you/0003399/ Thu, 06, Nov 2008 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-the-rate-cut-means-for-you_0003399.aspx <![CDATA[Economists had been calling for the Bank of England to take drastic action in its battle against recession and it has done just that. The Monetary Policy Committee surprised the City when it voted to cut interest rates by 1.5 percentage points today.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-fall-to-3-per-cent/0003398/ Thu, 06, Nov 2008 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-fall-to-3-per-cent_0003398.aspx