Interest rate rises likely in coming months, Bank of England economist says
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
‘We have further to go,’ says Huw Pill after increase to 4% last month as Bank seeks to tackle rising inflation The Bank of England will probably need to raise interest rates next month and again in early 2027 to combat rising inflation, its chief economist has said. Signalling a sharp rise in mortgage payments for an estimated 2.3 million homeowners who will have to refinance their loans next year, Huw Pill said that while the decision to nudge interest rates from 3.75% to 4% earlier this month was a “significant step” towards getting monetary policy into a better place, “we have further…
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- Nov 14, 8:49 AM UTCFirst reportBank of England likely to raise rates further in 2027, Huw Pill says - FTinvesting.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:20 PM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisInterest rate rises likely in coming months, Bank of England economist saystheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 12:20 PM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Huw Pill remarks on likely further Bank of England rate rises, and it does not conflict with Report 1's details.
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1h agoInterest rate rises likely in coming months, Bank of England economist says ‘We have further to go,’ says Huw Pill after increase to 4% last month as Bank seeks to tackle rising inflation The Bank of England will probably need to raise interest rates next month and again in early 2027 to combat rising inflation, its chief economist has said. Signalling a sharp rise in mortgage payments for an estimated 2.3 million homeowners who will have to refinance their loans next year, Huw Pill said that while the decision to nudge interest rates from 3.75% to 4% earlier this month was a “significant step” towards getting monetary policy into a better place, “we have further…
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