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Will interest rates be cut still further in the UK?

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  • Minus inflation that seems reasonable but if you consider currency falls it would not be so good I guess.
    Im not sure how these things are worked out in terms of buying power, Ive not noticed imported prices shoot up by 30% but going on holiday would certainly cost most
  • Do i really need to explain this to you of all people, one of my heroes.

    You do. Our pot of savings isn't eroding, it's growing by, on average, 7.1% p.a. before tax.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • 3stripe
    3stripe Posts: 31 Forumite
    Hmmm. I'm glad to be on a good tracker right now, but looks like it will be prudent to jump back to a mediumish-term fixed rate sometime soon.... but when?

    Maybe in about 12 months time? When will banks be offering the best deal on a fixed again?
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