Guess the rate date challenge...

curlygirl1971

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curlygirl1971

How long will it be before you let us have another go?

financialbliss

Oh hell. Had a hospital appointment today and as a result, took a very long "lunch". Last thing on my mind today!

BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18020616

TiM:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2142315/Inflation-threat-sees-MPC-pause-quantitative-easing.html

Apologies folks and thanks to curlygirl for keeping me on my toes!

Financial Bliss.

curlygirl1971

Hope all is well FB. I clearly have nothing better to do in real-life than to wander around the MSE boards

financialbliss

Spotted this on TiM today:

The UK bank rate will fall to 0.25 per cent by the end of the year, money markets were indicating today.

It is the first time the market has fully priced in a rate cut below 0.50 per cent, the level at which it has been fixed since March 2009.

A rise to 0.75 per cent, the market suggests, is now unlikely to come until early 2017. Just two months ago, the forecast was for a rise in 2014.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2161516/Markets-bank-rate-cut-0-25-end-year.html

FB.
PS - I completely forgot to post anything in relation to the June base rate decision - which was a hold as I was on holiday at the time.

financialbliss

Familiar story just now. Base rate held yet again at 0.5% today

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18724010

TiM: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2169170/Bank-England-print-50bn-kick-start-economy-pensioners-savers-set-suffer.html

and they are to inject £50bn into economy.

Financial Bliss.

Sandstone

This is hilarious. Keep up the good work!
I'm going to remember to come back here if the rate ever rises. or falls. or does anything other than stay at 0.5%, heh.

gallygirl

Put me down for Aug 16 for a rise FB, that should coincide with all our mortgages being paid off . Kinda hoping it's sooner though as that will mean we're recovering .

financialbliss

Hmm, looks like I didn't even post any links to the August decision...

September was another "hold":

BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19505128

TiM:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2199087/Bank-England-keeps-QE-rates-hold.html

FB.

financialbliss

Using my mobile here. Will update with links when I get the chance.

Base rate left unchanged for October.

FB.