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Interest Rates on Thursday

Predictions please
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edit: What do you think they will do, not what you want or think is best.
"Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.

What are they going to do? 196 votes

-0.5%
1% 3 votes
-0.25%
3% 6 votes
No Change
5% 11 votes
+0.25%
63% 125 votes
+0.5%
25% 50 votes
Any other change
0% 1 vote
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Comments

  • kingkano
    kingkano Posts: 1,977 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    1/4pt up. small chance of staying static (I hope lol).
  • Sisyphus
    Sisyphus Posts: 293 Forumite
    +0.25% now and another one by September.
  • RabbitMad
    RabbitMad Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    If it is 0.25% as widely expected; Will this be reported in the press as a shock or big news? or glossed over as if nothing happened.

    Or Conspiry theory here - I bet a big rise in interest rates that the press will ignore as his holiness is stepping down on Thursday. A good day to bury bad news?
  • BTman
    BTman Posts: 354 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    If the BoE have any guts they will raise 0.5%, but I think they will raise 0.25% for two or three months of this year.

    In reality they should be going up at least 1%..
  • pickles110564
    pickles110564 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    BTman wrote: »
    If the BoE have any guts they will raise 0.5%, but I think they will raise 0.25% for two or three months of this year.

    In reality they should be going up at least 1%..

    Einstein theory please
  • BTman
    BTman Posts: 354 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Einstein theory is that inflation is over 50% above target... :)
  • realwildone
    realwildone Posts: 144 Forumite
    .5 increase with more to come at the end of the year
  • Guy_Montag
    Guy_Montag Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    RabbitMad wrote: »
    If it is 0.25% as widely expected; Will this be reported in the press as a shock or big news? or glossed over as if nothing happened.

    Or Conspiry theory here - I bet a big rise in interest rates that the press will ignore as his holiness is stepping down on Thursday. A good day to bury bad news?

    I've certainly thought this too, though I voted for no change because their "predictions suggest CPI dropping towards the end of the year".
    "Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
    Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
    "I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
  • bukup
    bukup Posts: 235 Forumite
    stays the same
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Right - who was the joker that voted - 0.50% ? Own up! You can get odds of 1000:1 for that on betfair!
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