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Bank of England has upgraded its growth forecast ....

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  • pbouk
    pbouk Posts: 251 Forumite
    AndyGuil wrote: »
    It is for controlling inflation. The target is 2%. It is almost on track. It has come down a lot. This suggests an increase is unlikely. If the current trend keeps up it will fall below 2%, what happens then, interest rates drop?

    No way will rates go lower than this. There would have to be another big finacial crisis.
  • AndyGuil
    AndyGuil Posts: 1,668 Forumite
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    pbouk wrote: »
    No way will rates go lower than this. There would have to be another big finacial crisis.
    I don't think they will either. Inflation is under control for now. If the economy does start ramping up and salaries starting rising then an interest rate rise could be on the cards. This at the moment looks a long way off.
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