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That time of the month - Interest Rates!

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  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    ManAtHome wrote: »
    Up a quarter, but only because they'll get a severe slagging from the economists and currency markets if they don't...

    More likely because it's the right thing for them to do! The MPC screwed things up when they cut in Aug 2005, adding fuel to the asset bubble fire.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
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    Dunno about the right thing bit - they've had more than enough time to undo the "unfortunate" (ie extremely stupid) 2005 cut.
  • dannyboycey
    dannyboycey Posts: 1,060 Forumite
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    5 people voted for -0.5 DECREASE!! :laugh: Either they are just doing it to be different, or there are some really 'special people' on this forum.
  • Alan_M_2
    Alan_M_2 Posts: 2,752 Forumite
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    Kantankrus_Mare wrote: »
    How very peculiar :eek: I was just thinking the very same thing and was even going to get the dictionary out to check I was correct in my assumption that "lose" was the correct spelling .

    But then I thought better of it and didn't want people shooting me down in flames for the pettiness of my thread. ;)

    I used to work in a pub and on the gate as we left in the early hours there was a sign which read.."Please do not bang the gate on leaving as we get complaints and you may loose your job." Always gave us a giggle and stuck in my mind.

    The one that bugs me more than anything is people who "Brought" something instead of "Bought" it. I have no idea where that comes from and it really throws me during conversations.:confused:
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    'Haitch' rather than 'aitch' always gets me.

    It was a particular problem during the five years I spent working for HaitchEssBeeSee.

    The misuse of apostrophe's alway's used to bother me but reading The Telegraphs letter's page cured me of that. Some of those guys are fanatics!

    Anyway. Rate decision in about 2 hours.
  • wecanhelpu
    wecanhelpu Posts: 630 Forumite
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    Only too our's?

    Not long then

    ;)
  • Moorepart
    Moorepart Posts: 181 Forumite
    The credit markets are in deep doo doo and the tightening that is going on will fix the inflation problem with a nice recession at the end of the 4th Q.

    If I was a gambler I would put a tenner on hold. Accepting its a longer shot than a hike.
  • dannyboycey
    dannyboycey Posts: 1,060 Forumite
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    There's a very, very, very slim chance of a 0.5 hike. Here's hoping! Stranger things have happened.

    Fingers crossed.
  • phlash
    phlash Posts: 883 Forumite
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    Very slim chance indeed. I will be keen to see the minutes when they come out as to whether Rachel Lomax and co. came around to raising.

    Of course if the 5 who held last month don't revise their thoughts we could still have a hold. But I think thats very unlikely.

    EDIT: For reference, the poll finished with almost 80% voting that they thought there would be a hike, of which approximately 1 in 8 thought that there would be a 0.5% raise and the remainder thought a 0.25% raise.
    I can take no responsibility for the use of any free comments given, any actions taken are the sole decision of the individual in question after consideration of my free comments.
    That also means I cannot share in any profits from any decisions made!;)
  • Optimist
    Optimist Posts: 4,557 Forumite
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    Interest rates have gone up to 5 3/4 %
    "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."

    Bertrand Russell. British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)
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