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Are banks going to increase interest rates on Term Deposits.

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  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 31,536 Forumite
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    Current top fixed for 1 year is 4.25%, worth holding to see increase? — MoneySavingExpert Forum

    Similar thread and links in it to other similar threads.
  • brucefan_2
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    This is the money market fund that I am using:

    https://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-discounts,-prices--and--factsheets/search-results/r/royal-london-short-term-money-market-class-y-income
    I've never really managed to get my head round 'Money Market Funds'

    If it's not too much trouble, would you mind explaining please how you use it as part of your overall strategy?

    Many thanks!
    David
    £6000 in 2023
  • sevenhills
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    edited 11 February 2023 at 10:04PM
    Barclays have a two year, up to £5,000 @ 5.12% fix
  • ColdIron
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    sevenhills said:
    Barclays have a two year, up to £5,000 @ 5.12% fix
    It's not fixed term and is a variable rate
  • ForumUser7
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    sevenhills said:
    Barclays have a two year, up to £5,000 @ 5.12% fix
    This is the rainy day saver right? If so, is the rate definitely for 2 years only? I didn’t think it was one of those that expired and dropped after a certain period of time
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  • GeoffTF
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    I have about £50K in the money market fund growing at about 3.8% p.a currently. £5 to trade on iWeb. Risk is 1 on the KIID scale. I also have a few thousand in an easy access account to cover small emergencies. The risk is negligible in the context of a seven figure portfolio. I will need cash to fill my ISA and SIPP allowances. I also want ready cash to snap up investment bargains when I see them, or meet bigger emergencies like needing a new car. (My car is 12 years old now and sellers want nearly as much for an equivalent car as I paid when it was one year old.)
  • sevenhills
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    ColdIron said:
    sevenhills said:
    Barclays have a two year, up to £5,000 @ 5.12% fix
    It's not fixed term and is a variable rate
    It's confusing, it states two years on the left.


  • RG2015
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    edited 12 February 2023 at 8:45AM
    sevenhills said:
    ColdIron said:
    sevenhills said:
    Barclays have a two year, up to £5,000 @ 5.12% fix
    It's not fixed term and is a variable rate
    It's confusing, it states two years on the left.


    I think the 2 may refer to the footnote number.
  • skray
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    Qyburn said:
    skray said:Not Sure. I was checking at NSE website only - 1 year rate still hovering around 4.15 mark same as before latest interest rate rise. For Cash ISA only Virgin Money increased from 3.8 to 4%. Barclays still at 4% same as before.

    Virgin already had a One Year ISA at 4.25% and that one hasn't been increased. 
    It is for existing customers only.
  • Qyburn
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    skray said:
    Qyburn said:
    skray said:Not Sure. I was checking at NSE website only - 1 year rate still hovering around 4.15 mark same as before latest interest rate rise. For Cash ISA only Virgin Money increased from 3.8 to 4%. Barclays still at 4% same as before.

    Virgin already had a One Year ISA at 4.25% and that one hasn't been increased. 
    It is for existing customers only.
    Correct but you can open a current account and immediately open the ISA. However the point is that increasing the non-exclusive rate by 0.2% may not be anything to do with the base rate change. 
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