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Am i being too cynical?...
CaptainWales
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...anybody else think that savings rates have been cut recently so if a rate rise is announced tomorrow they can put the rates back up to what they were a few weeks ago?
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I'm earning a higher rate of interest on my savings than I was last week, and have seen several increases through July. Top of the pots has regularly seen accounts drop off due to new accounts being launched paying ever higher rates.
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It’s looking like November last year, 2 or 3 boe base rate rises but interest rates dropped.1
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Could you give an example of a variable rate account where the rate has been reduced in the past few weeks? Only variable rate accounts "pass on" base rate rises to savers.
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If this is any guide the latest (green) is lower than last week (orange) especially short term.
Latest bond rates, interest rates, Libor and interbank rates - FT.com
Bank of England interest rates: How high will base rate be hiked tomorrow? | This is Money
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Top rate fixed rate bond few weeks ago was arpun 6.2%. Now 6.05%.1
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CaptainWales said:Top rate fixed rate bond few weeks ago was arpun 6.2%. Now 6.05%.Fixed rates are linked to expectations for future interest rates, so would be expected to fall when rates are predicted to be lower over the period of the fix. As coastline has linked above, there has been a fall in expectations. I doubt this has anything to do with "preparing" for the next MPC meeting as fixed rate providers need not change the rate of any existing customer following a rise in the base rate.Meanwhile the top easy access rate over the past 4 weeks have been: 4.36%, 4.51%, 4.53%, 4.63%
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CaptainWales said:Top rate fixed rate bond few weeks ago was arpun 6.2%. Now 6.05%.And?Fixed rates reflect the average rates they expect over next year/two/three etc. At the peak fixed rates are lower than instant access rates because the latter are expected to drop. When getting close to the top, easy access rates still grow, but fixed rates start dropping.This is just common sense.
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