UK interest rates Archives - Orbex Forex Trading Blog

What to Expect from the BOE

The BOE meets on Thursday, where its broadly expected to hike rates by another 50bps, and signal that further hikes might be necessary. Here's why, and how the market might react: Economic data hasn't been as bad as expected The BOE and…
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BoE expected to hold the line, but expectations rise for a BoE rate hike

Orbex Feb 8, 2018 369 0

The Bank of England will be holding its first monetary policy meeting of the year this week. The markets expect no changes to interest rates which remain at 0.50%. The Bank of England hiked interest rates for the first time in a decade in…
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Bank of England expected to hold rates steady

Orbex Dec 14, 2017 321 1

The Bank of England's monetary policy is scheduled for today and marks the final policy meeting for this year. Following the central bank's decision to hike interest rates at the November meeting, no changes are expected this month. At…
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British Pound – Where to from here?

Orbex Nov 10, 2017 327 1

Last week, the Bank of England hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade by 25 basis points. The rate hike was widely expected, and the BoE Governor Mark Carney hinted that future rate hikes would be limited and gradual.…
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EURGBP Technical Outlook – Trading the BoE rate hike

Orbex Nov 2, 2017 352 4

The Bank of England's monetary policy meeting is scheduled for today. The central bank is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points at today's meeting. The rate hike comes amid continued uncertainty on both the economic and the…
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Daily Market Digest: Australia unemployment, BoE rate decision

Orbex Jul 14, 2016 322 1

Market headlines Australia unemployment rate rises to a 4-month high at 5.80% Bank of England keeps monetary policy unchanged with interest rates at 0.50% BoE signals further stimulus is required following its final assessment…
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