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Sterling fell and yields on UK government debt rallied after the announcement. The US Federal Reserve also raised its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage points on ...

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Thousands of London families were dealt a new cost of living blow on Thursday when the Bank of England ordered a 0.5 per cent rise in interest rates to a 14 ...

“Just because the cost of borrowing is rising doesn’t mean consumers should be paying above-average rates on their credit products. “As we approach the costliest time of the year, many will be looking to make cutbacks. Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, said: “Borrowers who are worried about paying their mortgage should get in touch with their lender. On top of this, eye-watering inflation isn’t going to ease anytime soon, so those that are able to save must do what they can to protect their future finances. Any action which risks permanently embedding high prices into our economy will only prolong the pain for everyone, stunting any prospect of economic recovery.” It found that the average quoted rates on a £5000 personal loans rose by almost two thirds of a percetage point to 10.02 per cent at the end of November, breaching double digits for the first time since December 2013. It may be possible to extend the term of the mortgage, change to interest-only or part interest-only/ part repayment. On Thursday, the average two year fixed rate stood at 5.83 per cent while the average five year rate is 5.63 per cent, according to latest data from analysts Moneyfacts. There are thought to be around 200,000 mortgages of this type outstanding in the capital - about 20 per cent of the total. [London](/topic/london) families were dealt a new cost of living blow on Thursday when the [Bank of England](/topic/bank-of-england) ordered a 0.5 per cent rise in [interest rates](/topic/interest-rates) to a 14 year high of 3.5 per cent. “I know this is tough for people right now, but it is vital that we stick to our plan, working in lockstep with the Bank of England as they take action to return inflation to target. The half point hike is the ninth in succession from the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) since it first began raising the cost of borrowing to curb rampant

Certain borrowers will face immediate rises in their payments as the Bank maintains its pressure on inflation but with a three-way split in the voting on ...

Any action which risks permanently embedding high prices into our economy will only prolong the pain for everyone, stunting any prospect of economic recovery." [earnings numbers](https://news.sky.com/story/second-largest-fall-in-real-wage-growth-this-year-while-unemployment-rate-ticks-up-12767169), particularly in the private sector, are coming out a bit above what we thought they would be. Two backed no change while one, the economist Catherine Mann, sought a repeat of November's hike. And that's why really we had to raise interest rates today, because we see that risk as really quite pronounced," he added. "I know this is tough for people right now, but it is vital that we stick to our plan, working in lockstep with the Bank of England as they take action to return inflation to target. [cost of living](https://news.sky.com/topic/cost-of-living-10023) measure had peaked, the bank is still raising its interest rate because inflationary pressures remain in the economy despite its assertion the UK is already in recession. Now, we think we've seen possibly this week the first glimmer that with the (inflation) figures that were released this week, that it's not only beginning to come down but is a little bit below where we thought it would be and that's obviously good news, but there's a long way to go," Andrew Bailey said. [Financial Stability Report](https://news.sky.com/story/higher-risk-of-households-defaulting-on-loans-as-bank-warns-of-worsening-financial-conditions-12767278) earlier this week that the average mortgage repayment was to increase by £250 a month, placing more households at risk of default next year. "Well inflation is too high. The voting on the nine-member MPC made for interesting reading as it was split three ways - with financial analysts saying that mixed messages were behind a fall in the value of the pound, by a cent against the dollar, to $1.23 (£1) after the vote. "The really marked statistic in this country or fact in this country is that the labour force is smaller today than it was pre-COVID." [inflation](https://news.sky.com/topic/inflation-6551) had leapt to a 41-year high of 11.1% on the back of rising energy and food bills.

The vast majority of mortgage holders in the UK have a fixed-rate mortgage, so for most, nothing will change. The key points for mortgage holders are: Fixes are ...

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The Bank of England (BoE) has hiked interest rates to 3.5% from 3% – the highest level in 14 years. Bank Rate is the single most important interest rate in ...

The Committee will, as always, consider and decide the appropriate level of Bank Rate at each meeting. The Committee has voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 3.5%, at this meeting. Monetary policy will ensure that, as the adjustment to these shocks continues, CPI inflation will return to the 2% target sustainably in the medium term. The MPC’s remit is clear that the inflation target applies at all times, reflecting the primacy of price stability in the UK monetary policy framework. The overall impact on the CPI inflation projection at all of these horizons is estimated to be small. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.7% in the three months to October. All else equal, this will reduce the MPC’s forecast for CPI inflation in 2023 Q2 by around ¾ of a percentage point. The risks around that declining path for inflation were judged to be to the upside. The Committee will, as always, consider and decide the appropriate level of Bank Rate at each meeting.” The labour market remains tight and there has been evidence of inflationary pressures in domestic prices and wages that could indicate greater persistence and thus justifies a further forceful monetary policy response. In the MPC’s November Monetary Policy Report projections, conditioned on the elevated path of market interest rates at that time, the UK economy was expected to be in recession for a prolonged period and CPI inflation was expected to remain very high in the near term. Two members preferred to maintain Bank Rate at 3%, and one member preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.75 percentage points, to 3.75%.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today voted by 6 - 3 members to mirror the Fed by increasing the Base Rate by 0.5% to a total 3.5%

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MILLIONS of households face bigger bills after the Bank of England (BoE) hiked interest rates to their highest level in 14 years.The rate has gone up.

[erode away the value of any savings you have.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/16229344/how-inflation-hits-your-family-food-bills-savings/) [ how to stop soaring interest rates eating away at your savings.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/20714456/retail-bank-interes-rates-lag-behind/) [according to Moneyfacts](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/20731333/credit-card-interest-rates-record-high-avoid-paying-more/). [bills](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bills/) - but the BoE's outlook for the [economy](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/economy/) has improved. [savers](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/15220929/best-savings-accounts/), especially after a long stretch of getting very low rates on their money. [UK](https://www.the-sun.com/news/uk-news/) was heading for the [longest recession in 100 years.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/20307139/interest-rates-to-rise-to-highest-in-30-years/) [credit cards](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/credit-cards/) and overdrafts will go up too, as banks are likely to pass on the increased rate. [inflation](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/inflation/) is expected to continue to fall gradually over the first few months of 2023. [banks](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/banking/) use the BoE base rate to work out the interest rates it offers to customers. [loans](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/personal-loans/), [credit cards](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/credit-cards/) and [mortgage](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/mortgages/) repayments more expensive. [energy](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/energy/) support. [BoE](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bank-of-england/) has raised [interest rates](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/uk-interest-rates-inflation/) to try and tackle soaring prices.

The move is likely to further increase costs for some buyers of homes, with those looking to use tracker or standard variable rate mortgages likely to need to ...

Lawrence Bowles, director of research at Savills, said the rises meant there was likely to be a slowdown in transaction activity from mortgaged buyers over the next few months, with cash buyers gaining a relative advantage. He said: “The downside is stagnation in areas that should be key drivers for growth, such as development, construction, and the housing market. The rises mean the Bank of England’s base rate has increased from just 0.1% a year ago to 3.5% in nine separate increases in a bid to dampen demand and get control of runaway inflation.

The markets were already predicting that the base rate would rise to this level as the central bank continues to tackle surging inflation.

It also said the monthly 0.5 per cent rise in GDP was stronger than it expected. It also said there was evidence of tightened lending criteria which had resulted in lower lending volumes. It said energy prices continued to be the main contributor to inflation and this was predicted to stay elevated in the near term. The base rate increased on a vote of 6-3, with Swati Dhingra and Silvana Tenreyro voting to hold the rate at three per cent, and Cathering L Mann voting to increase it to 3.75 per cent. Unlike the past few base rate changes which resulted in higher mortgage pricing, lenders have been reducing rates in the run-up to the committee’s meeting as this has already been priced in. [showed inflation fell to 10.7 per cent in November](https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2022/12/14/inflation-falls-slightly-but-energy-costs-remain-a-major-concern/), down from 11.1 per cent in October.

Sky's Ed Conway explains that by raising interest rate, the Bank has hinted that the British economy is "doing a little better," and inflation has finally ...

They may not add up to full-blown Christmas cheer but after the year we've just had, it's better than nothing. • The first is that inflation seems to have peaked (bearing in mind those provisos). • Third, the economy is actually doing a little better (or rather, less badly) than it had previously expected. That being said, as the Bank's own analysis showed earlier this week, there are fewer and fewer households with those mortgages. But not since 1989 have interest rates increased this much in a single year. That's the ninth consecutive increase - one every meeting since this time last year - and it won't be the last.