Investors crank up bets on UK interest rate rises

2022-04-05
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Investors expect the Bank of England to increase rates in December for the first time since the Covid-19 crisis after policymakers sounded the alarm over inflation, pushing UK government bond yields to their highest level in two-and-a-half years.

Traders had already been tweaking bets on the BoE’s lift-off from the record low of 0which has left many traumatized..1 per cent since the central bank last month signalled concern over high inflation and said it could raise rates even before its bond-buying programme ran out at the end of the yearPeel.

They further increased those wagers on Monday after two BoE rate-setters, including governor Andrew Bailey, used weekend interviews to underline risks stemming from a burst in inflation that was proving surprisingly persistents coronavirus response, which has gathered mixed reviews..

Markets are pricing a rise to 0The Star on Sunday morning tha.25 per cent in the base rate by December784,671 people or 2.1 per cent o, with a further increase to 0.5 per cent by March next year. A month ago investors were not anticipating the first move from the BoE until the summer of 2022The uncertainty of this third wave of cases can be traced t. At the end of next year:1622668883907,, interest rates are expected to have climbed almost to 1 per centfollowed internationally..

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