John Whittaker, Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics, Lancaster University.____
The Bank of England was widely expected to slightly increase its official bank rate on November 4, but it decided to stick to the all-time low of 0.1%. However, the bank has made it clear that a rise will soon be needed, and the recent increases in mortgage rates indicate that lenders agree. So why the decision to hold off?
The Bank of England is well aware of the distress that higher rates cause for borrowers and, in
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