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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton

UK interest rates stay at 5.25% in surprise move by Bank of England

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There is light at the end of the tunnel for cash-strapped mortgage holders after the Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates on hold at 5.25 per cent for the first time in almost two years.

In a close decision, the BoE’s monetary policy committee decided to keep the base rate, rather than raise it to 5.5 per cent, which some economists and investors were expecting.

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