The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Is Your Portfolio Too Dependent On Outdated Economic Assumptions?

Markets don’t move in straight lines, yet many portfolios are built as if they do. Investors clutch onto old rules like sacred scrolls, convinced that the same economic patterns from decades ago still dictate the future. Inflation is no longer a predictable ghost from the past, interest rates have learned…

The Free Financial Advisor · Dec 19, 2025

What interest rates and inflation will mean for your money and mortgage in 2026

Rates were cut by the Bank of England to 3.75 per cent before Christmas - the lowest level in almost three years

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

S&P Futures Muted as Bond Yields Climb

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.04% this morning as global bond yields climbed following the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike.

Barchart · Dec 19, 2025

‘We’ll Be in These Stocks 10, 20 Years’: Warren Buffett’s $30 Billion Bet Gets a Big Boost as Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 30-Year High

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, marking another landmark shift for a country long accustomed to near-zero rates and unconventional monetary policy.

Barchart · Dec 18, 2025

Dollar Recovers as EUR/USD Weakens

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.09%. The dollar recovered from early losses today and turned higher as Eurozone fiscal concerns weighed on EUR/USD. The dollar also found some support today after US weekly jobless claims fell as expected. The dollar initially moved lower today due to...

Barchart · Dec 18, 2025

Interest rates reduced to near three-year low but further cuts a ‘closer call’

Economists think the pace of interest rate cuts will slow next year as the Bank gets closer to what it deems a ‘neutral’ rate.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

Online Banks Still Lead on Rates, But Is Switching Worth it Now?

As interest rates trend down, online banks keep an edge on yields, but service, access and flexibility still matter. Here’s how the trade-offs stack up.

Kiplinger · Dec 18, 2025

Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?

Here the Press Association looks at what the decision means and what the Bank of England expects to happen to the economy.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

ECB holds interest rates as eurozone economic growth remains robust

The eurozone has managed to weather US tariffs more effectively than expected. Growth remains resilient, while inflation continues to hover around the ECB’s 2% target.

Euronews · Dec 18, 2025

Bank of England cuts key interest rate from 4% to 3.75%

The Bank of England has cut its key interest rate for the first time in four months as stubbornly high inflation that has plagued British consumers and businesses starts to ease

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025