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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm

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The Bank of England has cut interest rates in the UK by one-and-a-half percentage points to 3%, its lowest since 1955, in a shock move.

Last month it cut rates from 5% to 4.5% in an emergency move co-ordinated with other central banks.

There had been widespread calls from industry for a major cut as the country begins to face up to the prospect of a deep recession.

The cut comes after a raft of weak economic data recently.

It is the first time the Bank has cut rates by more than half a percentage point since gaining its independence in 1997.
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Will, your a clever man....will this stay this way or will banks take no notice etc ?
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Banks will have to make changes witha cut like that...

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I think banks will be pressurized into it, apparently they dont have to though
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Originally posted by willay
I think banks will be pressurized into it, apparently they dont have to though


Thats exactly what i thought.....

Hopefully they will though as it could make a big difference to the economy...people paying things back etc
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Good news for run up to Christmas/January I guess... probably what they have in mind!

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Good news for mortgages bad news for savings. Sooner labour are out now the better.
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I want this to be good news but I know somewhere down the line someone is going to have to pay for this.
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Mum said yesterday they were thinking of cutting it
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Might as well spend my savings now and get a loan
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Holy-moly, I know very very little about economics but know that is a lot!
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
Might as well spend my savings now and get a loan
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this could be good if my mortgage goes down again! Only £25 a month per 0.5%, wish I had borrowed more now though lol!

Shame my savings will earn less too
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If youve got ISA's arent the majority under 1 year old on a fixed interest rate? Like my Barclays one, think its 6.25% interest
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I've got a 6.5
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Shame my mortgage is fixed for 5 years



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4.7 here

Still, Fixed rate loan
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They were saying earlier that it could save some mortgage payers up to £140 a month
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quote:
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Shame my mortgage is fixed for 5 years



I'm on the same boat.
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Shame my mortgage is fixed for 5 years



I'm on the same boat.


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Iv got a fixed rate motgage for another 1.5 years. Ooooops
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I guess this is shit for people that have morgages and savings is it?
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Good for non-fixed morgages, bad for savings.

Guess which one I have
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Good for non-fixed morgages, bad for savings.

Guess which one I have


Neither?
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Good for Wasters and Morons that spend all their money and run into arrears on mortgages.

Bad for people like my nan who has saved for years and years and relies on her interest to pay for normal bills/food etc.

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