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Old 06-11-2008, 12:46 PM
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Post UK interest rates slashed 1.5% to 3%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has opted to slash rates 1.5% to 3%. Many analysts believed that a half percentage point cut was on the cards but the Bank has opted for an aggressive cut after it has been under severe pressure to cut interest rates to avoid a prolonged recession. Figures yesterday [...]

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Old 06-11-2008, 04:21 PM
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Will be interesting to see how lenders standard variable rates change over the coming weeks.

A few lenders said they would pass on the entire of the rate cut to lenders via their SVR, however, they may not of realised quite how big a cut was coming.
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Old 06-11-2008, 10:07 PM
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Don't think there is any excuse for not passing the reduction in full to mortgage holders on standard variable rates. What they will do for anyone else is anyones guess!
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