6 hours ago · United Kingdom
Bank of England expected to raise interest rates for first time in three years today – business live
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 5 Nov 2026, 07:23 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Bank of England expected to raise interest rates for first time in three years today – business live”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Sterling is its strongest against a basket of currencies since 2016, as UK braces for first interest rate rise in over three years UK government bond prices are also rallying today. This has pushed down the yield, or rate of return, on UK 10-year gilts by 4 basis points (0.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Business
Bank of England expected to raise interest rates for first time in three years today – business live
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian