Bank of England increases interest rates for first time since July 2007
The Bank of England has increased interest rates from their record low of 0.25% to 0.5%. Interest rates have been set at 0.25% since August 2016.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who set interest rates, voted 7 …
How would a UK interest rate rise affect you?
After a sustained period of low interest rates in the UK, several experts are expecting an interest rate rise in the not too distant future.
For many an interest rate rise will be welcome news, but for others this may …
Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise – but holds rates at 0.25%
The Bank of England has once again kept UK interest rates at a record low of 0.25%. Interest rates have been at this level since August 2016.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who set interest rates, voted …
Latest employment figures
UK unemployment has fallen by 57,000 to 1.48 million in the three months to June 2017.
Over the same period Scotland’s employment rate hit a new high, with figures showing there are now 2.65 million people in work in Scotland.…