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31 stories for“bank rate 4 percent”
The MPC lifted Bank Rate by a quarter point, with Catherine Mann alone voting for a half-point move, and Andrew Bailey said it was unlikely to be the last rise unless the Middle East war ends.
Nov 5, 2026
Korean chipmakers led Tuesday's Asian sell-off after a three-day 12% slide in US semiconductor stocks, while Australia's central bank raised rates to an 18-year high on a 6-3 vote.
Nov 3, 2026
Europe's policy rates are unchanged, yet banks expect lending standards to tighten again. The real economy may feel restraint even without another formal rate increase.
Aug 2, 2026
Euro-area mortgage demand fell sharply in the second quarter, and banks expect another decline. Energy performance is increasingly separating easier and harder financing.
Aug 2, 2026
The World Gold Council's base case points to a range around $4,100, but rates, positioning and geopolitical risk leave unusually large paths on either side.
Aug 2, 2026
Korean chip stocks led an Asian retreat after Thursday's US earnings, the Bank of Japan held at 1.25% on an 8-1 vote, and oil edged higher after a vessel fire near Hormuz.
Oct 30, 2026
After a Friday slide led by the Dow, investors face a Fed meeting priced for a hold, three Big Tech reports, GDP and PCE data, and central bank decisions in Frankfurt and Tokyo.
Oct 26, 2026
Consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, led by gasoline, and Wall Street sold chip and AI names hard while traders raised bets on another Fed rate increase.
Oct 15, 2026
The Dow gained about 196 points on a day when the bond market was shut for the holiday, while semiconductors fell and Brent topped $106 after the Riyadh airport strikes.
Oct 13, 2026
Every major bank cut its 2026 number after the Fed turned hawkish, yet most still see $5,000 gold in 2027. A dated, attributed tour of the published targets, the bull case and the bear case.
Oct 30, 2026
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
Chair Kevin Warsh gave little away after the Federal Reserve held rates for the first time since September's increase, and futures still point to a December hike.
Oct 28, 2026
Wall Street fell for a third day as Brent settled at 101 dollars and the ten-year yield touched its highest since 2023. Futures price a better than even chance of a quarter-point rise on 16 September. What the buyback means, and what to watch.
Sep 10, 2026
Both metals gave back part of Monday's rebound in Asian trade, with a strong ISM print, a 4.90% ten-year yield and the midterm vote keeping buyers on the sidelines before Friday's payrolls.
Nov 3, 2026
The Fed and ECB are both cautious, but their economies absorb the energy shock differently. Jobs, inflation and credit conditions will decide whether the policy gap widens.
Aug 2, 2026
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Precious metals extended Wednesday's post-election surge through Thursday's equity rout, with gold up more than 5 percent on the week and Citi calling for $4,500 within three months.
Nov 5, 2026
Governor Christopher Waller said he is inclined to hold in September, and market odds on a rise fell about twelve points to 54.6 percent. With rates at 3.50 to 3.75 percent, the swing variable is how fast energy supply chains normalise.
Sep 4, 2026
Bullion lost the $4,000 line in London and kept sliding through the New York morning, pulled down by a hawkish Fed, hot inflation data, oil near $117 and a tech sell-off forcing liquidations.
Oct 30, 2026
The long bond closed at 5.27 per cent on 1 and 2 September and has not been below five since July. The two-year has climbed from 4.17 to 4.39 in a week. What the Federal Reserve's own data shows, and why the shape of the move matters more than the level.
Sep 8, 2026
A unanimous quarter point takes the funds rate to 3.75 to 4 per cent. The median official sees 4.1 per cent by December, sixteen of eighteen expect at least one more rise, and the ten-year went back through five per cent while the chairman spoke.
Sep 17, 2026
Precious metals had their best day in weeks as Treasury yields slid, the dollar weakened and traders repriced a Congress that will spend less, with gold ending near $4,074.
Nov 4, 2026
The Nasdaq gained 1.2 percent and the S&P 500 0.6 percent on Tuesday while the Dow barely moved, with oil easing, confidence jumping and the Fed's decision due on Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2026
Silver set a record just under $122 an ounce in late January, then lost close to half of it. The London squeeze behind the spike has eased rather than ended, and the metal is still up almost 74 per cent on the year.
Aug 18, 2026
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
