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Making sense of gilt market volatility

Despite market speculation about potential Bank of England intervention, Fidelity fixed income portfolio manager Shamil Gohil outlines why he believes current conditions do not necessitate such mea...

Fidelity International 25th Apr 2025

Partner Zone

Bank of England Blog: disagreement and agreement

Fidelity fixed income portfolio manager Kris Atkinson outlines his latest views on interest rate risk from here and highlights why he still remains long UK duration.

Fidelity International 18th Feb 2025

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Interest rate update: Bank of England cuts rates and downgrades UK growth forecast

Having cut UK interest rates twice in 2024, the Bank of England announced its first cut of 2025 at the Monetary Policy Committee’s February meeting. The BoE cut its key interest rate to...

Adviser-Hub 7th Feb 2025

Market Updates

Interest updates: Fed cuts; Bank of England holds

Having previously implemented cuts in September and November, the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut US interest rates at its December meeting.

Adviser-Hub 19th Dec 2024

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Who’d be a central banker?

A rate cut always looked unlikely, but the devil will be the detail as the Bank of England shows its working.

Adviser-Hub 9th May 2024

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: US rate rises to take ‘longer than expected’

Jay Powell has finally said what a lot of economists were thinking – US rate rises are some way off, but that shouldn’t deter the ECB and Bank of England. 

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2024

Market Updates

Interest rate update: Central banks on hold

As expected, central banks in the UK, US and Europe opted to leave interest rates unchanged in late October and early November. Policymakers adopted a “wait-and-see” approach to allow t...

Adviser-Hub 2nd Nov 2023

Analysis & Opinion

Interest rate update

The Bank of England held its key interest rate at 5.25% at the MPC’s September meeting. MPC members voted by five to four in favour of no change, ending a run of fourteen consecutive rises th...

Adviser-Hub 22nd Sep 2023

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Tough times for the Bank of England

The UK’s central bank has some tough months ahead, with pressure mounting for it to pause on rate hikes.

Adviser-Hub 23rd Aug 2023

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Who would be a central banker? 

Inflationary pressures appear to be falling, but the outlook is still finely balanced. 

Adviser-Hub 19th Jul 2023

Market Updates

UK interest rate update: UK rates rise to 4.25%

The Bank of England raised its key base rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% at the Monetary Policy Committee’s March meeting, marking the eleventh consecutive increase in UK ra...

Adviser-Hub 24th Mar 2023

Market Updates

UK market review: Turning the corner?

The Bank of England struck a slightly more optimistic tone during February.

Adviser-Hub 10th Mar 2023

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Safe havens

When is a safe haven not a safe haven? Gilts have proved a distinctly unsafe ‘safe haven’ in recent weeks. Can they reclaim their crown?

Adviser-Hub 13th Oct 2022

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Sliding sterling, IMF intervention: back to the seventies

Nostalgia hunters may have had some reminders from the seventies this week, with a slumping currency, a finger-wagging from the IMF and rising gilt yields. Do the similarities end there?

Adviser-Hub 29th Sep 2022

Analysis & Opinion

UK interest rates reach fresh 14-year high

UK interest rates continued their rise in September as the Bank of England increased the key base rate from 1.75% to 2.25% to reach its highest level since 2008.

Adviser-Hub 22nd Sep 2022

Market Updates

UK market review: Downturn fears hit sentiment

As inflationary pressures continued to bite, the Bank of England announced its fifth consecutive increase to interest rates during June.

Adviser-Hub 8th Jul 2022

Analysis & Opinion

UK interest rates: UK rates hit 13-year high

Surging inflation and slowing economic growth continue to create a headache for the Bank of England (BoE).

Adviser-Hub 16th Jun 2022

Market Updates

UK market review: Uncertainties hang over financial markets

Concerns over inflation and the outlook for monetary policy and economic growth continued to preoccupy investors in May. The FTSE 100 Index edged up by 0.8% over the month, while the FTSE 250 Index fe...

Adviser-Hub 6th Jun 2022

Market Updates

UK interest rate update: Bank of England triggers stagflation fears

The Bank of England raised its key base rate from 0.75% to 1% at its May meeting, returning it to a level last seen in 2009. This was the fourth rise imposed by the central bank, following increases i...

Adviser-Hub 5th May 2022

Market Updates

UK market review: Ukraine and inflation share the spotlight

Alongside the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine, the surging cost of living continued to garner headlines in the UK during March.

Adviser-Hub 14th Apr 2022

Analysis & Opinion

UK rates return to pre-pandemic levels

The Bank of England raised interest rates for a second consecutive month in March, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.

Adviser-Hub 17th Mar 2022

Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Might the war in Ukraine change the direction of interest rates?

Interest rates are slated to rise several times in 2022. Does the Ukrainian crisis shift the thinking from central bankers?

Adviser-Hub 16th Mar 2022

Analysis & Opinion

UK rate increase: Back-to-back rate increases from the Bank of England

In a move intended to dampen surging inflationary pressures, the Bank of England (BoE) raised its key interest rate from 0.25% to 0.50%.

Adviser-Hub 11th Feb 2022

Analysis & Opinion

Bank of England makes its move

In an unexpected move, Bank of England policymakers opted to tighten monetary policy at their December meeting in a bid to address surging inflationary pressures.

Adviser-Hub 16th Dec 2021

Market Updates

UK market review: Omicron triggers uncertainties

Investor sentiment was shaken during November by the discovery of the new “Omicron” Covid-19 variant in South Africa. The news sparked concerns over the outlook for the UK and global economic recovery...

Adviser-Hub 2nd Dec 2021

Analysis & Opinion

Will the Bank of England be raising interest rates soon?

Until recently, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which has responsibility for setting interest rates, was undecided if conditions were right for tightening monetary policy.

Adviser-Hub 1st Oct 2021

Market Updates

Global update: Fears over a possible ‘second wave’

June proved to be a choppy month for investors as hopes of economic recovery were tempered by fears of a second wave of infection as instances of COVID-19 surged in parts of the US.

Adviser-Hub 6th Jul 2020

Business Toolkit

UK bond market review: UK interest rates reach all-time low

Against the backdrop of heightened uncertainty caused by the intensifying coronavirus crisis, investors continued to lose their appetite for risk during March.

Adviser-Hub 20th Apr 2020

Market Updates

UK interest rates cut to record low

In an unexpected move designed to shore up the UK economy against the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England slashed its key interest rate to 0.1%.

Adviser-Hub 20th Mar 2020

Market Updates

Fed cuts rates to near-zero

In an unprecedented move, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its second consecutive emergency rate cut as central banks around the world launched co-ordinated action to support the global economy.

Adviser-Hub 16th Mar 2020

Market Updates

Hey, big spender

Hot on the heels of the Bank of England’s emergency rate cut, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget since his appointment in February 2020.

Adviser-Hub 12th Mar 2020

Market Updates

UK bond market review: Flight to safety

Gilt yields fell during January as investors sought the perceived safety of government bonds

Adviser-Hub 12th Feb 2020

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Brexit enters the last six months

Gilt yields rose during September as the Brexit negotiation process moved towards its final six months and a summit in Salzburg ended without a deal. The IMF concluded its annual assessment of the UK...

Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2018

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Brexit affects investor sentiment

August 2018 Gilt yields declined during most of August, but rallied towards the end of the month amid speculation that BoE Governor Mark Carney might be requested to stay on beyond the end his term...

Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018

Market Updates

The Week: Inflation statistics: another gloomy sign?

This month’s inflation data undershot. Another reason to be gloomy about the UK’s prospects?

Adviser-Hub 19th Jul 2018

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