ASTANA – The monetary policy committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has decided on Feb. 24 to keep the base rate at 16.75 percent, according to the bank’s press service.

Source: https://astanatimes.com/2023/02/national-bank-to-keep-base-rate-at-16-75-percent/

Beazley profits shrink by 48% as base rate hikes lead to.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-12075847/Lloyds-London-underwriter-Beazley-reiterates-annual-guidance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

But now as the BoE base rate rises, savings rates are going up.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dont-bank-it-savings-rates-30362210

Cllr Cummings said the situation was “complex” adding that many of the fees involved for adult social care went above the base rate being discussed.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/council-slammed-over-disgraceful-care-26994910

Credit cards are not historically linked to the base rate - but in recent years, some lenders have started to do this.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/interest-rates-go-up-again-26139299

Decision makers on the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opted to hike the base rate from 3.5% to 4%, to help bring double-digit inflation under control.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23295679.interest-rates-rise-4-nearing-peak-inflation-turns-corner/?ref=rss

Earlier this week the FCA said banks were too slow to pass on base rate hikes to savers, and set out a 14-point plan for them to sort the problem out.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/saving/article-12361145/Big-five-banks-rake-18-4-BILLION-paying-savers-low-rates-year.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Following 14 successive hikes, the base rate now stands at 5.25 per cent.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/investing/article-12654663/INVESTING-EXPLAINED-need-know-zirp.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Good Morning Britain and ITV Martin Lewis Money Show star urged people in the UK to take note ahead of the base rate rise.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/martin-lewis-says-check-yours-26882392

However, as the Bank of England continues to push up its base rate – – the fear is that mortgage rates will also rise.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-12093749/Two-thirds-financial-advisers-worried-risks-100-mortgages.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

However, it said it will not pass on the 0.25 percentage point base rate rise to its mortgage customers on SVR or MVR (mortgage variable rate) deals.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23515440.5-000-annual-increase-average-cost-mortgage-borrowers/?ref=rss

However, the pause in increases, raising hopes that base rate may have peaked, is supporting buyer confidence."

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/hmrc-issues-warning-anybody-lloyds-28202248

Hungarian central bank (NBH) rate-setters kept the base rate unchanged at 13.0 percent at a regular policy meeting on Tuesday.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/economy/central-bank-keeps-base-interest-rate-on-hold-2/

'I believe if the base rate can get back to circa 2.5 per cent, then we will see rates hovering around that mark with a return to products that have not been seen in the mortgage industry for some time.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-11885727/When-rates-start-fall-Base-rate-forecasts.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Interest rates have been hiked to combat inflation and the expectation is that the base rate could rise one more time to peak at 4.5 per cent.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11988329/Economists-blame-UKs-double-digit-inflation-spiral-Bank-Englands-money-printing-spree.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Mortgage rates have jumped in recent months amid a string of Bank of England base rate rises as it moves to quell inflation, although there have been some signs of fixed rates settling down in recent weeks.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/08/31/home-sales-down-16-in-july-compared-to-same-month-last-year-says-hmrc/

Most economists expect the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to lift the base rate.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/08/03/bank-of-england-preparing-to-raise-interest-rates-to-fresh-15-year-high/

Prior to last week markets had embraced the likelihood of a BoE base rate hike of 25 basis points, adding 0.25 per cent to take the benchmark rate to 4.25 per cent.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-11880485/BUSINESS-LIVE-UBS-acquires-Credit-Suisse-Water-dividends-crackdown.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

So as we took those short-term leases and we started to recast them, what we did was we took a lot of that variable or percentage rent, put it in the base rate -- base rent line, and therefore de-risked a lot of that variable going forward.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4585462-tanger-factory-outlet-centers-inc-skt-presents-citis-2023-global-property-ceo-conference?source=feed_all_articles

The average three-bedroom home that is vacant and doesn’t use water in a month will see a 10 per cent increase in its base rate.

Source: https://sunpeaksnews.com/water-utility-increases-approved-for-2023/