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UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause
UK NewsBusiness•March 23, 2026 at 1:48 PMNational

UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause

By Phillip Inman and Graeme Wearden•The Guardian - UK News

Bank of England likely to make two quarter-point increases amid sustained rise in inflation, investors believeBusiness live – latest updates‘Trumpflation’: how the Iran war’s economic storm could affect BritonsHomeowners’ choice of mortgage deals has shrunk and interest rates on home loans are expected to rise this week despite financial markets reacting positively to Donald Trump’s pause on his threat to attack Iranian power plants.Early on Monday, as the end of a two-day deadline set by Trump for a deal with Iran grew closer, financial market data implied that investors believed the Bank of England would attempt to tackle rising prices with four quarter-point increases in rates before the end of December. Continue reading...

Bank of England likely to make two quarter-point increases amid sustained rise in inflation, investors believe

Homeowners’ choice of mortgage deals has shrunk and interest rates on home loans are expected to rise this week despite financial markets reacting positively to Donald Trump’s pause on his threat to attack Iranian power plants.

Early on Monday, as the end of a two-day deadline set by Trump for a deal with Iran grew closer, financial market data implied that investors believed the Bank of England would attempt to tackle rising prices with four quarter-point increases in rates before the end of December.

Continue reading...