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Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Central bank announces surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in government bonds back to the Treasury Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future rate rises Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has kept interes…

Key facts

  • Central bank announces surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in government bonds back to the Treasury Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future rate rises Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has kept interes…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:04:07 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises

  2. Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises

  3. Interest rates held but Bank signals rise if energy prices stay high

Sources

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