🏦 UK RAISES INTEREST RATES TO 4%: INFLATION PUTS PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN

The Bank of England (BoE) raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, from 3.75% to 4.00%, in a decision announced on 05/11/2026.

The vote ended 8 to 1. The sole dissenting vote favored an even larger increase, to 4.25%.

📊 What prompted the decision?

UK inflation reached 3.5% in September, above the 2% target. The central bank projects that it could approach 5% by mid-2027, mainly due to energy costs.

🌍 What is the impact on global markets?

Higher interest rates can make credit more expensive, constrain liquidity and reduce appetite for risk assets. This mechanism may also influence Bitcoin and Ethereum, but it does not prove that these assets specifically reacted to the British decision.

The BoE emphasized that future moves will depend on how inflation, wages and economic activity evolve.

⚠️ The inflation projection is a central bank scenario, not an outcome that has already materialized. This analysis did not establish a quantitative surprise relative to market consensus.

📅 Announcement: 05/11/2026, 12:00 UTC.

📚 Source: Bank of England

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy-summary-and-minutes/2026/november-2026

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