Poll: What next for interest rates?

Investors and economists were predicting a 0.25% cut to the base rate in July, but Simon Checkley of mortgage broker Private Finance expects that interest rates will go down by as much as 0.5% in August.

What path do you think the Bank of England will take on interest rates next month?

Remain at 0.5%

Rise by 0.25% or more

Reduce by 0.25%

Reduce by 0.5% or more

• Remain at 0.5%
  50.8%
• Rise by 0.25% or more
  2.7%
• Reduce by 0.25%
  42.7%
• Reduce by 0.5% or more
  3.8%

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