UK interest rates an outlier after decision to hold | Business News

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There has been no change to the UK interest rate despite the US and European central banks all moving to cut in the last week.

The Bank of England has kept the interest rate at 5% as official figures this week showed some measures of price rises grew.

It follows the first cut in more than four years.

The rate set by the Bank impacts how much lenders charge to borrow money, so it has an effect on how expensive mortgages or credit card bills are.

Interest rates were brought to a high last seen during the 2008 global financial crash in an effort to bring down spiralling inflation.

More expensive borrowing can choke economic demand and slow price rises.

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, brought interest rates down by 0.5 percentage points to 4.75% to 5% on Wednesday and the European Central Bank (ECB) reduced borrowing costs last week to 3.50%.

Unlike the UK, the US interest rate is a range to guide lenders rather than a single percentage.

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