I’d be as well withdrawing all my savings and splashing it on coke, hookers and Ducatis!!

time you old folks were subsidising the younger generations Onion!
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this is disappointing news for those of us with long term fixed rate mortgages too.

I want to be able to feel smug and it’s just not possible whilst rates stay low. *stamps foot*

They ain’t going anywhere just yet. Especially as we’ll soon have 14 houses to sell 😯

Another year ’till the general election…

which will have absolutely no effect on interest rates,…

I think you’re misunderstanding cause and effect….

Not a good sign IMO

With house prices continuing to rise there’s a serious risk of UK consumer getting into seriously unmanageable amounts of debt. We’re there already and low price of debt will make it even worse.

Given all the stories the various policymakers have been putting into the media recently to try and cool down the housing market, you have to ask why they’ve not put up rates this time… it is because it’ll crystalise the personal debt and bring the whole ‘recovery’ falling down just before an election?

none of the main parties have any major differences on monetary policy, so they are not going to change any of the government influence on the the MPC. The MPC are then still “independent” and set interests rates to meet standing policy (2% inflation, industrial investment, housing prices etc etc) and none of those influences are impacted by a change of government. Ergo, an election is not going to have a bearing on changes in interest rates any time soon.

Interest rates will not go up *significantly* for at least a couple of years. The BoE knows how many people will default on their mortgage payments if rates rise and thousands of homeowners in negative equity will just say ‘f this I’m declaring bankruptcy’. On the flip side it’s these same people who are encouraged to go out and spend more on flat screen TVs and the like instead of trying their hardest to bring their loan down

For years different governments were telling us to save, save, save and this is the thanks we get for doing it…

I’m not a financial expert – does anyone know if this is having a long term impact on private/corporate pensions as well?

I’d be as well withdrawing all my savings and splashing it on coke, hookers and Ducatis!!

Then squander the rest!

Interest Rates – no rise!

of course not, nothing must be done to endanger the glorious debt bubble economic recovery!

maybe all you fogies need to start spending your accumulated wealth then rather than just sitting on it.

Seems out of kilter with my limited understanding of economics but then economics has so many variables, types and goal posts that need shifting I’ll never keep up!

It is a bit crazy as folk will then chase ever and ever more risky ways of making a return on their savings, or spend them. Either works for the gov. I guess – either way they don’t have to back savings that aren’t there, and the spending will maybe push an economy forward (over the cliff).

[Edit: what’s the outcome of spending savings though, if at least in part it’s protection against requiring caring for in old age.. oh, yes, we’ll become a burden on the state, that’s a great idea 🙂 ]

Good move IMO, need at least another 3 years of this before we can start hacking into credit cards all over again.

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maybe all you fogies need to start spending your accumulated wealth then rather than just sitting on it.

Hmm Buy to Let?

ECB cutting rates to 0.15% .. wonder if that’ll affect the UK?

and the deposit rate to -0.10%!

RT link

I’m not a financial expert – does anyone know if this is having a long term impact on private/corporate pensions as well?

They don’t hold much in cash, most will be in bonds and equities.

All my cash savings are getting 5% or better (fixed rate ISAs or Bonds).

Savings?? Not been in possession of those since the little xtra club!

In the meantime, the low mortgage rates allow me to accumulate debt on other things 😆

Low mortgage rate means we have been steadily overpaying and will be mortgage free before I turn 46.

Then I’ll want the interest rates putting up!

All my cash savings are getting 5% or better

Really? I’d like to know who’s offering those sorts of rates even on big long term bonds (i.e. £100k over 5 years).

I’d be willing to bet that more people are happy that interest rates are staying low than those wanting them to go up.

Stocks are having a great time at the moment, change the bias of your portfolio into managed funds rather than cash.

Really? I’d like to know who’s offering those sorts of rates even on big long term bonds (i.e. £100k over 5 years).

I locked them into 3-5 year fixed rates a few years back, as they mature I’m moving them to equities as current rates are really low. Last one matures next Aug I think.