Central Banks

BOE Rate-Setters Push Back Against Market Rate Cut Bets

  • Dave Ramsden warns firms to adapt for a higher rate world
  • Megan Greene says markets have not understood rate signals

Dave Ramsden.

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Three Bank of England policy makers warned markets to brace for UK interest rates to remain elevated for a lengthy period of time, the latest efforts by officials to dampen bets on a reduction in borrowing costs by mid-2024.

Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said firms must adapt to a higher rate world after the shift away from the low borrowing costs that marked the post-global financial crisis period.