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Bank of England Rate Decision

Bank of England Rate Decision 16 December 2021

Bank of England Rate Decision 16 December 2021: 0.25%, above the 0.1% forecast and up from 0.1% in November 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 1 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 12:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Bank of England. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.25%
Forecast
0.1%
The market consensus
Previous
0.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A rate increase or a less-dovish decision than expected can strengthen sterling, often sharply if it changes the expected path for future rates.

Bank of England Rate Decision 16 December 2021: 0.25% against a 0.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Dec 2021—0.25%0.1%0.1%
4 Nov 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
23 Sep 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
5 Aug 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
24 Jun 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
6 May 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
18 Mar 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
4 Feb 2021—0.1%0.1%0.1%
17 Dec 2020—0.1%0.1%0.1%
5 Nov 2020—0.1%0.1%0.1%
17 Sep 2020—0.1%0.1%0.1%
6 Aug 2020—0.1%0.1%0.1%
The release before:Bank of England Rate Decision 4 November 2021The release after:Bank of England Rate Decision 3 February 2022Bank of England Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar