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Bank of England Rate Decision

Bank of England Rate Decision 3 August 2023

Bank of England Rate Decision 3 August 2023: 5.25%, in line with the forecast and up from 5% in June 2023. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Thu 3 Aug 2023 at 11:00 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
5.25%
Forecast
5.25%
The market consensus
Previous
5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The initial move may be small if the rate decision is fully priced in, but the statement, vote and guidance can still move the pound.

Bank of England Rate Decision 3 August 2023: 5.25% against a 5.25% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Aug 2023—5.25%5.25%5%
22 Jun 2023—5%4.75%4.5%
11 May 2023—4.5%4.5%4.25%
23 Mar 2023—4.25%4.25%4%
2 Feb 2023—4%4%3.5%
15 Dec 2022—3.5%3.5%3%
3 Nov 2022—3%3%2.25%
22 Sep 2022—2.25%2.25%1.75%
4 Aug 2022—1.75%1.75%1.25%
16 Jun 2022—1.25%1.25%1%
5 May 2022—1%1%0.75%
17 Mar 2022—0.75%0.75%0.5%
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