Bank of England raises Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, published 5 November 2026
BoE raises Bank Rate 25bp to 4% on 5 Nov 2026, as published on the Bank's website.
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At a glance
On 5 November 2026 the Bank of England raised Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%. The decision was published by the Bank of England on 5 November 2026.
- BoE raises Bank Rate 25bp to 4% on 5 Nov 2026, as published on the Bank's website.
CHRONOS Wire · November 5 · Alert 9
What happened
On 5 November 2026 the Bank of England increased its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%. That makes borrowing in the UK slightly more expensive from that date.
Why it matters
This is a live policy decision published by the Bank of England that can prompt immediate market moves in FX, gilt and UK rate markets; coverage is time-sensitive for traders and policy watchers because the rate level has changed today and is public now.
CHRONOS Bottom Line
The Bank of England raised Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 4% on 5 November 2026, as published on its website.
Full detail
What changed
The Monetary Policy Committee raised Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, published 5 November 2026.
What is genuinely new
The Bank of England raised Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4% and published the decision on 5 November 2026.
Detailed analysis
The Bank of England's published page states the Monetary Policy Committee has raised Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%. The Bank's release provides the fact of the rate increase and the publication date; the Bank's detailed rationale beyond the rate change is not quoted here.
U.S. Impact
U.S. Impact assessment pending.