Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount
The surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures. Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures. Set against that, the process of underlying disinflation that was intact prior to the conflict remains in train.
- ▪The surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures.
- ▪Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures.
- ▪Set against that, the process of underlying disinflation that was intact prior to the conflict remains in train.
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| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:52 GMT |
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The surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures. Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures. Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianInterest ratesBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mountSplit vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrelRichard Partington Senior economics correspondentThu 30 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 07.11 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold as fears mount over rising inflation triggered by the Iran war.Against a volatile backdrop in the Middle East conflict, the Bank’s…
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