
The Bank of England’s interest rate decision of 5 November 2026: Bank Rate raised from 3.75% to 4% by eight votes to one, the first rise since August 2023. What the Bank said, its new forecasts, and what it means for mortgages, savings and annuities, for UK and US readers.

After years out in the cold, annuities are back: UK rates hit 18-year highs in 2026, letting a healthy 65-year-old turn a £100,000 pension into around £7,800 of guaranteed income for life. But an annuity is a permanent decision with real trade-offs against drawdown. Here is how annuities work in 2026, the types that matter,…

UK government debt interest hit a record £11.7bn in May 2026, up about 54% on a year earlier. Here is what record debt interest and 26-year-high gilt yields mean for your savings, annuity, bond funds and mortgage.
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