Bank Rate
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Bank Rate is the United Kingdom’s official policy interest rate set by the Bank of England to influence borrowing costs, inflation, and overall economic activity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank Rate canonical | 1 |
| Bank of England base rate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T826136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank Rate Context triple: [Monetary Policy Committee, usesInstrument, Bank Rate]
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A.
Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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B.
RBA
RBA is a post-nominal title indicating membership in the Royal Society of British Artists, a prestigious UK art institution.
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C.
Fed funds futures
Fed funds futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on the future level of the U.S. federal funds interest rate.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
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E.
Guaranteed Rate
Guaranteed Rate is a U.S.-based mortgage lending company known for providing home loans and related financial services nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank Rate Target entity description: Bank Rate is the United Kingdom’s official policy interest rate set by the Bank of England to influence borrowing costs, inflation, and overall economic activity.
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A.
Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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B.
RBA
RBA is a post-nominal title indicating membership in the Royal Society of British Artists, a prestigious UK art institution.
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C.
Fed funds futures
Fed funds futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on the future level of the U.S. federal funds interest rate.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
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E.
Guaranteed Rate
Guaranteed Rate is a U.S.-based mortgage lending company known for providing home loans and related financial services nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
benchmark interest rate
ⓘ
monetary policy interest rate ⓘ policy rate ⓘ |
| affects |
business loan rates in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
commercial bank deposit rates ⓘ commercial bank lending rates ⓘ consumer loan rates in the United Kingdom ⓘ government bond yields in the United Kingdom ⓘ money market rates in the United Kingdom ⓘ mortgage interest rates in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
base rate
ⓘ
official Bank Rate ⓘ official policy rate ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Monetary Policy Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
|
| announcedThrough |
Bank of England press conferences
ⓘ
Monetary Policy Summary ⓘ minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee ⓘ |
| appliesToCurrency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| changedBy |
lowering the rate
ⓘ
raising the rate ⓘ |
| changeEffect |
higher Bank Rate tends to reduce inflationary pressure
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lower Bank Rate tends to stimulate borrowing and spending ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decisionFrequency | usually every six weeks ⓘ |
| determinedBy |
Monetary Policy Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
|
| historicalPredecessor |
Bank Rate
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank of England base rate
Minimum Lending Rate ⓘ |
| influences |
asset prices in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
exchange rate of the pound sterling ⓘ expectations of future inflation ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Bank of England Act 1998 ⓘ |
| linkedTo | UK inflation target ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
businesses in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
financial markets ⓘ households in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom monetary policy framework ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
price stability
ⓘ
supporting the economic policy of the UK government ⓘ |
| referenceFor |
pricing of many variable-rate loans in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
some savings products in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates | cost of central bank reserves to commercial banks ⓘ |
| setBy | Bank of England ⓘ |
| timeHorizonOfImpact | short to medium term ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anchoring short-term interest rates
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controlling inflation ⓘ influencing borrowing costs ⓘ influencing economic activity ⓘ signalling monetary policy stance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Bank Rate Description of subject: Bank Rate is the United Kingdom’s official policy interest rate set by the Bank of England to influence borrowing costs, inflation, and overall economic activity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bank of England base rate