The benchmark interest rate in the United Kingdom was last recorded at 4.25 percent. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Over 2021 the most commonly traded interest rate derivatives on the London Stock Exchange were three month futures for British pounds, of varying expiration dates. This was followed by futures on the euro interbank offered rate (Euribor), and then futures on the Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA).

Interest rate futures are essentially a contact that fixes the interest rate on a loan or deposit for a period of time in the future, which (in the case of this statistic) is then tradable on a stock exchange. The type of future relates the underlying reference interest rate (LIBOR in the case of Sterling futures, or Eurobor, or SONIA).

Policy interest rates in the U.S. and Europe are forecasted to decrease gradually between 2024 and 2027, following exceptional increases triggered by soaring inflation between 2021 and 2023. The U.S. federal funds rate stood at **** percent at the end of 2023, the European Central Bank deposit rate at **** percent, and the Swiss National Bank policy rate at **** percent. With inflationary pressures stabilizing, policy interest rates are forecast to decrease in each observed region. The U.S. federal funds rate is expected to decrease to *** percent, the ECB refi rate to **** percent, the Bank of England bank rate to **** percent, and the Swiss National Bank policy rate to **** percent by 2025. An interesting aspect to note is the impact of these interest rate changes on various economic factors such as growth, employment, and inflation. The impact of central bank policy rates The U.S. federal funds effective rate, crucial in determining the interest rate paid by depository institutions, experienced drastic changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The subsequent slight changes in the effective rate reflected the efforts to stimulate the economy and manage economic factors such as inflation. Such fluctuations in the federal funds rate have had a significant impact on the overall economy. The European Central Bank's decision to cut its fixed interest rate in June 2024 for the first time since 2016 marked a significant shift in attitude towards economic conditions. The reasons behind the fluctuations in the ECB's interest rate reflect its mandate to ensure price stability and manage inflation, shedding light on the complex interplay between interest rates and economic factors. Inflation and real interest rates The relationship between inflation and interest rates is critical in understanding the actions of central banks. Central banks' efforts to manage inflation through interest rate adjustments reveal the intricate balance between economic growth and inflation. Additionally, the concept of real interest rates, adjusted for inflation, provides valuable insights into the impact of inflation on the economy.

Browse UK NBP Natural Gas Futures (GWM) market data. Get instant pricing estimates and make batch downloads of binary, CSV, and JSON flat files.

ICE Futures Europe iMpact is the primary data feed for ICE Futures Europe and covers 50% of worldwide crude and refined oil futures trading, as well as other options and futures contracts like natural gas, power, coal, emissions, and soft commodities. This dataset includes all commodities on ICE Futures Europe—all listed outrights, spreads, options, and options combinations across every expiration month. Interest rates and financial products are not included at this time and will be part of a separate dataset.

Asset class: Futures, Options

Origin: Captured at Aurora DC3 with an FPGA-based network card and hardware timestamping. Synchronized to UTC with PTP

Supported data encodings: DBN, CSV, JSON (Learn more)

Supported market data schemas: MBO, MBP-1, MBP-10, TBBO, Trades, OHLCV-1s, OHLCV-1m, OHLCV-1h, OHLCV-1d, Definition, Statistics (Learn more)

Resolution: Immediate publication, nanosecond-resolution timestamps

Browse CRH PLC (UK) Options (CRM) market data. Get instant pricing estimates and make batch downloads of binary, CSV, and JSON flat files.

ICE Europe Financials is sourced from ICE’s proprietary iMpact feed and delivers all financial futures and options listed on ICE Futures Europe. It captures full order book depth for derivatives used to manage risk across European yield curves and major equity benchmarks.

This dataset covers a broad range of interest rate products, such as short-term interest rate futures (STIRs), benchmark contracts like Euribor, SONIA, and SOFR, Swapnote contracts, and government bond futures, including Long, Medium, and Short Term Gilts. It also offers equity index derivatives like FTSE 100 futures and London Stock Exchange options.

ICE Europe Financials provides all listed outrights, spreads, options, and option combinations across every expiration month. Commodity derivatives from ICE Futures Europe are available in the ICE Europe Commodities dataset.

Asset class: Futures, Options

Origin: Captured at Aurora DC3 with an FPGA-based network card and hardware timestamping. Synchronized to UTC with PTP

Supported data encodings: DBN, CSV, JSON (Learn more)

Supported market data schemas: MBO, MBP-1, MBP-10, TBBO, Trades, OHLCV-1s, OHLCV-1m, OHLCV-1h, OHLCV-1d, Definition, Statistics (Learn more)

Resolution: Immediate publication, nanosecond-resolution timestamps

Browse UK Base Electricity Futures (Gregorian) (UBL) market data. Get instant pricing estimates and make batch downloads of binary, CSV, and JSON flat files.

ICE Europe Commodities iMpact is the primary data feed for ICE Europe Commodities and covers 50% of worldwide crude and refined oil futures trading, as well as other options and futures contracts like natural gas, power, coal, emissions, and soft commodities. This dataset includes all commodities on ICE Europe Commodities—all listed outrights, spreads, options, and options combinations across every expiration month. Interest rates and financial products are not included at this time and will be part of a separate dataset.

Asset class: Futures, Options

Origin: Captured at Aurora DC3 with an FPGA-based network card and hardware timestamping. Synchronized to UTC with PTP

Supported data encodings: DBN, CSV, JSON (Learn more)

Supported market data schemas: MBO, MBP-1, MBP-10, TBBO, Trades, OHLCV-1s, OHLCV-1m, OHLCV-1h, OHLCV-1d, Definition, Statistics (Learn more)

Resolution: Immediate publication, nanosecond-resolution timestamps

FinPricing's interest rate curves consists of two categories: market observed swap rate curves and derived yield curves. The swap rate curves contain swap rate curves, basis curves, and OIS curves. The constituents are deposit rates, futures, swap rates, and basis spreads. There are a total of 92 different curves in 34 currencies.