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''Bonds''.
1. ''UK.''


In respect of a bond, an institution, a company or a bank which, on behalf of the issuing company that appoints it, makes interest payments and repayment of the principal upon presentation of coupon and/or bond certificates.
The official reference interest rate for the UK determined by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).


Where there is no trustee, the agent is commonly referred to as a 'fiscal agent'.
The Official Bank Rate is the rate used for certain key transactions between the Bank of England ('the Bank') and financial institutions.


It is designed to have the effect of determining the level of near risk-free interest rates throughout the UK financial sector.


The term 'paying agent' is usually used where the bond also has a trustee who represents the interests of the bondholders.  
 
It is used by many financial institutions when setting interest rates for certain of their products.
 
 
The Official Bank Rate is often known - externally to the Bank - as the 'Bank of England Base Rate' (BBR).
 
Within the Bank of England, it is often abbreviated to 'the Bank Rate'.
 
 
2.  ''International.''
 
Similar interest rates in other jurisdictions.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Agent]]
* [[Bank of England]]
* [[An introduction to debt securities]]
* [[Bank Rate]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Base rate]]
* [[Coupon]]
* [[Inflation target]]
* [[Interest]]
* [[Jurisdiction]]
* [[Principal]]
* [[Monetary Policy Committee]]  (MPC)
* [[MLR]]
* [[Reference rate]]
* [[Term Funding Scheme]]
 
 
==External link==
*[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate The Bank Rate - Bank of England]


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Latest revision as of 00:26, 27 January 2022

1. UK.

The official reference interest rate for the UK determined by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

The Official Bank Rate is the rate used for certain key transactions between the Bank of England ('the Bank') and financial institutions.

It is designed to have the effect of determining the level of near risk-free interest rates throughout the UK financial sector.


It is used by many financial institutions when setting interest rates for certain of their products.


The Official Bank Rate is often known - externally to the Bank - as the 'Bank of England Base Rate' (BBR).

Within the Bank of England, it is often abbreviated to 'the Bank Rate'.


2. International.

Similar interest rates in other jurisdictions.


See also


External link