It is unlikely that the small drop in interest rates announced by the MPC at the conclusion of their latest meeting will materially stimulate investment or capital formation in the absence of improved policy direction and execution. However, it will bring some marginal relief to households which have been relying on debt to finance purchases. The prime overdraft rate will now drop to 9.75% which will be the first time since 2015 that a single digit prime rate applies.
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