1.0Nationhttps://nationaltimes.pk/engrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QWbHdCHYcV"><a href="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/135945/">Bank of England lifts rate for first time since 2023 to fight inflation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/135945/embed/#?secret=QWbHdCHYcV" width="600" height="338" title="“Bank of England lifts rate for first time since 2023 to fight inflation” — Nation" data-secret="QWbHdCHYcV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-670x370-2-1.png670370Web Desk(National Times)- The Bank of England (BoE) raised its benchmark interest rate to four per cent on Thursday, the first increase in more than three years, as soaring energy costs push up global inflation. The central bank tightened borrowing costs by a quarter point, catching up with the US Federal Reserve and the European […]