RE: Will Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest shares take a beating in next weekâs Budget?19 Nov 2025 12:29
Higher rates tend to result in loan defaults, house repossessions and lower economic growth. I agree interest rates were too low for too long and it took Covid and the Ukraine war to upset that apple cart but if you actually go back and look at Lloyds profits when the base rate was rock bottom, youâll see that they were higher than when interest rates started rising. I too am happy with rates around this range. I actually donât think they should have been cut until inflation was back to the 2% target the BoE is supposed to use as their mandate.