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After a decade of interest rates at record lows, those central banks that are inclined to tighten policy naturally attract attention. The Bank of England’s monetary-policy committee raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5% on November 2nd, the first increase since 2007. On the same day, the Czech National Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged this week, having raised them in March and June, but a further increase is expected in December.

在利率达到最低点的十年之后,那些有抓紧政策倾向的中央银行自然会更受欢迎. 11月2号, 英国央行的货币政策委员会将基准利率从0.25%提高到0.5%. 这是自2007年以来的第一次调息.捷克央行在同一天进行了今年的第二次调息. 美联储利率在三月和六月有提高,预计下一次提高会在12月.