# Gilts Stay Europe's Costliest Debt After Bank of England Raises Rates to 4%

> The Bank of England raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 4% on November 5 in an 8-1 vote, citing an energy-driven inflation shock. Ten-year gilt yields stood at about 5.15%, roughly 188 basis points above German Bund yields, while markets priced in further rate increases.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T12:10:01.973Z
- Category: macro · region United Kingdom · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87421-gilts-stay-europe-s-costliest-debt-after-bank-of-england-raises-rates-to-4
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Higher UK rates and expectations of further tightening can support sterling, while adding to borrowing costs. The article does not identify a direct feed-commodity supply or demand impact.

## Read by commodity

- GBPUSD: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dailybyte.pk: https://dailybyte.pk/blog/gilts-europes-costliest-debt-bank-england-rates-4-percent-7-november-2026

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