i'm out for dinner
so had some skinny popcorn to push me through lunchtime.

alt: i don't think they'll do it this time, but raising interest rates back up will be interesting. quite a few people will be fuuuuucked.

altalt:

there was a "young" man named tom
who thought that he was the Bomb
but instead he bored everyone to-zzzzzzzzzzz
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:30, 5 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

terrible bullying of Richard McBeef

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:32, Reply)

interest rates aren't set by the government

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:32, Reply)

you know what i mean
the BofE have been making noises, but i don't think they'll do it quite yet. on the horizon though, imho.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:33, Reply)

Carney is saying 3% by 2017
But you have to bear in mind that historically, mortgage rates were base rate plus 2 and base rates were inflation plus 2. It's unlikely to get back to those levels but when rates do rise it''ll be gradually and likely around 0.25% each time.

6% mortgage rates would fuck a lot of people.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:37, Reply)

The moment they do, the economy will fucking tank.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:37, Reply)

i think they are frightened of this, but at some point it will have to happen
when i have to do complex interest calculations going back over a few years, it's amazing to think that it used to be up and down but up a LOT more than 0.5%. people on a budget with their mortgage will be in for a shock if it goes up to even 1%.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:42, Reply)

forward guidance was sensible until the unemployment figures dropped too quickly

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:44, Reply)

Interest rates are set independently by the Bank of England.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:33, Reply)

Err, interest rates aren't, erm, hang on, err...set by the government, they, err, are erm, set independently by the, errr, hold on a sec...er Bank of England.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:36, Reply)

sigh

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:39, Reply)

What's skinny popcorn?

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:37, Reply)

metcalfesskinny.com/collections/frontpage?gclid=COX627DPnr0CFZDKtAodI18AWA
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:40, Reply)

I've had a cheese one before.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:45, Reply)

i've only had the chocolate crackle one
it's nice. crackly.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 12:48, Reply)