UK savers were “taking too long” to feel the benefits of high official interest rates, UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said last week.
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Banks are leaving savers shortchanged as interest rates soar
When central banks raise interest rates, mortgage borrowers can expect higher monthly repayments, while savers are supposed to be rewarded with bigger returns on their deposits. Or so the theory goes.
