Top savings rate hits 10-year high of 7pc
Savers can access the highest rate since January 2013 on Thursday
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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Savers can access the highest rate since January 2013 on Thursday
The top rate of 4.65% - seen last week on popular one-year bonds - has vanished, with some accounts only on sale for just 24 hours.
Inflation far outstrips savings rates, with average easy access Isa paying just 1.37pc
In contrast, when the base rate was at 3 per cent in November 2008, the average rate was 3.63 per cent.
NS&I's Direct Saver and Income Bonds now pay 1.8% up from 1.2%, spelling better rates for savers. In December 2021, these paid just 0.15%.