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A fresh record for the FTSE 100 index and trading updates by JD Wetherspoon and Informa today provided more cheer for investors.

Financial analysts reckon they know the date of the first Bank of England interest rate cut but sadly, it isn't going to be tomorrow.

City Comment: City markets look to be too bearish on the hope of summer interest rate cuts

Announcement due on Thursday as economists expect interest rate to remain at 5.25 per cent

City Voices: It’s really all about carrot cake

The Bank of England could leapfrog the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank this week with its first base rate cut.

Best buy savings rates are disappearing before savers' eyes as banks and building societies withdraw top deals in anticipation of the first Bank of England interest rate cut. Yet it's still possible to get more than five percent a year.

City Voices: The Bank of England has kept interest rates too high for too long and we are all suffering as a result

Mortgage holders, house hunters and City traders on watch for pointer to a June rate cut

The move will bring a number of Barclays' mortgage deals below five percent.

The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold this week, but borrowers hoping for a cut may have to wait a little longer, according to economists.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will announce its latest decision on Thursday

On Monday, the UK observed a bank holiday for May Day, and on Tuesday, the stock market demonstrated accumulated optimism. The FTSE index (UK100) today surpassed the 8300 mark. Additionally: → The opening occurred with a bullish gap; → On…