First stop, the unreliable girlfriend
Heading into the last November Bank of England meeting investors were fully pricing in a 15bps hike to 0.25% with a further four 25bps being priced in for 2022. However, in a surprise to rate markets, the Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain the Bank Rate at

Over the past week the US administration has been in discussions with other countries over releasing oil from reserves:
The US has approached China, Japan, India, South Korea