Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.
A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.
Gordon Brothers will meet Jonathan Reynolds on Wednesday as the investment firm faces scrutiny over Poundland.
Democrats will hold Congress but President Donald Trump still has the power to block their plans.
Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago.
The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.
After a slower second quarter, the additions in the third quarter keep the company roughly on track to meet its goal of 15 million subscribers by the end of next year.
The brand's 38 physical stores and online site will continue to operate while receivers review its operations.
The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent.
The administration pushed back a hearing for Lisa D. Cook, the Federal Reserve governor that President Trump has tried to fire, after her lawyers raised scheduling issues.
Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock plunged 24 percent a day after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.
Musk spent nearly $500m in the 2026 US midterm elections, an individual election spending record.
Markets traded higher as investors foresaw gridlock in Washington, typically a bullish signal.
