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Bank of England policymakers vote unanimously to keep interest rates unchanged
The Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its first meeting of the year against the backdrop of an improving economy and relatively high inflation. The U.K. economy expanded by 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, slightly above the Bank's forecast of 0.4 percent. Incoming data for the country's economy has been mixed since the MPC's last meeting in December 2017, when the committee voted unanimously 9-0 to leave interest rates unchanged while expressing its intention of "further modest increases in Bank Rate … over the next few years." The BOE hiked rates in November of 2017 for first ... (full story)
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Monetary Policy Summary and minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting ending on 7 February 2018
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 7 February 2018, the MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the stock of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £10 billion. The Committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of UK government bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £435 billion. The ... (full story)
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