BOE Monetary policy summary and minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting
From bankofengland.co.uk
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 4 November 2015, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion, and so to reinvest the £6.3 billion of cash flows associated with the redemption of th e December 2015 gilt held in the Asset Purchase Facility. In September, twelve- Month CPI inflation stood at ...
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