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Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
March 17th, 2016
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 16 March 2016, the MPC voted ...
Bank of England: Oil price fall ‘good for UK economy’
February 5th, 2016
The fall in oil prices has been a “net good” for the economy, Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent has said. He told BBC Radio 5live’s Wake Up To Money that falling oil prices had helped to push ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
February 4th, 2016
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a ...
Pound dives as Bank of England rules out rate rise amid weak UK growth
January 20th, 2016
Currency traders react to Mark Carney’s downbeat assessment by selling pound to $1.42, its weakest since March 2009 The Bank of England governor has sent the pound into a nosedive after he ruled out an early rise in interest rates, saying ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
January 14th, 2016
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 13 January 2016, the ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
December 10th, 2015
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 9 December 2015, the MPC ...
Bank of England: Financial Stability Report, December 2015
December 1st, 2015
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) prepares and publishes a Financial Stability Report (FSR) twice per calendar year. The FSR sets out the FPC’s assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the United Kingdom. To do this, the FPC identifies the ...
Bitcoin has no future, says UBS chairman Axel Weber at Bank of England’s Open Forum
November 13th, 2015
The chairman of investment bank UBS, Axel Weber, has played down the potential of crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin. During a discussion at the Bank of England’s Open Forum, he said private currencies will fail to take off “because there ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
November 5th, 2015
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 ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
October 9th, 2015
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 6 October, the MPC ...
