Fire up the printing presses!

The Bank of England has announced a further £50bn of quantitative easing, with interest rates remaining on hold at 0.5%.

This move was widely anticipated, as the UK economy continues to struggle along.

In extending the programme, the Bank has explained that UK output has barely grown for a year and a half and is estimated to have fallen in

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