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No rate cut, no more QE

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and is not extending its £200bn asset purchase programme, commonly referred to as quantitative easing (QE).

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On hold. Again.

UK interest rates have remained on hold at the historic low of 0.5% following the latest monthly meeting of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

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A tale of two interest rate decisions

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and the European Central Bank has raised interest rates in the eurozone by 0.25% to 1.5%.

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More QE on the way?

A senior Bank of England policymaker has raised the prospect of a further round of quantitative easing in the UK.

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The latest quarterly inflation report

The latest quarterly inflation report from the Bank of England makes for some interesting reading.

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Still on hold at 0.5%

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted once again to keep interest rates on hold at their historic low of 0.5%.

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FSA, CPMA & now FCA?

We comment on the news that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to be replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), not the Consumer Protection & Markets Authority (CPMA) as originally planned.

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Interest rates on hold

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold again today, at their historic low of 0.5%.

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Keep rates low

The influential Ernst & Young Item Club has suggested that the Bank of England keeps interest rates low in order to maintain economic recovery.

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Bank of England Inflation Report

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford provides a summary of the latest quarterly Inflation Report from the Bank of England and his views on the contents.

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