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The Bank of England has today maintained its main interest rate at 0.1%

Bank of England keeps rates & bond programme unchanged

The Bank of England kept its stimulus programme unchanged today as Britain makes progress with its Covid-19 vaccination programme which could lead to an easing of its latest lockdown that is weighing on the economy.

Business • 04 Feb 21

The Bank of England left its bond-buying programme at £895 billion today

No changes from Bank of England before Brexit endgame

The Bank of England kept its stimulus programme unchanged today as it awaited the outcome of Britain's trade deal talks with the European Union.

Business • 17 Dec 20

The Bank of England kept its benchmark Bank Rate at 0.1% - as expected - today

Bank of England to probe possible leak of QE decision

The Bank of England increased its already huge bond-buying stimulus today by a further £150 billion as it sought to cushion the UK's struggling economy against the hit from a second coronavirus lockdown.

Business • 05 Nov 20

The Bank of England kept UK interest rates at their record lows of 0.1% today

Bank of England looks harder at negative rates

The Bank of England said it was looking more closely at how it might cut interest rates below zero as Britain's economy faces a triple whammy of rising Covid-19 cases, higher unemployment and a possible new Brexit shock.

Business • 17 Sep 20

The Bank of England said today it was keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.1%

Bank of England raises bond-buying programme again

The Bank of England increased its bond-buying programme by £100 billion to £745 billion today as it sought to help steer the UK economy away from a record slump in March and April caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

Business • 18 Jun 20

The Bank of England kept UK interest rate at its all-time low of 0.1% today and warned of the worst economic slump in 300 years

Bank of England sees worst slump in 300 years

The Bank of England held off from further stimulus measures today but said it was ready to take more action to counter the country's biggest economic slump in over 300 years, caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

Business • 07 May 20

Bank of England keeps UK rates at 0.1% after last week's emergency cut

Bank of England keeps UK rates unchanged at 0.1%

The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record-low 0.1% today and said it was ready to ramp up its recently expanded bond-buying programme further if needed to help the UK economy cope with the Covid-19 crisis.

Business • 26 Mar 20

Bank of England has cut UK rates to 0.1%

Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 0.1% and ramped up its bond-buying programme in its latest attempt to shield Britain's economy from the coronavirus outbreak.

Business • 19 Mar 20

BoE boss Bailey promises more 'prompt action' if needed

New Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey promised that the bank would deliver further "prompt action" when needed to help Britain's economy weather the hit from the global coronavirus outbreak.

Business • 16 Mar 20

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said today's measures will 'prevent a temporary disruption from causing longer lasting economic harm'

Bank of England cuts rates in shock move over virus

The Bank of England unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 0.25% this morning in a move to bolster Britain's economy against disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Business • 11 Mar 20

Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

Bank of England keeps rates steady as it eyes pick-up

The Bank of England kept interest rates steady today, saying signs that Britain's economy had picked up since December's election and that the global economy had stabilised meant further stimulus was not needed now.

Business • 30 Jan 20

No rate changes from Bank of England today

Bank of England holds rate, tweaks UK growth forecasts

Two Bank of England officials today unexpectedly voted to lower interest rates due to signs of a deeper economic slowdown.

Business • 07 Nov 19

Bank of England warns Brexit delay would hurt growth

The Bank of England said Brexit uncertainty was causing slack to re-emerge in the UK economy and damaging productivity, and a failure to reach a transition deal by October 31 could lead to further weakness.

Business • 19 Sep 19

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said the perceived likelihood of a no-deal Brexit has risen

Bank of England cuts growth forecast, sees Brexit risks

The Bank of England cut its growth forecast for the UK economy to zero in the second quarter of 2019 and highlighted risks from global trade tensions and growing fears of a no-deal Brexit.

Business • 20 Jun 19

Mark Carney believes that investors are too relaxed about the pace at which the Bank of England could resume its gradual rate increases

Carney tells investors they are too relaxed on rates

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said investors were underestimating how much the bank could raise interest rates even as it kept borrowing costs on hold today due to Brexit uncertainty.

Business • 02 May 19

A new poll shows the chances that Brexit will be cancelled are now greater than the chances Britain will leave the EU without a deal

No Brexit more likely than a disorderly one: economists

The chances that Brexit will be cancelled are now greater than the chances Britain will leave the European Union without a deal, according to economists in a Reuters poll.

Business • 18 Apr 19

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.75% today

Bank of England says Brexit uncertainties intensify

The Bank of England said today that Brexit uncertainty had "intensified considerably" over the last month and that falling oil prices were likely to push inflation below its 2% target soon.

Business • 20 Dec 18

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said a disruptive no-deal Brexit was not the bank's main assumption

Bank of England hints at faster rates increases

The Bank of England hinted at slightly faster future rises in interest rates if Brexit goes smoothly, but warned all bets were off if next March brought a "disruptive" departure from the EU.

Business • 01 Nov 18

No rate changes from Bank of England amid Brexit unease

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold today and highlighted greater financial market concerns about Brexit, a month after raising rates for only the second time in more than a decade.

Business • 13 Sep 18

Bank of England chief Mark Carney is confident the UK economy's weak start to the year mostly reflected bad weather

Bank of England chief boosts expectations of rate rise

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney today boosted expectations of a UK interest rate hike next month.

Business • 05 Jul 18

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%

Bank of England to wait out data as it eyes next rise

The Bank of England today kept interest rates on hold and said weak growth during the snowy start to 2018 was likely to be only temporary.

Business • 10 May 18

All but seven of 76 economists polled said the Bank of England's main interest rate would go up from 0.5% on May 10

Bank of England to raise rates in May - economists

The Bank of England will raise its key interest rate to 0.75% in May, nearly all the 76 economists polled by Reuters have said.

Business • 18 Apr 18

No changes from Bank of England on UK rates today

Bank of England sees rates rising sooner and higher

The Bank of England said UK interest rates probably needed to rise sooner and by a bit more than it thought three months ago, after it raised its economic growth forecasts for Britain due to the strong global recovery.

Business • 08 Feb 18

UK interest rates have remained unchanged at 0.5% for more than six years

No change from Bank of England on rates

The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold today amid mounting concern over a slowdown in the economy.

Business • 08 Oct 15

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney was speaking to a UK parliamentary committee today

BoE's Carney says time for rate hike moving closer

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the time for a first British interest rate hike since the financial crisis was getting closer as economic recovery gathers momentum.

Business • 14 Jul 15

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