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04/06/2015
Record Low Remains For UK Interest Rates
The Bank of England has once again held UK interest rates at 0.5%.
Its bond-buying stimulus programme also remains unchanged at £375bn.
The Bank was expected to keep its interest rate the same after ultra-low inflation turned negative (-0.1%) in April. Meanwhile, just last month, it published its quarterly inflation report which suggested that it wasn't likely to increase the cost of borrowing until the middle of 2016.
(JP)
Its bond-buying stimulus programme also remains unchanged at £375bn.
The Bank was expected to keep its interest rate the same after ultra-low inflation turned negative (-0.1%) in April. Meanwhile, just last month, it published its quarterly inflation report which suggested that it wasn't likely to increase the cost of borrowing until the middle of 2016.
(JP)
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