Organisation: Bank's Monetary Policy Committee

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Bank of England set to maintain 0.5% interest rate

Bank of England policymakers are unlikely to deliver an early Christmas present to the economy today despite warnings that output could shrink again in the final three months of the year.

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Bank of England set to keep rates on hold

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Bank of England likely to hold firm in response to US quantitative easing

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Pound slumps further against the euro

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British interest rates set to remain at record low

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UK price inflation hits 3.7%

Another UK interest rate hike looking more likely

A further hike in interest rates looked on the cards today after the Bank of England again raised fears over rising inflation.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2006

Market dithers as rates hopes fade

The FTSE 100 Index is down 15.9 points to 4080.6 as hopes of a rate cut fade after the publication of details of the Bank of England's interest rate decision.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

Interest rates at lowest for 37 years

Interest rates fell to their lowest level for 37 years today but still failed to stop another swathe of job losses across Ireland and Britain.

Thu, 04 Oct, 2001

Economists welcome interest rate decision

Britain's economists have welcomed the Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates at 5.75%.

Fri, 09 Mar, 2001

Bank boss denies eurosceptic claims

Bank of England Governor Sir Edward George has quashed any suggestion that he was a eurosceptic as he outlined the pros and cons of European Monetary Union.

Fri, 23 Feb, 2001

Unanimous interest rate decision fails to buoy markets

A rally on the London markets following the Bank of England's minutes on this month's interest rate decision has petered out.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2001

Bank expected to cut interest rates

The Bank of England is expected to bow to pressure from industry and unions and cut the cost of borrowing today.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2001