Articles tagged "Bank of England"

Bank of England "antiquated", say MPs

Last updated: Nov 8th, 2011

News by Nathalie Bonney

The Bank of England's is in need of a dramatic overhaul to keep it up to date with 21st century needs, claim a group of MPs.

New £50 banknote introduced

Last updated: Nov 2nd, 2011

News by Rebecca Rutt

A new £50 banknote with the image of Matthew Boulton and James Watt is now in circulation with several security features to try to lower the risks of forgery.

Interest rates remain at 0.5%

Last updated: Jan 12th, 2012

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The UK base rate was held at its record low of 0.5% for the 33rd consecutive month as the Bank of England remained concerned about the strength of the recovery.

Interest rates remain at 0.5%

Last updated: Mar 10th, 2011

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The Bank of England (BoE) ignored market pressure for a hike in the base rate today and kept it anchored at 0.5% for the 24th consecutive month.

Interest rates and QE remain unchanged

Last updated: Nov 4th, 2010

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The Bank of England held interest rates at their record low of 0.5% for the 20th successive month, with quantitative easing also unchanged.

Rates on hold once again

Last updated: Oct 7th, 2010

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Interest rates and quantitative easing were kept on hold by the Bank of England today for the 19th month in a row.

Double-dip fears keep rates at 0.5%

Last updated: Sep 20th, 2010

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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee kept interest rates at their record low of 0.5% today, amid concerns of a double-dip recession.

Double-dip fears keep rates at 0.5%

Last updated: Sep 9th, 2010

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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee kept interest rates at their record low of 0.5% today, amid concerns of a double-dip recession.

Interest rates held at 0.5%

Last updated: Aug 5th, 2010

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Interest rates have been held at their record low of 0.5% for the 17th successive month by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

Don't expect economic recovery soon, warns BoE

Last updated: Feb 10th, 2010

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The Bank of England has admitted that the economy will take longer to recover than expected.

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