Articles tagged "MPC"

No respite for savers as interest rates stick at 0.5%

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Interest rates were kept on hold once again in July despite high inflation proving to be a sticky issue for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

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No respite for savers as interest rates stick at 0.5%

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Interest rates were kept on hold once again in July despite high inflation proving to be a sticky issue for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

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Interest rate held at 0.5%

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The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 0.5% for March as fears of a double-dip recession diminish.

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Interest rate frozen and quantitative easing halted

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The Bank of England has voted to freeze the base rate at 0.5% for the 11th consecutive month - and agreed to halt its quantitative easing programme.

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Interest rate frozen for 10th month

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The Bank of England has kept the official interest rate at 0.5%, and left its quantitative easing programme at £200 billion.

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Bank of England split over monetary policy

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The multi-billion pound question of quantitative easing split opinion within the Monetary Policy Committee during its November meeting, according to minutes released today.

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Where did all the great savings accounts go?

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Half of easy access savings accounts now pay interest of 0.5% or less, while more than 22% pay under 0.1%. So where are the best deals at the moment?

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What impact will "printing" new money really have?

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The Bank of England has increased the amount of new money being created to £200 billion, and voted to maintain the interest rate at 0.5%. What will this mean for you?

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Interest rate held for October

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The Bank of England has voted to hold the base rate at 0.5% in October.

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Recovery could be false dawn, warns Bank of England

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Top policymakers at the Bank of England have warned that while a "virtuous" recovery is now possible, concerns remain about a potential false dawn.

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