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Promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability

Latest News

Bank Rate held at 0.25%, government bond purchases at £435bn and corporate bond purchases at up to £10bn

15 September 2016

Our Monetary Policy Committee has voted unanimously to keep Bank Rate at 0.25%. The committee also voted unanimously to continue with the programmes of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases. More »

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Forthcoming Events
Kristin Forbes: Panellist at the SUERF conference on Rethinking Capital Controls and Capital Flows (10:30 BST), Paris. No text to be released
16 September 2016
Consultation Paper – A new RTGS service for the United Kingdom: safeguarding stability, enabling innovation – published (11:00)
16 September 2016

Key Facts

Current Bank Rate Inflation Target 0.25%
View past decisions Next due:
3 Nov 2016
Quantitative Easing Asset Purchase Programme Inflation Target £435 bn
More information Next due:
3 Nov 2016
Corporate Bond Purchases Inflation Target up to
£10 bn
More information  
Current Inflation Inflation Target 0.6%
Target 2.0% Next due:
18 Oct 2016
 

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