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Over £250,000 raised for our Charities of the Year

22 December 2016

We are pleased to have raised £258,411.61 for our two charities of the year 2015/16, The Myotubular Trust and The Lily Foundation. More »

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21 December 2016

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20 December 2016

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Forthcoming Events
Bankstats (Monetary & Financial Statistics) - November 2016 (09:30)
04 January 2017
Effective interest rates - November 2016 (09:30)
04 January 2017

Key Facts

Current Bank Rate Inflation Target 0.25%
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2 Feb 2017
Quantitative Easing Asset Purchase Programme Inflation Target £435 bn
More information Next due:
2 Feb 2017
Corporate Bond Purchases Inflation Target up to
£10 bn
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Current Inflation Inflation Target 1.2%
Target 2.0% Next due:
17 Jan 2017
 

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