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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 8 and 9 July 2009
The MPC at its meeting voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £125 billion.
Published on
22 July 2009
The Governor invited the Committee to vote on the proposition that:
Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
The Bank of England should continue with the programme, as announced following its 7 May meeting, of asset purchases totalling £125 billion financed by the creation of central bank reserves.
The Committee voted unanimously in favour of the proposition.
Minutes of the meeting