Bank Rate maintained at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme maintained at £325bn

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%.
Published on 10 May 2012

The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £325 billion.

PDFPress release


Other news

// News // Statement

Statement on Bank’s commitment to combatting...

Statement on Bank’s commitment to combatting climate change
// News // News release

Bank of International Settlements selects...

Bank of International Settlements selects Bank of England to host an Innovation Hub Centre
// News // News release

The Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes...

The Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes its guide to help the financial industry address climate-related...
// News // Financial Policy Committee (FPC)

Record of the Financial Policy Committee...

Record of the Financial Policy Committee - June 2020

View more

Back to top

Was this page useful?
Thanks! Would you like to give more detail?
Add your details...