Bank of England narrowly avoided June rate hike: minutes
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The Bank of England came close to another quarter-point interest rate rise earlier this month, minutes of their latest meeting showed on Wednesday.
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UK interest rates have been kept on hold at 5% following the latest meeting of the Bank of England.
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The European Central Bank left intact its main interest rate at 4 percent, stepping away from a threat to raise rates, as the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to 5.25 percent.
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There was no discussion by Bank of England policymakers at their last meeting of any further rises in interest rates beyond the unanimously agreed quarter-point rise, boosting expectations that ...
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The Bank of England voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold at its last meeting on 7 October, the released minutes have revealed.
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The Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate steady at a six-year high of 5.5 percent after reports that price inflation is slowing in the services and housing sectors. The bank raised rates last month after three other rises since August apparently failed to cool inflationary pressures and a buoyant housing market. Even after the European Central Bank raised rates Wednesday by a quarter-point, to 4 percent, Britainâs rates remain the highest among the worldâs seven wealthiest nations. Most economists expect a rise of a quarter of a percentage point next month in British rates. as the Bank of England tries to bring consumer price index inflation back to its 2 percent target from its current level of 2.8 percent.
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The pound remained sharply higher after the Bank of England's decision to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent surprised the market, which had been expecting rates to be left on hold.
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London equities were little changed on Wednesday ahead of the publication of minutes from the Bank of England's latest rate setting meeting.
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Labour&#39;s re-election prospects received a boost yesterday when the Bank of England dangled the prospect of a cut in interest rates in the run-up to a likely spring poll.
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Sterling lost a fair bit of ground ahead of tomorrow's release of the minutes from latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting when British interest rates were hiked to 4.75 percent.
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Bank of England policymakers are forecast to keep British interest rates at 4.50 percent for the eleventh month in a row on Thursday, despite recent upgrades to British economic growth data.
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The Bank of England has chosen to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, deciding against another increase following January's surprise hike.
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Sterling bulked up some by the end of the session. Earlier the pound had been on the backfoot after softer than expected inflation numbers for August cemented expectations that the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee may not raise the cost of borrowing too much further from its current 4.75 percent.
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The Bank of England on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 5.25 percent amid concerns of slower economic growth, while keeping a close watch on inflation.
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Business & money: Bank of England contemplates a fifth rise in interest rates in less than 12 months to tackle inflation.
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Bank of England policymakers voted by 7-2 to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a five-year peak of 5.00 percent, minutes of their most recent meeting have shown.
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Business & money: Bank of England's governor wanted to raise rates to 5.75% this month but was out-voted, monetary policy committee minutes show.